Episode 146

Podcast: Asia Pacific Defence Reporter · APDR

Opublikowano: 2026-07-07

The US has celebrated Independence Day with President Trump giving a hugely bombastic and historically inaccurate speech saying that he leads the greatest country ever and the American military will kick sand in the face of anyone it wants. What an ally. Then we look at an important speech given by Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy on 2 July. It was meant to be about Defence reform but he included a reference to Prime Minister Robert Menzies being a Nazi appeaser. This received a predictable reaction and it's unclear what the Minister hopes to gain by trying...