Australia boosts anti-China defences, plus inside Myanmar's rebel mountains

Myanmar is reeling from a major earthquake that has hit residents
who are already struggling to survive amid a brutal four-year
civil war. Venetia Rainey speaks to Asia correspondent Sarah
Newey about her recent reporting trip from inside the country
about how this will affect the junta’s grip on power and why
things are likely to go from bad to worse. 


Plus, we look at a major debate underway in Australia about the
growing risk posed by China after Beijing sent an unprecedented
naval flotilla to circle the country. With snap elections
now called for May, Sam Roggeveen, Director of the Lowy
Institute’s International Security Program, explains why there is
a tussle over the defence budget and how well equipped the
Australian Defence Force is.


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