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Top-secret war-gaming exercises conducted for the Albanese’s government’s defence review concluded Australia would be “f***ed” if China established a military base in a nearby Pacific nation such as the Solomon Islands, according to a report. The Sydney Morning Herald reported on Tuesday the detailed analysis of specific scenarios that could draw Australia into armed conflict was commissioned from experts from within the Defence Department, and included in the classified version of the Defence Strategic Review (DSR). The landmark report, an unclassified version of which was released to the public last week, concluded that the Australian Defence Force (ADF) was “no...
