Since you posted a link to my local public broadcaster, I wanted to point this out:

> [Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke] says the government has activated a digital resilience agreement with Microsoft today to ensure Australia gets priority:

> "That agreement has in fact been activated today to make sure that we get appropriate prioritisation of Australian interests in this across everything.

It's a little pathetic-seeming to plead for special treatment from Microsoft. I get Australia is an important strategic alliance* for the US, but unless these resiliency agreements are rare... what meaningful prioritisation of "Australian interests" can we expect from MS?

*a useful staging ground to field subs into the South Pacific and Indian Ocean