Defence minister Richard Marles is keen to rebuke听China for sending warnings to Australian military vessels and planes, but Australia is also playing chicken in the South China Sea. Pip Hinman reports.
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About 100 people joined a rally outside the United States听Consulate to protest the country鈥檚 role in generating war and devastation across the globe. Kerry Smith reports.
The Australia-United States military alliance and the complexities of building an anti-war movement were discussed听at the Sydney Anti-AUKUS Coalition conference. Jim McIlroy reports.
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The US Marine Corps has persisted with using the Osprey tiltrotor because it is seen as critical to the new 鈥渓ighter鈥 version of conflict, characterised by manoeuvrability and speed. Binoy Kampmark reports.
The听Defence Strategic Review听doesn鈥檛 contain any surprises, argues Sam Wainwright. It abandons any pretence that military expenditure has anything to do with defence, conceding that it鈥檚 all about helping the United States project its military power into Asia.
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