On March 3, 2024, Philippine Ambassador to the United States, Jose Manuel "Babe" del Gallego Romualdez, published a column, titled "Australia: An Important And Critical Ally," in the media outlet Philippine Star. In his column, the Philippine Ambassador stated that the real flashpoint in the region is the West Philippine Sea. "The aggression we face today is very real because
In a lead article last week in The Sydney Morning Herald the political and international editor Peter Hartcher declared that Australia was ’connected to three wars’, but only one of them would be measured in decades. He was referring to the conflict in Gaza and the war in Ukraine both of which ‘affect Australia’s security’.