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    QUAD; The Concert of Democracies for Trade, Security & Diplomacy

    Sensible piece below by Rory Medcalf in The Australian posted in its entirety. Re Paul Keating (left wing labour leader) and all the comments in this forum previously about his article, to state it bluntly, he is an egotistical dinosaur and should not be taken seriously. In politics and now in...
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    QUAD; The Concert of Democracies for Trade, Security & Diplomacy

    Tahiti. Beautiful place and even more beautiful women (a few of whom I know intimately from my university days 🤫) French Indo Pacific bases to bring you back to reality:
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    QUAD; The Concert of Democracies for Trade, Security & Diplomacy

    Around November 2020, Chinese embassy in Canberra handed the Australian Government a diplomatic dossier with a list of 14 grievances. The Chinese than leaked the dossier to Australian media (presumably to humiliate Australia) - media link below. The grievances were in response to Australia...
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    QUAD; The Concert of Democracies for Trade, Security & Diplomacy

    https://www.theage.com.au/world/europe/france-recalls-its-ambassadors-to-australia-and-united-states-amid-submarine-fury-20210918-p58srt.html The French are one of the best in the world in throwing a sulk - lol. Wonderful strategic opportunity for India to seek a deeper tie up and extract...
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    QUAD; The Concert of Democracies for Trade, Security & Diplomacy

    Agree with this. Wonderful and long overdue for Australia. Will be a massive leap in capabilities. Taken together with F35s, new next generation destroyers, new missiles and drones (which India may play a part in), Australia will pack a mighty punch (like me in my prime - lol) in the next few...
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