Question Time - Australia's Future in Asia

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I'm excited to share this clip from Question Time — Australia’s Future in Asia, the audience puts bold questions to a panel of professors (Professor Broinowski, Professor Brown, Professor Ingleson and Professor Arvanitakis). After praise the questions quickly shift to tougher issues: the growing China–US rivalry, Australia’s role as a US footprint in the region, and unnerving rumours about the Pine Gap surveillance base — even claims of underground facilities and biological experiments. He warns that surveillance sites across Australia (Victoria, the ACT, North‑West Cape) could make us a target in a wider conflict, and voices frustration about foreign influence, corruption and the idea of “selling the farm” to overseas interests. The clip captures raw public anxiety about sovereignty, defence and economic ties with Asia, balancing national‑security fears with concerns about how Australia should engage with its neighbours. It’s an engaging, provocative slice of public debate — worth watching, sharing and discussing.

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Thanks for tuning in! This is a fired‑up moment from Question Time — Australia’s Future in Asia. In this clip, audience members address a panel of academics (Professor Broinowski, Professor Brown, Professor Ingleson and Professor Arvanitakis) and raises some big, uncomfortable questions. He starts by praising the panel but then pushes straight into the heart of the debate: the US–China rivalry, Australia’s place as part of the US footprint in Asia, and worrying rumours about Pine Gap. Andrew mentions underground facilities, alleged biological experiments, and the idea that surveillance bases in Victoria, the ACT and North‑West Cape could make Australia a target in any wider conflict. He also speaks from business experience about how Chinese businesses often trade within their own networks, and expresses frustration about perceived foreign influence and politicians “selling the farm.”

Just to be clear: this video captures one audience member’s concerns presented at a public forum. The questions are candid, sometimes provocative, and they reflect real anxieties many Australians feel about sovereignty, defence and foreign economic ties. Watch the clip and decide for yourself — do you share these worries? Do you think Australia should lean into Asia, or stand firmer on controlling foreign influence?

Drop a comment with your thoughts, hit like if you appreciate frank public debate, and share this with anyone following Australia’s role in the Asia‑Pacific. If you want more clips from this event, subscribe and I’ll upload highlights from the full panel discussion.

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