Coastal Vulnerability
Which coast of the continental island of Australia is most vulnerable? It all depends what the Canberra government places its emphasis in the risk matrix. Is vulnerability translated in terms of population over run, biosecurity invasion, foreign ownership, trading shifts, geopolitical exposure or wartime attacks? The geographical location of Australia initially denotes remoteness, long distances and a colony-like existence between the Indian and Pacific Oceans. Unfettered skies offer striking oppprtunities to watch the night maps overhead, conduct nuclear weapon experiments and execution of joint nation military excercises. Populations cling mainly to the Aussie coast in pockets of suburbia, leaving Indigenous Country mainly seemingly empty but full of mineral resources. The capital of the Commonwealth of Australia is conveniently shucked like a oyster in the south east, between skiing slopes, agricultural farms, surfing beaches and her economic hubs. I...