Australia’s Shock Defense Wake-up Call

‘Down under’ isn’t that far away from trouble

Nov 13, 2025

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By: Andy Wong Ming Jun

They’re out there somewhere. Photo from Australia Defense

If there were ever any lingering doubts as to the pressing necessity for Australia’s defense posture to evolve away from close-shore mentalities of simply defending the homeland continent Down Under, they were thoroughly erased by a successful Chinese naval live fire drill in…

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