Not directly about the F-35, more directed at Australian defence posture and the fact the threat has changed.
https://www.lowyinstitute.org/the-in...matic-purchase
Australia’s F-35s: Lessons from a problematic purchase
In a startling statement reported this month, two recent Air Force chiefs assert Australia has made some grave force structure errors. It seems the RAAF needs a new bomber, as the new F-35 Joint Strike Fighter now entering service is inadequate for future strike operations. The chiefs’ intervention raises questions about how this could have happened and, given growing international tensions, how such expensive strategic missteps can be avoided......