Paul Keating has issued a statement labelling the AUKUS submarine purchase & build the "worst international decision" by Labor since Billy Hughes tried to introduce conscription @danielhurstbne @natasha__may #auspol 
This is a statement ahead of the National Press Club #npc conversation between Keating and Laura Tingle.
Calls Penny Wong and Richard Marles "two seriously unwise ministers"
Calls Penny Wong and Richard Marles "two seriously unwise ministers"
Guess what? He's still pissed about Britain's surrender of Singapore
Says China is being circumscribed because it grew as big as the US.
Dares Albanese to say that Australia might go to war over Taiwan
Dares Albanese to say that Australia might go to war over Taiwan
Keating says Albanese hasn't replied to a paper he sent him on sovereignty.
"I don't think I suffer from relevance deprivation, but I do suffer concern for Australia as it most unwisely proceeds down this singular and dangerous path".
"I don't think I suffer from relevance deprivation, but I do suffer concern for Australia as it most unwisely proceeds down this singular and dangerous path".
Keating now speaking. "This is about maintaining US strategic hegemony in Asia." Says China has committed the "great sin" of developing an economy the size of US, and US would prefer 20% of world population remains in poverty.
#auspol #npc
#auspol #npc
Keating says China "is not the Soviet Union" because it is involved in international institutions the UN, IMF, WTO and WHO.
China would "fall over themselves to have a proper relationship with us (Australia)". But Australia has "manufactured a problem" (alignment with US.
China would "fall over themselves to have a proper relationship with us (Australia)". But Australia has "manufactured a problem" (alignment with US.
Keating says defence has overtaken foreign policy - it's Richard Marles out there not Penny Wong. Says Wong hands money out but real foreign policy is dealing with "great powers".
Keating says "that fool (Boris) Johnson destroyed their place in Europe", so the UK is "looking around for suckers" to create "global Britain". #auspol #npc
Keating says we could buy 40-50 (conventional) submarines for $368bn. Buying 8 nuclear submarines for that is "the worst deal in all history".
Keating says the snorter of a conventional sub only needs to go up every 4 days if they're cruising. Losing one wouldn't matter.
Keating says the snorter of a conventional sub only needs to go up every 4 days if they're cruising. Losing one wouldn't matter.
Keating "at the kabuki show in San Diego" - only one bloke is paying, Anthony Albanese.
Keating says Penny Wong got foreign affairs 6 years ago and decided "there should be no opening for Liberal party to attack on strategic policy" - folding in with Julie Bishop and Libs to run the "smallest small target strategy".
Keating says Albanese, Wong and Marles were called in at 4pm before AUKUS was announced the next morning.
Labor could only agree if "no perceptive ability" of the gravity of the decision, "incompetence". #npc #auspol
Labor could only agree if "no perceptive ability" of the gravity of the decision, "incompetence". #npc #auspol
Keating says Labor now dancing to tune of Andrew Shearer, the "foreign cell" that is ASPI. Notes Morrison boasting that Marise Payne was in dark about AUKUS.
Keating says Albanese thinks if he "drops the word sovereignty in enough sentences" it will make it so.
Reveals France offered us A NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE instead of AUKUS or attack class. #auspol #npc
Reveals France offered us A NEW NUCLEAR SUBMARINE instead of AUKUS or attack class. #auspol #npc
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