Ukraine was promised protection. It got invasion. Australia has been assigned a role. But not a say.

Ukraine gave up its deterrent. It trusted the USA, the UK, and Russia. It got war.
Australia’s defence agreement is no different;  Ukrainian-style assurance, subject to the will of the U.S. president and the people of the day.
Our submarines are already being described by U.S. senators as “additions to the American arsenal.”

This is not about abandoning allies. It’s about demanding respect.
If we are not treated as equals, then we owe no allegiance.