Anna Henderson: Just on some of the detail around the approach of the Coalition to the conflict in the Middle East. There is an active discussion at the moment within the Netanyahu government about moves to annexe parts of the West Bank. Would the Coalition support such a move by Israel on that front? And…
Topics: Middle East; Incoming Trump administration; Ambassador Rudd; Australia-China relationship; 02:35PM AEDT 13 November 2024 Cheng Lei: Joining me live is Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Simon Birmingham. It’s great to have you with us [Senator] Birmingham. So, let’s talk about the Middle East for now. What do you think is the way forward? We…
[Check against delivery] 82 years ago today the battle of Guadalcanal raged. The strategic significance of the Pacific wasn’t a theory, but a bloody reality. In just 3 days 22 ships were sunk. 100 aircraft downed. 3,600 lives lost. The sacrifice of conflict writ large. Yet, far from futile. …