While US politicians discuss high-ranking, bipartisan trips to Taiwan, Australia, under Albanese/Wong continues it's policy of appeasement towards China in order to get the money back on line.

In a softball interview on ABC, itself a staunch China supporter, Albo was asked: Do you have a responsibility to the Australian people to lay out the risks that this could end in war?

Albo: We have a responsibility to put out the facts without raising fear that mightn’t eventuate.
We need to have a sober response to the circumstances that we face. That’s what my government is committed to doing.

Classic non-answer. The kind the CCP loves. If you can't say anything nice - don't say anything at all.

The question, yes you can say it's a fair question, in fact Australians have no idea what a war with China would entail, as we've discussed, but it's typical ABC talking-down conflict with China agenda. They don't want to have an open-discussion about it - they want it to go away. They're not above using their immense power to make it go away. Anyway, it's a moot point - wasn't answered - or pressed by the interviewer.

Secondly, what's 'that this'?

It's not made clear in the interview. Do they mean other countries' politicians criticizing China's human rights violations? Certainly no-one from the Aus govt has said 'boo' towards China. It's all been about begging China to take our non-essential products again. (No ban on iron-ore from China - which tells you everything)

Sarah Ferguson, ABC: How would Australia respond to the inevitable US pressure that would come to send troops, air or naval forces to defend Taiwan.

(How would Australia respond to a Totalitarian Globalist Regime gobbling up/vocationally training a Free Country?)

Albo: We don’t deal with hypotheticals for a start. It is important that we do that. That’s not in the interest of peace and security in the region.

We don't deal in hypotheticals?! How on earth do you plan/manage your defence forces (or any arm of govt) if you don't deal in hypotheticals? (At least it explains the govt response to the floods.)

Is that really the govt's policy? One day we wake up Wow! There's a war with China! Who knew that hypothetical might happen? Guess we ought to start thinking about how we're gonna react!

Man, this guy is dumb. Or corrupted. (Not saying the other side is any better - they're not - better on Taiwan though) This is why Taiwan cannot count on support from Aus in the next 3 years.

Unless we start making preparations now (as China is - they don't have a problem in dealing in hypotheticals), pare back the absurd reliance on essential Chinese goods, we simply will not be able to afford to go to war with China. So sorry to my Taiwanese friends.

Instead there will be some tepid UN statement, post invasion saying: We condemn violence and we ask that the two countries solve their differences by peaceful means. PS Can you please take our meaningless products again?