Events in the Middle East continue to evolve in rapid and unexpected directions. Following the failure of peace talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran, the US is now hoping to open the Strait of Hormuz by blockading it.
In the short term, the fuel crisis in Australia may get worse before it gets better – not that you would know that by looking at the amount of jet fuel being burnt up by our PM and Defence Minister.
Speaking of which, a new National Defence Strategy will be released this week. It is likely to be dead on arrival because it has been written by people who refuse to accept that the world is changing and that the US is no longer a reliable ally.
Finally – what does this government have against South Korea, which is the largest supplier of petroleum to us, along with Singapore? Why are they being ignored in the current flurry of high level diplomatic activity?
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An interesting Podcast, it is interesting that Albo has caught the Travel bug at such an inappropriate time. One would think he would have heard about Zoom meetings. The news about Marles was no surprise, it seems that he is doing what ever he can in distancing Sth Korea from Australian’s Industry Base ( well aware of RedBack and Huntsman) could it be that the ADF is such a lucrative market for the U.S. he is making sure nobody else gets a look in. It would certainly explain a lot of the inexplicable decisions made by this Government ( and the previous one) I also notice that the ANAO has managed to find a way to keep Defence Acquisition accountable.
Very strange attitude the current Government has to South Korea.
They could be our Number One defence supplier – surface ships, subs, fighters, armoured vehicles etc.
All with technology transfer, jobs for Australians and sovereignty in regards supply but no, apparently it’s better to wait in a queue for the US to maybe supply us with something or let us bolt something together.
Could it possibly be that the South Koreans won’t offer positions to politicians once they retire from politics?
Yes, you might be onto something there.