AndrewJDavies
@defence_wonk
Concerned Twitizen. If you won't put your name to it I likely won't bother. For a happier life read more books and fewer Tweets (except mine, obviously).
If I'm ever at risk of low blood pressure I should read the latest on Australian defence procurement. I guess "the most challenging security outlook in decades" still rates below a few marginal seats in South Australia? Heaven forbid @Australian_Navy gets new ships any time soon.
I just watched the Trump/Vance/Zelensky press conference. It's time for an independent defence policy.
My dog: dude, you cannot have my ball. Just throw it, don't take it. Me: Fine, I'll just use a decoy ball to get the first one back. Dog:
Thank you @abcsport for the @gradecricketer takeover. Huge fun, and it's great to hear that they will be doing all the lunch breaks during the ashes next year. 😁
It's the time of year when I can play the Jethro Tull Christmas album without too much judgement of my musical tastes. It truly is a Christmas miracle. #guiltypleasure
I don't know how those % figures are calculated, but I'll certainly take it!
Is it too soon to start a rumour that Tucker Carlson will be the next ambassador to Australia?
Is there any more annoying sentence to hear than "Yeah, but I don't make the rules mate"? Hint: no, there is not This tweet brought to you by ACT waste management services
In light of today's surprise news, allow me to recommend a wonderful book on the early British Everest expeditions. amazon.com.au/Into-Silence-M…
In irony corner, my car got hit by a van carrying a film crew going to film a road safety ad. (No one was harmed in the making of this anecdote)
I'm old enough to remember when 5.0 seconds was a fast speed climbing time.
Sigh. We have an energy minister who thinks it's pronounced "nuke-you-lar".
This is... worth a read, especially the section on AUKUS pillar one. @VKAbramowicz @AlexLuck9 @BuchananLiz @redunley crsreports.congress.gov/product/pdf/RL…
Me on this site: Oh, that's a very funny parody post. Nobody could fail to see the joke. Blue tick firstname-phonenumber: hold my beer
Looking at the recent court stories, I can't help thinking that there's a security vetting case officer wondering if they are in the right job.
I'm in the latest @AusForeign Affairs on AUKUS. The TLDR (though you should) version is that there is a sound operational logic behind SSNs for Oz, but the costs and risks probably outweigh that. I worry that come 2032-odd we'll be running out of submarine capability altogether.
Why do cricketers yell "catch it"? Do they assume their team mates will say "oh, yeah, good idea, wouldn't have thought of that"?