Australia-Malaysia: Fair Dinkum?

Australia has been and continues to be the land of milk and honey for thousands of Malaysians for decades, accepting many as citizens. Is Malaysia's shame, Australia's pride?

It is a relationship that has had its rough patches and continues to have to negotiate challenging bilateral concerns, from Lynas to the alleged spying by the Australian Signals Directorate to Malaysia-Australia Free Trade Agreement. Currently the two countries also share some common security concerns over to its citizens involved in conflict in Syria and Iraq. We look at these and other issues of bilateral concern.