On MAFTA, Australian Elections & The Deportation Affair

On the Breakfast Grille, His Excellency Miles Kupa, the Australian High Commissioner to Malaysia, discusses:

--  the Malaysia-Australia relationship, especially in trade and economic co-operation

--  the newly effective Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement (1st Jan 2013) and opportunities under the FTA

--  Independent Senator Nick Xenophon's deportation from Malaysia on grounds that he posed a “security risk” to the country

--  the events of that morning, according to the High Commissioner

--  his take on comments that Senator Xenophon was meddling with Malaysia’s internal affairs and accusations of foreign interference

--  the upcoming Australian polls and the way elections are conducted in the country

--  an update on the refugee swap plan between Malaysia and Australia

--  if there has been an increase in the Malaysian migration trend to Australian