{"podcast":{"title":"Asia Pacific Defence Reporter","slug":"asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527","podcast_index_feed_id":6383527,"rss_url":"https://feeds.acast.com/public/shows/6461aa4dcd2b40001119e5eb","website_url":"https://shows.acast.com/asia-pacific-defence-reporter","image_url":"https://assets.pippa.io/shows/6461aa4dcd2b40001119e5eb/1684198081627-7712deed25df6e09bfce1eb0c3174cad.jpeg","author":"Marilyn Butler","episode_count":148,"summary":"These podcasts are a way of shedding a bit more light on Defence decisions – particularly acquisitions – because the system has become secretive and taxpayers have a right to know what’s going on. But it’s even worse than that with Defence sometimes putting out information that is misleading and in some cases plain wrong. We discuss the Defence Strategic Review and debunk the claims that it is some sort of radical and positive move. No it is not. We also have a few words about the outrageous decision to purchase the SURTASS towed array sonar via FMS and preview the ANAO report into the Hunter class frigate program. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","last_synced_at":"2026-06-16T12:20:58.950355+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527"},"episode":{"title":"Episode 134","slug":"episode-134","published_at":"2026-04-14T00:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527/episode-134","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527","url":"https://asiapacificdefencereporter.com","audio_url":"https://sphinx.acast.com/p/open/s/6461aa4dcd2b40001119e5eb/e/69dc7c00af4db69e0dda3321/media.mp3","summary":"Events in the Middle East continue to evolve in rapid and unexpected directions. Following the failure of peace talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran, the US is now hoping to open the Strait of Hormuz by blockading it. In the short term, the fuel crisis in Australia may get worse before it gets better - not that you would know that by looking at the amount of jet fuel being burnt up by our PM and Defence Minister. Speaking of which, a new National Defence Strategy will be released this week. It is likely to be dead on arrival because it has been written by people who refuse to accept that the world is changing and that the US is no longer a reliable ally. Finally - what does this government have against South Korea, which is the largest supplier of petroleum to us, along with Singapore? Why are they being ignored in the current flurry of high level diplomatic activity? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.","meta_description":"Events in the Middle East continue to evolve in rapid and unexpected directions. Following the failure of peace talks in Pakistan between the US and Iran,…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":1164,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527/episodes/episode-134/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/asia-pacific-defence-reporter-6383527/episode-134.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}