Geppetto logic.

The article focuses on Australia's decision to spend on old American submarines and new ones that will cost even more which will distort the priorities of the entire military and have little impact as a deterrence. Topics include the media's foamy and uncritical coverage of the announcement, the fetish of Australian journalism to see politicians next to real ones from overseas, and the fact that the same spending for climate action would be met with campaigning for ouster.