Australia's economic success, post WWII, is very much down to immigration.
Paul1405,
Yes, because these were migrants looking for a new life, not a hand-out existense !

...you put yourself forward as an AMERICAN! What's the go with that?
I did ??

Good Morning Is Mise,

Now to get back in answer to your question of "How
should Australia defend itself against China?".

I'm no expert but it appears that our government is
taking certain precautions that many of us may not be
aware of. Paul Dibb, Professor of Strategic Studies at
the ANU tells us in an article he wrote in March of this
year that -

"Two important military developments recently should
give China pause for thought. The first is the
announcement by Prime Minister Scott Morrison of a
$1.1 billion upgrade to the Royal Australian Air Force
Base at Tindal which is about 300 kilometres south of Darwin,
to lengthen the runway - so that US B-52 strategic bombers
as well as our own KC-30 air-to-air refuelling aircraft can
operate from there."

"The second development is the announcement by the US State
Dept that Australia has been cleared at a cost of about
$1.4 billion to purchase 200 AGM - 158C long-range anti-
ship missiles (LRASM) which can be fired from our F/A - 18
super hornets and the F-35s when they are delivered".

Paul Dibb sums up that "Taken together, then, the upgrade of
Tindal and the acquisition of LRASMs reiforce the US alliance
and foreshadow a significantly more potent Australian
deterrent capability to assert control
over our own region of primary strategic concern".

"The significance of these 2 developments
occurring at the same time should not be
underestimated and certainly not in Beijing".

There's more at the following link:

http://www.nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-australia-can-defend-itself-against-china-military-132677
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Hi Armchair Critic,

Thank you for your concern. British English has tended to
keep the spelling of words it has absorbed from other
languages (e.g. French) while American English has
adapted the spelling to reflect the way the words actually
sound. As I am writing for a mixed group on this forum I
prefer to use the American "iza" instead of the British
"isa". It's my personal choice and I appreciate your
tolerance of it. (smile).

cont'd ...

Is Mise,

Sorry for the typo. Here's the link again:

http://www.nationalinterest.org/blog/buzz/how-australia-can-defend-itself-against-chinas-military-132677

And right on cue our resident nasty, ttbn, rears his head.
He can't resist. I get quite excited when I see his name
on any of my discussions thinking - maybe, just maybe,
we're going to get something of substance from him, but
sadly - no. I guess his hatred of me is too deeply
ingrained over which I have no control.

If I was to walk on water - he's say -
"See - she can't swim!"

No matter what subject I raise as
a discussion - it's always according to him, "stupid".
And I always have a "hidden" agenda.

He's under no
obligation to contribute to any of my discussions - but
he simply can't resist coming on with his attempted
put-downs. He reminds
me of those poor demented creatures you see standing
on street corners and yelling at people

ttbn,

The Americans use English English we, on the other hand, tend to follow British English which is laced with French or French-influenced spellings.

Thus: program/programme.
center/centre
labor/labour

and so on.
(fortunately, we've gotten rid of the 'u' from 'doctour'.

Even the American military salute is English, unlike the British salute which is German, although the British Navy and ours, still use the English salute.
The USA is a repository of British spellings and customs and the nearest to spoken Elizabethan/Shakespear's English is said to be the dialects spoken by the so-called "Hillbillies".

Is Mise,

Thankyou for your info. You have told me this before, and I respect your take on on the matter. There are more important things than spelling, and I might have a rigid attitude, but I still prefer the the way I was taught, and I will always prefer it. I'm far from anti-American, but Australians have allowed themselves to take on too many Americanisms. Part of their cultural cringe and feelings of inadequacy, silly and all that those feelings are. My country, my culture is the one I like and admire. I don't intend to take on alien culture or language, and I don't expect other countries and cultures to change their ways either.