⏱️This edition of the National Account’s newsletter is a five minute read.
👋 G’day everyone, Archie here.
Today we’re looking at the relationship between Australia’s long-term security and the planet getting warmer.
Could it be the country is spending its defence budget in the wrong places?
Let’s dive into it 🗞️.
Will Australia welcome millions of refugees for whom there is no chance of ever returning home, or will they deny them entry.
🗣️ Why did he say that?
Climate change is predicted to displace over a billion people by 2050.
This could lead to Australia being drawn into conflicts, or areas where society is collapsing.
Australia is spending hundreds of billions of dollars on nuclear submarines, but defence experts say we may be focusing on the wrong things.
For my full rundown check out today’s video:
In case you missed it 🤝
In 2004, the day before the federal election, Labor leader Mark Latham pulled John Howard into the most infamous handshake in Australian political history, and the resulting video images - according to many in the Coalition - sealed Latham’s fate.
Watch my rundown below:
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I’ll be back on Wednesday.
Cheers, Archie