What Ever Happened to the Quad?

Commentary It is difficult not to conclude that Australia’s defence and security policy is drifting under the Albanese Labor government. This is due to a combination of factors including ministers who went through Marxist-inspired university education in the 1980s and 90s, the fear of vocal electoral minorities exerting their political weight, and naivety about the intentions of our adversaries. Foreign Minister Penny Wong’s statements about Palestine highlight the drift from the realpolitik required today, but it is the seemingly slow crabwalk away from calling out the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) that is the most telling. The concerns were highlighted by an extraordinary article by the former Japanese ambassador to Australia, Shingo Yamagami....