Whether or not Australia joined with the U.S to protect Taiwan from a Chinese attack, all our exports to China, as well as our imports from China would cease, and our fuel supplies would dry up.

And if we do sit on our hands and refuse to be the ally we are supposed to be, we could be still subject to missile attacks on Pine Gap and the 100 plus facilities the U.S. military and its associated defence companies have control of or operational access to in Australia.

Most living Australians, particularly politicians, don't have a clue what war is like, and how it would affect them.

Australia is no longer protected by distance. And war won't necessarily be something watched on TV in someone else's country.

Our politicians don't take our safety seriously. What do Australians themselves think?

According to the latest Pulse poll, only 11% of Australians feel safe. 56% of them felt that we were “fairly secure” now, but may not be so in the future. 33% said that Australia was not safe, and action needs to be taken.

So, 89% of us feel either fear that “Australia's security could deteriorate or believe that the country is already not secure”.

https://www.news24.com.au/politics/australian-politics/widespread-concern-over-australias-security-rages-as-89pc-of-aussies-question-the-nations-future-safety/news-story/53ede1a9c6dec5a384f9a61fbfdc8c56gs the country is already not secure”.

84% of Labor voters were in the “more concerned” responses. 94% of Coalition voters were with them, as were 79% of Greens voters.

Yet only 4 cents in every dollar of the $53 billion promised by Labor was appropriated in the 2026-27 budget, with 33cents per dollar on contingency.

A mere 2.5% of GDP defence spending might be reached in 2033-34.

There is a commitment from the Defence Minister to increase the U.S military presence in Australia.

While over 65s were most concerned about Australia's lack of defence, so were 90% of 18-34 year olds, and 34-49 year olds, along with those 50-64.