Statement by Dan McCarthy, spokesman for Regional Australia Party, Cairns.
We are exposing our defence and surveillance assets on a silver platter for all to see.
Our Navy warships and Border Force vessels have been clearly visible to any member of the public worldwide.
Chinese spy ships on our doorstep are of great concern with their muscle flexing and what extra information they would be trying to glean with their sophisticated technology.
However, anyone can sit in the comfort of their lounge room on the other side of the world and see exactly where every one of our Navy warships and Border Force vessels are at any time through a $7- to $20 app on their phone.
You can get a notification when they leave port, when they anchor, where they arrive at their next port and when they are out of action on the slip for maintenance. With minimal effort anyone can work out exactly where all our Navy and Border Force surveillance vessels are at any given movement.
I’ll also point out you can’t see Chinese warships as are not visible on these same phone apps.
From time-to-time defence does go into silent mode with vessel tracking as they did during operation Talisman Sabre, and as they would during wartime.
However, there is a more common hideous threat in Far North Qld that we must ensure we aren’t aiding by default with the visibility of our defence assets.
As a mariner myself I certainly appreciate the safety aspect and having AIS tracking vessels, I use it only a daily basis when I am at sea but I draw the line here.
There is no need for public monitoring of our Navy and Border Force fleets.
Defence captains and crew are trained to the highest standards and Defence can track their ships covertly.
Not only do these app’s show you where vessels are but they also allow anyone to track them. You can set them to send you email and text notifications of their every movement, virtually allowing anyone to keep their finger on the pulse of our strategic maritime assets.
This must stop.
Drug and people smugglers, gun runners and others with mischievous intent have been well known to utilise the Top End and Torres Strait. It is critical we aren’t alerting them to the whereabouts of our patrol vessels.
Government does have the capability to turn this tracking off permanently and I have written to Defence Minister Peter Dutton asking him to do exactly that.
We are exposing our defence and surveillance assets on a silver platter for all to see.
Dan McCarthy, secretary@regionals.org.au
The sooner everyone accepts we no longer have a govt running this country the better….We have a criminal mafia instead….no reason to pay any taxes anymore unless you want to fund the drug dealers…Get the pitch forks ready, its nearly time…
Personally I think this is intentional. There exists weaponry far more advanced today than a slow boat in the ocean.
Silent mode? Do you know any concerning nation that does not have a satellite?
I understand the concerns but this is old school thinking.
Not only does our Marxist state – national politburo and state politburos – oppose our Australian right to self defense as a nation against foreign aggression, they have in effect made void our collective right to self defense against the genocide they are running on our population. And it goes without saying they oppose our individual and inalienable right to self defense – especially against groups which have entitlement to crime. The position and commitment on this issue will be a litmus test for independents who will be standing at the next election.
Again. The Home School provides instructive material for younglings of all ages.
“The Three Little Pigs Learn About Gun Control”
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pHLGeV73B5w
The moral of this story is: laws are not going to save you from people who do not follow laws.
I don’t know where that video has gone, but Palmer United produced a video about the Chinese-owned airstrip near Karratha in WA featuring the news that the strip was built by the Chinese with the quiet approval of the WA Government. Same with the Port of Karratha, which is, if I remember correctly, also Chinese owned. The Feds would have known about this too, so how did this come to be? The Palmer website only features only this short video-that was all I could find, but the original, I am sure you will all remember, went on national TV:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O5etJKact8s&t=7s And I heard that the shaky Chinese real estate consortium, Evergrande, is the largest owner of Australian owner of Australian real estate.
Anymore jokes? This is absolutely ridiculous. I’m surprised the CCP hasnt taken us already…but I suppose they dont need to…we are busy doing it all ourselves without them even having to bother. Just sickening and very disturbing.
I assume our defence personnel are well trained,that being the case ,why are they sharing highly delicate information with anyone ? I have a feeling Sun Tzu would not do such a thing.I once bought a book called “The Enemy Within.” It was about the fifth column. At that time I did not know what a fifth column was. I sure as hell do now.
Comeinspinner
Reblogged this on Nelle's journey.
Who gives a shit about the Chinese.
We could just swap them coal for gadgets and avoid the banksters.
Public enemy number ones are WEF/UN/BillGates/GAVI/SEPI etc
It is good to see that the Regional Australia Party is across this. I do not think we should assume that the people trained to the highest level in the Australian Defense Forces are incompetent. The kleptocracies in the national and state politburos can get away with the incompetence cover story but not the Australian Defense Forces.
It is common knowledge that Chinese military vessels patrol Garden Point.
These facts clearly point to CCP control of the ADF.
I hope that RAP and the other minor parties can round table on an SOS for the good ship Australia. A platform and electoral strategy is needed.
The CCP and others would not have to fire a shot to take Australia, traitors have been giving away our country for many years. They may have to quarantine for a couple of weeks when they get here.