But his critique is still a big departure from previous labor and coalition governments , which have tried to minimise public differences in what has become australia 's most challenging and consequential diplomatic relationship .
The process of selecting and securing a partner , whether for conceiving and rearing children , or for enhancing one 's socioeconomic standing , or for attempting motel-room acrobatics , or merely for finding companionship in a cold and lonely universe , is as consequential as it can be inefficient or irresolute .