Australia have it right

The Australian government has insisted that Robert Mugabe must be out of Zimbabwe’s political picture, before international aid will be available to help rebuild the country.



In an interview with the Zimbabwe Independent in Canberra, Australia this week, the country’s Foreign Affairs Minister, Stephen Smith, said his government wanted Mugabe to go before financial aid for reconstruction can be extended to Zimbabwe.



“Our position is that Mugabe should move off the stage to allow a new beginning,” he told the Independent on Tuesday. “The coalition government has failed to implement the global political agreement in full because of Mugabe. He should move off the stage if the country is to reengage with the international community.”