Australians have found out the hard way that there is a price to pay for having six defence ministers in eight years in a volatile time in a changing region.
There is no easy way to measure the cost in lost time and confused strategy, but there is no doubt the damage is real – and confirmed by the very need for what Prime Minister Scott Morrison calls a “forever partnership” with the United States and Britain to build nuclear submarines. Morrison presents the pact as the result of changes overseas. First, he points to the advent of nuclear submarines that Australia can maintain without needing a civil nuclear energy program. Second, he names the willingness of the US to share technology Australia has wanted for decades.
Really? This is so overdramatic. We already have an alliance with the US(have a base in Darwin) and the UK(obviously). This is a poorly thought out 'rebranding.' China is irritated because we have embarrassed them; it's not like they didn't see this coming. They aren't stupid.
Let’s fight against dictatorship
What a waste of money and time on useless submarines. Better spent on renewables we can all use. ActOnClimate
More like a RAUKUS. Heaps of announcements over the decade about military hardware purchase, yet nothing to show for it. Bring out your pitch folks!
Not sure there was any real choice. Could hardly trust China so what’s the options
Yep have trust in that fellow from Down Under, Thanks Pal!! What are the other consequences of this agreement
We could have had 1 or 50 defence ministers in said time? Noe of that would have made any difference in chins
Labor doesn't have to do anything, everything this clown does digs his own grave
I can’t see why we had to have this big announcement. To show China there is an alliance I suppose. Isn’t defence suppose to be a secret?
big mistake...egos.
Americanisation of Australia continues at pace
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