From Cold War serves no one in the Hun today:

ScoMo: Australia won’t choose sides

AUSTRALIA won’t be “forced” to choose a side as tensions escalate between the United States and China, the Prime Minister warned on Monday night.

Scott Morrison also cautioned against global powers returning to Cold War-era divisions as Beijing continued to gain power.

In a speech to the British Policy Exchange, Mr Morrison said Australia would advocate for its own interests in the Indo-Pacific region and that any assertions otherwise were “false and needlessly deteriorates relationships”.

He said Australia wanted an open and mutually beneficial relationship with China, while also maintaining a close alliance with the US.

It’s the new new normal out there.