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Andrew Peacock’s Timor legacy
Remembered as a principled defender of human rights, the late foreign minister took a different tack with Suharto.
Since his death on 13 April, tributes to former Australian foreign minister and leader of the federal opposition Andrew Peacock have flowed from across the political divide.
- Peter Job
- The Interpreter
He has been remembered as a huge figure who left an “indelible” mark on Australia in the 1970s and 1980s.
Former Liberal Party leader John Hewson has described him as a “great Australian” who as a moderate “small-l liberal” took principled stands in foreign relations.
Former prime minister John Howard pronounced him a…