Letter
Our defence capability could be in better hands
There are few among us who could consider themselves even within shouting distance of the knowledge of Australia’s defence policy background that John Menadue embodies – and I certainly am not among those.
However, even a far lower-tier observer such as I could find great resonance with John’s comment that: “We would also get better value for our defence dollars if Anthony Albanese could find a pretext to shift Richard Marles to a new job that matched his abilities.”
As a probable win-win solution to this enigma, I believe that we could do well — particularly in the circumstances of a Trump-imposed punishing tariff — if Marles were shifted to the (for far too long overlooked) representation at ministerial level of Macquarie Island.
It’s a big ask, but Marles is, in my opinion, up to it.
— Richard Llewellyn from Colo Vale