Australia has long viewed the Pacific as a place of threats that must be contained. It's time for this mindset to change
- Written by Ian Kemish AM, Adjunct Professor, School of Historical and Philosophical Inquiry, The University of Queensland
During the 2022 federal election campaign, the Morrison government was all too eager to brandish its national security credentials. Its message to voters was that the Asia Pacific was brimming with threats from aggressive, authoritarian China.
Then, when Solomon Islands signed a secret security deal with China, Australian media attention swung...
