@JamieSeidel

Account decommissioned. Am seeking bluer skies far from this confected fog.

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Joined February 2009
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Replying to @MFA_China
The Philippines is committed to peace and upholding international law. We are not trying to provoke anyone but are simply defending our rights and territory as recognized by international law, like UNCLOS. Accusing us of causing trouble is unfair and no basis; we're just standing up for what is right.
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Which our PM has now done. The Chinese Ambassador has compelled him to break a diplomatic silence and rightly reiterate Australia’s accusation against the Chinese navy. This is hardly conducive to the ‘stabilisation plus’ agenda Beijing is advocating - so an own goal
Rory Medcalf@Rory_Medcalf17 Jan 2024
If the Chinese Ambassador is trying to improve relations with Australia, then falsely blaming Japan like this is clumsy and counterproductive - it now requires the Australian Government to reaffirm, on the record, that a Chinese warship was at fault abc.net.au/news/2024-01-17/b…

Beijing points finger at Japan over sonar attack on Australian warship HMAS Toowoomba

China denies one of its warships fired sonar blasts that injured Australian navy divers last year, while claiming a Japanese warship may have been responsible.

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An update on the Australian Taipan. On this issue, the Australian government is doing a world class job in being non-transparent and obfuscating the issue - and wasting an asset that every other user seems to be employing as designed. asiapacificdefencereporter.c…

No, Minister – Taipan helicopters are extremely safe

At a press conference yesterday, Acting Defence Minister Pat Conroy hinted that Australia’s fleet of Taipan helicopters were not returned to service after a fat...

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Not sure that Ben Roberts-Smith's commanding officer was the right person to book for this interview...
SBS News@SBSNews5 Jan 2024
The surgical strike that recently killed a senior Hamas leader had members of the public and warfare experts questioning the IDF's tactics in Gaza. Read more: trib.al/xsUO8Uw
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Years ago, when I asked Langford about his presence in this photo and any corrective actions he took, he mumbled something about protected identity status and said that only CDF was authorized to speak about these matters. Perhaps he should answer those questions first...
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Replying to @CroakeyNews
We can learn how quickly such a national organisation can be rendered useless by dogma-obsessed politicians. The US CDC's utter failure at the start of COVID is a case in point. Australia's State-based system could not be controlled and embarrassed politicians into action. I guess that's why an Aus CDC is so desired by ... politicians.
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One of the most powerful English professors of the past 40 years stole an argument I made in a seminar presentation, turning it into the core of his next book. The week after my presentation, he came into the classroom and... 1/n
Megan McArdle
@asymmetricinfo22 Dec 2023
I'm almost as astonished at folks asking "Why do you care that the President of Harvard is a plagiarist, if the thefts were minor" as I was at folks asking "Why do you care if the President of the United States is threatening to arrest journalists, if he hasn't actually done it?"
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Douglas Guilfoyle@djag219 Dec 2023
Here’s the audio from the public talk “The Truth Defence: Ben Roberts-Smith and the Media” with Chris Masters, @DAWJoyce and me discussing the media and war crimes allegations with Geraldine Doogue. events.unsw.edu.au/article/t…

The Truth Defence: Ben Roberts-Smith and the Media

Explore the biggest defamation trial in Australia’s history.  

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Clare Peddie@ClarePeddie8 Dec 2023
What does El Niño do to the weather in your state? Click through our interactive and mouse over the map to find out. From @kjreid95 @MonashUni Can everyone in Australia expect hot and dry weather, or just the eastern states? Thanks to @BOM_au theconversation.com/what-doe…

What does El Niño do to the weather in your state?

El Niño looms large as we head into the Australian summer. But can everyone expect hot and dry weather? What drives the weather in your state?

theconversation.com
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Replying to @AlexLuck9 @JamieSeidel @Dr_M_Davis
It’s not the perfect weapon, but comparing alternatives and making practical chiices is better than seeking unobtainium, as seems our habit.
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Alex Luck@AlexLuck915 Nov 2023
Replying to @MichaelS_SAA @JamieSeidel @Dr_M_Davis
The F-35 comparison is misleading. Benchmark is to get below the very demanding B-2 regime. NG touts B-21 as a daily flyer & the various measures including portable runway shelters underscore the aircraft is very unlikely to match F-35, designed for naval use & open storage.
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Richard Dunley@redunley15 Nov 2023
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Andrew Greene@AndrewBGreene15 Nov 2023
National Cyber Security Coordinator Darren Goldie has been recalled to Defence. Government says Home Affairs Deputy Secretary Security Hamish Hansford will act in the role "in the interim" defence.gov.au/news-events/r…

Statement on the National Cyber Security Coordinator

Statement on the National Cyber Security Coordinator

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Here’s how I mostly explain Xi’s decision to meet Biden at APEC this week.
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Replying to @JamieSeidel @Dr_M_Davis
Your scepticism about advice to government and decision making is very rational: the article gets into that, using recent disclosures on the Hunter frigate process.
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Cosmos@CosmosMagazine13 Nov 2023
The companies eyeing very high-Earth orbit bit.ly/3ufvuKr

News

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Dominic Meagher
@dom_ma14 Nov 2023
Replying to @Noahpinion
The annual Lowy Institute Poll is the best data on Australian views toward other countries. 61% trust the US, compared with 15% that trust China and 85% that trust Japan. 59% confident in Biden vs 9% confident in Xi. We’re very pro Japan, NZ, & UK. poll.lowyinstitute.org/

Lowy Institute Poll

Explore the latest polling data from the Lowy Institute to understand Australian attitudes to the world. Hundreds of questions cover Australian views on the United States, China, domestic and...

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