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Australia confronts the new world disorder
Faced with a more aggressive China and questions about US reliability and internal cohesion, a serious rethink of what national security means is needed.
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Sailors on board the Royal Australian Navy ship HMAS Arunta watching the People's Liberation Army-Navy Fuchi-class replenishment vessel and Weishanhu Jiangkai-class frigate Hengyang in the Tasman Sea.
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