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In June 1989 Paul Keating memorably said, ‘I guarantee if you walk into any pet shop in Australia, the resident galah will be talking about microeconomic policy.’
Why do I recall that? Because, ever since Prime Minister Scott Morrison joined United States President Joe Biden and British Prime Minister Boris Johnson in announcing a new security pact (AUKUS) between their countries, and said that under it the US would make its technology for nuclear-powered submarines available to Australia, we have had a blizzard of media opinions on these matters.
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