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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #765 - Jun 24^th, 2025 at 12:40pm Andrew Hastie calls for 'transparency' about US military's growing presence in Australia - one wonders about his motives, asking questions contrary to long standing coalition policy.
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: A little know fact about the Australian Army. Reply #766 - Jun 24^th, 2025 at 10:16pm Off-Topic replies have been moved to this Topic.
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #767 - Jun 25^th, 2025 at 7:29pm Australian navy joins UK to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in contested South China Sea
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Belgarion Gold Member Offline Australian Politics Posts: 5682 Gender:	Re: Australia Reply #768 - Jun 25^th, 2025 at 7:53pm Brian Ross wrote on Jun 25^th, 2025 at 7:29pm: Australian navy joins UK to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in contested South China Sea Excellent. Keeping on doing what we have been doing, but with a new player this time.
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Reply #769 - Jun 25^th, 2025 at 8:58pm

Belgarion wrote on Jun 25^th, 2025 at 7:53pm:

Brian Ross wrote on Jun 25^th, 2025 at 7:29pm:

Australian navy joins UK to conduct freedom of navigation exercises in contested South China Sea Shocked

Excellent. Keeping on doing what we have been doing, but with a new player this time.

An old one, actually. They were last in action in that theatre in the 1960s.

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Missiles to be made in Newcastle!!
Reply #770 - Jun 30^th, 2025 at 11:01pm

https://www.defence.gov.au/news-events/releases/2025-03-28/contract-signed-estab...

“ The world-class factory, to be built at the Newcastle Airport precinct, will manufacture and service the Naval Strike Missile and Joint Strike Missile for the ADF and international partners.”

I think this is great news!

We should increase our defence budget but only by spending it wisely and within our own country.

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Australia hasn’t advanced fair!

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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #771 - Jul 11^th, 2025 at 1:16pm Stay away, yachties warned, as Exercise Talisman Sabre turns Shoalwater Bay into live-fire danger zone
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #772 - Jul 11^th, 2025 at 2:47pm US General Douglas MacArthur ordered secret plans to BLOW UP the Sydney Harbour Bridge if the Japanese invaded Australia during World War II - and the drawings are still hidden
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #773 - Jul 12^th, 2025 at 11:23am ADF watches for Chinese spy ships monitoring Talisman Sabre exercises as PM heads to Shanghai
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #774 - Jul 13^th, 2025 at 1:30pm Taipan-like helicopter to fly again during Talisman Sabre exercises in biennial war games
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #775 - Jul 14^th, 2025 at 10:38pm NASAM test launches
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #776 - Jul 15^th, 2025 at 5:39pm Victoria Cross awarded to late soldier Richard Norden for bravery during Vietnam War
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #777 - Jul 15^th, 2025 at 9:13pm Government should be 'prepared to act' on Taiwan, Angus Taylor says
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #778 - Jul 16^th, 2025 at 11:29am Australian army accused of not doing enough to protect troops from blast overpressure
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Brian Ross Moderator Offline Representative of me Posts: 44333	Re: Australia Reply #779 - Jul 16^th, 2025 at 4:24pm Suspended army officer jailed for three years after raping an ADFA colleague in 2022
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