Article by Penny Wong from the Lowy Institute

What is the central theme of the article written by Penny Wong from the Lowy Institute?

• The economic impact of Australia's alliance with the US

• The historical significance of John Curtin's turn to America

• The technological advancements in Australia's defense forces

• The contemporary political landscape in Australia

According to the source, what was one of the reasons John Curtin's alliance with the US was considered important?

• It provided Australia with leading-edge technologies

• It was a deterrent to Japanese aggression

• It influenced Australia's economic policies

• It changed the political affiliations in Australia

Why might Penny Wong's perspective on the importance of Curtin's actions be considered mostly trustworthy?

• She is a historian specializing in US-Australia relations

• She is the opposition minister responsible for Australia's foreign affairs

• She is a member of the same political party as John Curtin

• She was present during the events of Curtin's turn to America

What potential bias is noted regarding Penny Wong's commentary on John Curtin's role?

• Her affiliation with the Lowy Institute

• Her position as a Labor politician

• Her academic background in history

• Her personal relationship with John Curtin

Match the following

• Opposition leader in the Senate

• Origin- The publisher

• 2016

• Origin- date created

• An article

• Origin- creator's credentials

• The Lowy Institute

• Origin- creator

• Senator Penny Wong

• Origin- type of source

Organize these options into the right categories

Groups:

(a) Context

,

(b) Perspective

• mostly trustworthy

• Opposition leader in the Senate

• contemporary

• 75th Anniversary of John Curtain's Turn to America Speech

• Wong was the Shadow Minister for foreign affairs at the time

• overly favourable

According to this Interrogation, why is this source useful?

• Because of its perspective

• Because of who wrote it

• Because it talks about Curtains alliance with the USA

• Becauseit corroborates with source 1

According to the interrogation, how reliable is this source?

• A high degree

• Not at all reliable

• Somewhat reliable

• Many problems

What are the reasons (3) given for the source interrogations judgement of reliability?

• The source could be biased

• The source is from somebody knowledgeable about the topic

• The source is from a neutral perspective

• The source's conclusions are corroborated by anoter source increasing its reliability

​ What is explicitly stated in the source?​ (a)   ​ (b)  

• The US alliance remains essential  to Aust
• The alliance has additional benefits
• The alliance was a good decision
• Curtains decision was important