UNITED KINGDOM AND AUSTRALIA: THE VALUES WE SHARE.

JOHNSON, Boris, 1964-; POLITICAL affiliation; CULTURAL identity; EUROPEAN Union membership; BRITISH foreign relations; TWENTY-first century

The article presents a speech by Great Britain Secretary of State Boris Johnson, delivered as the 2017 Lowy Lecture at the Sydney Town Hall in Sydney, New Soth Wales on July 27, 2017. Topics include the national political and cultural identity of Australians, pros and cons of joining any block or grouping under the principles of the European Union, and the need for Great Britain to maintain good relations with major countries in the region.