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In testimony to the Aukus Public Inquiry in Australia on September 2, Michael Pezzullo, a former deputy secretary of strategy in Australia’s defence department, described Indonesia as an enemy in a hypothetical war scenario. This characterization revived historical suspicions between the two nations and was later published by media outlets News24 and The Strategist.

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On September 2, Michael Pezzullo, a former deputy secretary of strategy in Australia’s defence department, testified before the Aukus Public Inquiry, an independent crowdfunded review. During his testimony, he cast Indonesia as a potential adversary in hypothetical war scenarios. This characterization has revived old suspicions and tensions between the two nations. News24 first published Pezzullo's remarks on September 5, followed by The Strategist's republication on September 7 under a different headline that emphasized Australia’s progress with submarines through Aukus.

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Named as an enemy: Indonesia’s uneasy Aukus moment Aukus inquiry testimony in Australia cast Indonesia as a foe in a hypothetical war, reviving old suspicions Michael Pezzullo, a former deputy secretary of strategy in Australia’s defence department, made the remarks in testimony on September 2 to the Aukus Public Inquiry, an independent, crowdfunded review of the trilateral defence pact. His remarks were first published by media outlet News24 on September 5, then edited and republished two days later by The Strategist, a journal run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, under the headline “Aukus has put Australia’s submarine effort back on track”.

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Named as an enemy: Indonesia’s uneasy Aukus moment Aukus inquiry testimony in Australia cast Indonesia as a foe in a hypothetical war, reviving old suspicions Michael Pezzullo, a former deputy secretary of strategy in Australia’s defence department, made the remarks in testimony on September 2 to the Aukus Public Inquiry, an independent, crowdfunded review of the trilateral defence pact. His remarks were first published by media outlet News24 on September 5, then edited and republished two days later by The Strategist, a journal run by the Australian Strategic Policy Institute, under the headline “Aukus has put Australia’s submarine effort back on track”. asserted

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