The podcast episode covers the Russian attacks on civilian infrastructure, reignited tensions over Las Malvinas, and the UK's announcement to ban trade with the Israeli settlers in the West Bank. The fun topic covers Papua New Guinea's love of Rugby.

Australia needs to reassert itself as a regional power in the Pacific. Will it be able to do so while China is advancing so quickly?

AUKUS has been revised to deliver three second-hand submarines to Australia, accelerating timelines but increasing costs and domestic scepticism. The shift reflects US industrial limits and aims to counter China, while risking further Indo-Pacific escalation.