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Theme: Politics *** is beating the drums of war against China, pushed along by a new defence minister, Peter Dutton, and the hawks within. Dutton and Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo have escalated a war of words against China to a dangerous new level. Hundreds of billions of dollars are being spent by the Australian government on a new arms race that includes long-range missiles that can reach China. This is money that should be better spent on health, welfare education, justice for First Nations people and addressing the climate emergency instead of on handouts to corporate arms dealers. At...
