The following is a key excerpt from an address by Defence Minister Peter Dutton to the American Chamber of Commerce in Australia, followed by the full text:
Key excerpt:
We are grappling with a regional environment far-more complex and far-less predictable than at any time since the Second World War.
The times in which we live have echoes of the 1930s, but they also present their own unique contemporary challenges.
We can see this in the rhetoric of CCP spokespersons – which has become increasingly bellicose over recent years.
