Australia announces sanctions against Russia in response to the aggression with Ukraine, which are unlikely to have much impact, but important in that the world is showing a united front.
The situation also potentially carries lessons for Australia in terms of its own tense relationship with our own neighbouring superpower and trading partner.
"We have to invest in peace. We have to invest in diplomacy and building up allies in our region,"
said Ebony Bennett, deputy director of the Australia Institute, on Ticker News.
[Originally aired 24 February 2022]
