Comments on: Sovereignty, two ways https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=sovereignty-two-ways The freedom of the press still furnishes that check upon government which no constitution has ever been able to provide - Chicago Tribune. Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:12:14 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.2.2 By: Frank Baarda https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-97065 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 10:12:14 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-97065 @ Maya. Thanks for that. I too smell war. Hope we both are wrong.
I know full well Yanks are Northerners but can’t let a lovely alliteration slip by: “A phalanx of Yanks.”

]]> By: Maya https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-97054 Mon, 14 Aug 2023 00:41:30 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-97054 In answer to Frank Baarda – Indeed I was there, and it was serious business turned fun, in 1986 and 1987 at the gates. But the “çops” were all American staff of the Base.
At the time one could drive all the way to the gates and visit the little park with 60,000 year old Aboriginal rock carvings and have a picnic. No more.
The latest AUSMIN meeting on 29 July in Brisbane this year between Penny Wong and Richard Marles and their American counterparts shows to what extent Australia has given away her independent strategic thinking.
Time will tell if it is for the best. As much as the smoke over Alice Springs smells of the coming season bush fires, this smells war to me.

]]> By: Dave https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-97027 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 23:12:27 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-97027 Another viewpoint is that Australia’s geography does not make self defence easy, hence the choice for an alliance.
Regarding China’s “peaceful way”: Not entirely the case, judging by their recent actions blockading and harassing other nations’ sea and air craft in the South China Sea.

]]> By: Frank Baarda https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-97011 Sat, 12 Aug 2023 02:50:02 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-97011 “Robin Laidlaw (photo at top) riding his emu blocked by a phalanx of cops.”
So what is it with the sunglasses?
Would seem none are locals. Not used to the bright Centralian sun.

]]> By: Dave https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-97007 Fri, 11 Aug 2023 22:16:08 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-97007 Australia’s geography makes both self-defence and neutrality largely unviable options, hence the choice of an alliance.

With regard to China’s “peaceful way”, one might ask these Filipinos..

]]> By: Ray https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-96954 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 09:14:22 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-96954 China has only one base? Haha seriously.
They may only have one base, but they do have a number of “fish processing plants” in various locations. They have the sprawled islands that is secretive, they have the China only islands in the Whitsundays (I don’t think they are taking any guests soon) where they have been conducting unauthorised blasting of the reef.
They already control the Port of Darwin and they have the a fish processing factory in PNG. Don’t kid yourself. I would rather be prepared to defend ourselves than be taken by surprise.

]]> By: Jon Rose https://alicespringsnews.com.au/2023/08/10/sovereignty-two-ways/#comment-96953 Thu, 10 Aug 2023 08:48:32 +0000 https://alicespringsnews.com.au/?p=88060#comment-96953 That about sums it up.

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