The just-resigned deputy chair of the intelligence committee has boasted of colluding in media “hatchet jobs” that poisoned Australia’s relationship with our biggest trading partner.
Prime Minister Scott Morrison’s announcement of the Australia-United Kingdom-United States (AUKUS) alliance explodes the myth that by standing up to China, Australia is defending its “sovereignty”.
The Australian people must weigh up both the wisdom and cost of the Morrison government’s policy of confronting China. The supposed wisdom of the policy is that we are standing firm with our main ally, the United States, for the sake of our national security.
