One of the country s top national security officials has warned that the drums of war are beating as tensions with China escalate, urging Australians not to fall into the trap of thinking war might leave us be if we simply wish away the curse . Home Affairs Secretary Michael Pezzullo said in his Anzac Day message released on Sunday that the country should do everything in its power to find peace, until we are faced with the only prudent, if sorrowful, course - to send off, yet again, our warriors to fight the nation s wars . His sobering comments came on the same day Defence Minister Peter Dutton said that a war with China over Taiwan should not be discounted .
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