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Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China

Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China

Update: 2025-08-11
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Australia holds a unique position in global geopolitics - on the other side of the world but still very much a 'Western' country.



To that end, Roland Oliphant speaks with former Australian Defence Minister Christopher Pyne about the delicate balancing act his country faces in dealing with an increasingly sharp-elbowed China; and whether President Trump will stand by the AUKUS nuclear submarine pact with Australia.



Also in this episode, Roland looks at developments in Gaza. Nearly 200 journalists have been killed while reporting in the strip, but for the first time, Israel has publicly stated that the death of one on Sunday - Al Jazeera’s Anas al-Sharif - was an assassination by its own forces...


The Telegraph’s Jerusalem correspondent Henry Bodkin discusses why the strike happened now and what it means for journalists either already in Gaza and those still trying to enter.




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Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China

Frenemy: why Australia can't live without China