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Yes, the Minister for Defence is the senior minister. : Comments

By Gary Brown, published 21/10/2016

It takes a fair bit to rouse a long-retired and happily inactive defence analyst from his torpor, but the Minister for Defence, Senator Marise Payne, has succeeded in doing just that.

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Clones and puppets all: Or, yes Minister!
Or, more evidence of a three ring Circus.
Just another set upwards of the radar. What opportunist will walk under this setting?
Maybe another tranvestite leader...great, (and nationally embarrassing)!
Posted by diver dan, Friday, 21 October 2016 8:14:26 AM
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Gary
Would gender be a relevant factor?
Posted by Leslie, Friday, 21 October 2016 8:38:04 AM
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No , but Politics would be , both within the three Ministers and also from the Writer.
Posted by Aspley, Friday, 21 October 2016 8:57:00 AM
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Yes and absolutely appalling as is any gender bias.

One recalls the Iron Lady who wouldn't desert the falklands, but threw the kitchen sink at the defence of a british protectorate!

On the grounds of a referendum that showed a huge majority wanted to remain british, speak English and continue long established Westminster traditions only ever threatened by the possibility of oil?

This was one Lady with bigger cajones than Churchill? What I'm saying, Gender shouldn't ever qualify or disqualify!

I recall a scene caught on CCTV recently, where a mugger chose a petite Lady as his target for a bag snatch, only to find even as he beat a retreat, the Lady caught up with him, kicked his lights out and retrieved her property.

That said, we do need a grownup in charge and one is more than familiar with the aspects of defence! And some of the asinine trillion dollar aspirations of the sabre rattlers manning the barricades against all comers!

This adult will at least be cognisant of the fact that our energy security and our national security are one and the same!

And that the next war is likely to be fought by remotely controlled or autonomous machines?

One recalls the mindless heroism of the Poles at the onset of WW11, using cavalry charges replete with drawn sabres, against tiger tanks!
And from a self defense perspective, that's is where we are, relatively speaking?
Alan B.
Posted by Alan B., Friday, 21 October 2016 9:16:15 AM
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The appointment of the dill to defence minister indicates Turnbull's lack of concern for the defence of Australia. The woman is an insult to the post.
Posted by ttbn, Friday, 21 October 2016 10:06:24 AM
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An excellent return to form by OLO's dashing Defence Commentator and stalwart, doubly draggled, hippie.

Christopher Pyne is indubitably senior by my estimation. Pyne has been a Cabinet Minister for years. This is at a time Marise Payne was merely a backbench Senator, reliant on a leg up from tricky Turnbull.
Posted by plantagenet, Friday, 21 October 2016 10:53:31 AM
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