China is the serious enemy of the US. Not Australia.
diver dan,
The most serious threat to Australia are those who vote Labor, Teal, Green ! Those with no concept of foresight only focussed on what they can exploit now !

Why is China the 'real' enemy?
- Because you say so, or because America says so
Or is there some actual reason?
Please list any and all reasons

And if so, why is 5.5% of our country Chinese
Are we going to put a million or so in internment camps in the event of are war and are you going to volunteer to help house, feed, clothe them etc?

Are the people telling you China is the enemy going to gain in status and financially?

Told you a war will send us bankrupt before the first missile is launched but hey someone will get filthy fat rich of it.
Starting with bankers, investment firms, MIC etc.
All at the expense of Australians, if they're lucky enough to live through it, and the repercussions of losing.

You people are raving mad.

Dan,

“China is the serious enemy of the US. Not Australia”.

Uh, yes. But PLAN is currently intimidating Australia, not America, because of Australia's strategic geographical advantage to America.

When China turns Australia into Ukraine 2.0 to wipe out that advantage, will you, if you survive, shrug and say, well at least China is a serious enemy of the US, not what is left of Australia.

Indyvidual,

True: in keeping the adage that the West will die not from murder, but by suicide.

No they are doing reciprocal actions.
If we stop provoking them in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea then maybe they wouldn't sail their warships around our country and engage in live fire exercises,
- in international waters.

Australian warship sails through Taiwan Strait
http://www.reuters.com/world/asia-pacific/taiwan-says-australian-warship-sailed-through-taiwan-strait-2023-11-23/

China’s ships near Australia. Challenges in the South China Sea. Get used to it
http://www.aspistrategist.org.au/chinas-ships-near-australia-and-its-challenges-in-the-south-china-sea-get-used-to-it/
China will keep conducting dangerous military manoeuvres against us and other countries in the South China Sea; its actions will continue to differ from its words; and it is likely to send advanced Chinese warships to our region more often and for longer.

The way you all carry on just advertises that were a chihuahua country.
Yap, yap, yap, yap yap.

America's vassals...

Dear Critic,

«If we stop provoking them in the Taiwan Strait and the South China Sea then maybe they wouldn't sail their warships around our country and engage in live fire exercises,»

Yes, I would place a big emphasis there on the word 'MAYBE'.

Australia has so many alluring riches in it soil, and since [unlike Switzerland in WW-II] it has practically nothing to defend itself with, withstanding the temptation of invading Australia is quite unlikely.

Why do you think Trump wants out of Ukraine?
- Because they can't fund that war and prepare for a fight with China at the same time.
Why do you think they're telling Europe to increase to 5% GDP on defense.
- To keep the conflict going, Europe at the helm.
Why do you think Trump's interested in the Panama Canal?
To hamper Chinese trade.

I told you how this war with China will go, the US will target Chinese Sea Lines of communication, choking their trade, it's probably the exact reason for China's BRI, so they're less likely to get caught with their pants down.

It's America and it's vassal states that are acting provocative, China reacts and then we flip out, and America says you must 'buy more weapons'.
It's all a big grift for the in-club.
Many snouts in the pro-war trough, all working hard to screw the average Joe and his kids out of a future.
They will provoke a war, then send the citizenry as cannon fodder to fight it.
Then the citizens will be dead, the nation will be in trillions of debt, and we'll lose the war anyway.