What Ever Happened to the Quad?

The former Japanese Ambassador to Australia says the government has remained largely silent about the four-way defence tie-up.

(L-R) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, President Joe Biden, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida, and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend the Quad Fellowship Founding Celebration event in Tokyo, Japan, on May 24, 2022. Yuichi Yamazaki/Getty Images

Commentary

It is difficult not to conclude that Australia’s defence and security policy is drifting under the Albanese Labor government.