This Defence announcement from the Albanese Labor government is a triumph of messaging over substance. At a moment of global fracture Labor doubles down on the US and AUKUS, hundreds of billions flowing to US weapons and an ADF designed only to function as part of the US military.
Where are your strident calls for ISRAEL to end the blockade on Gaza that's killing people, @albomp.bsky.social?
Where are your strident calls for the USA to end the blockade on Cuba that's destroying people's lives?
Nothing. But when it comes to 𝘰𝘪𝘭 ... 🗣️ #auspol #SolidarityWithIran
Israel's illegal invasion and ethnic cleansing of Lebanon. Not "contributing to" it is the literal sole cause of it. @SenatorWong The conflict in Lebanon is contributing to a humanitarian crisis. As UN Security Council members meet today to discuss the protection of UN and Humanitarian Personnel, Australia and partners call for international humanitarian law to be respected, and aid workers to be protected. 9:09 AM • Apr 9, 2026 • 10.7K Views Years of this passive language has desensitised us. Is the law being "disrespected"? No. It's being criminally breached by Israel, over and over again, which in turn, obligates states to react, to punish, to sanction. When someone is murdered, you do not "call for" the murderer to respect the law, you arrest them.
Years now of calling for these murderers to stop killing everyone and start "respecting" the law - this would be evil and absurd by itself, but to do this while also arming the murderers and funding them and calling them your "friend" makes this a uniquely ghoulish exercise of propaganda.
Spanish PM Pedro calls for the IMMEDIATE ARREST of Netanyahu
He said: "Netanyahu launched the worst possible unjustified attack against Lebanon. His contempt for life and international law is intolerable. He is a criminal that must be arrested immediately.” #cdnpoli
Alleged to have committed war crimes in Afghanistan, last night Ben Robert-Smith spent his 1st night behind bars. Found guilty of truth telling, Afghan war crimes whistleblower David McBride is spent his 693rd night behind bars. 1/2 #contrast #auspol
The Australian prime minister, foreign minister and defence minister are also too cowardly to tell it like it is.
Bur given their positions as stewards of the Australia-US 'alliance', it is beyond cowardice.
It is criminal negligence. #auspol
The official who headed Australia's Home Affairs department acted so recklessly and improperly, particularly in his secret dealings with a lobbyist and Liberal Party powerbroker, that it would be very difficult for him to ever work in the public service again. That is among a series of damaging findings contained in a confidential report that led to the sacking of Michael Pezzullo as Home Affairs secretary in late 2023 but which the government declined to release at the time.
‘Can’t be trusted’ yet the former public servant is given air time and appears on expert panels. What does it take in this country for wrongdoing to be taken seriously?! Oh to be rich and powerful. www.theage.com.au/national/can...
Australia has sent SAS troops into the Middle East while this awful and illegal US and Israeli War on Iran expands. How could the PM not have told the truth about this last night?
Today marks two years since Australian aid worker Zomi Frankcom was killed by Israel.
Two years on, there has been no justice or accountability. Even the family’s most basic wishes of an apology from Israel and compensation to honour her life and support other aid workers have not been met.
National Press Club platforming Israeli ambassador - knowing IDF killed 250+ journalists - for lunch chat. In the same week Israel admits doctoring Lebanese journalist image after murder. Disgraceful & dystopian yet somehow still shamelessly in full view, to be broadcast on ABC
Defence warns we’ll “be left with no submarines if #AUKUS IS dumped”. The problem is that we’ll also be left with no submarines if AUKUS ISN’T dumped. Snookered by its own incompetence, with you’re paying the massive bill🤦♂️. 1/2 #auspol
The United States and Israel are setting the world on fire with Albanese’s active support. This is directly against the wishes of the Australian people. The war parties in Canberra once again choose Washington over the Australian public.
Claims by Richard Marles that AUKUS was on track must be set against reality and facts. Janes, the authoritative defence journal, documents major cost, design and delivery problems with the UK sub programme that we rely on.
Support the public inquiry into AUKUS to get the facts!
No action on Australian charities breaking international law funding illegal Israel settlements, IDF - Katy Gallagher tells Senate
@sstephanietrann.bsky.social #auspol
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Defence spends the most public money on projects, by a long shot. They waste 10s of billions. A Govt controlled committee has ordered the Auditor-General to stop auditing Defence major projects. Politically good for @albomp.bsky.social but very bad for taxpayers. #auspol
Australia has an opportunity to get out of AUKUS. We should take it.
We ask the Albanese Government to prioritise Australia's interests and security, and to join the UK and the US Governments in undertaking an independent parliamentary inquiry into AUKUS.
✍️ Add your name: theaus.in/AUKUS_inquiry
The same week the Albanese Government joins a war, they cancelled one of the major transparency measures in Defense.
Albanese has now admitted that Australians were onboard the US nuclear sub that sank an Iranian vessel and left the crew to drown, in a violation of international law. This was always an inevitability of AUKUS. End AUKUS now.
Anthony Albanese
Francesa Albanese
David Attenborough voice:
Despite sharing a common name, the Spineless Albanese, native to Australia, and the Giant Albanese, native to Europe, are not, in fact, related at all
Only the United States could bomb a country, kill its leader, massacre its children, declare the intention to destroy its military and topple its government, and then call that country’s retaliation against US military bases “unprovoked”.
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Lidia Thorpe stands up, calls out Pauline Hanson
“Did you just call me a bitch?”
“She just called me a bitch”
A shaky Acting Senate President Dave Sharna “do you have a point of order?”
Thorpe “I do. I just got called a bitch by the racist.”🔥 #auspol
Albanese actively standing up and volunteering to loudly defend the bombing of girls schools feels like a defining moment of his tenure
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I'm at it again: great ontological debate about welfare 'compliance' app govt told Ombudsman it built to monitor dodgy job service providers but which doesn't exist. No documents point to it. Instead they use 'existing processes'. And haven't they been so effective. www.crikey.com.au/2026/02/27/r...
At least Australians can be proud of Grace Tame. #auspol #GazaGenocide #GazaHolocaust #HerzogNotWelcome
Political illustration of Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese seated inside a car, pointing and speaking dismissively. Through the car window behind him are protest signs reading “Declare recognition of the State of Palestine,” “Cancel the weapons contracts,” “Sanction Israel,” “Expel the ambassador,” and “Back the ICJ case against Israel,” with Parliament House visible in the background. Albanese wears US and Israeli flag pins on his lapel. A speech bubble from him reads: “Yeah ok, I get it… genocide, but please! We have some social cohesion to focus on here!”
The language of “social cohesion” was never neutral. It was a calculated, callous move to silence dissent on Palestine. You can keep it. Decent Australians demand justice, international law upheld, and an end to our complicity with a rogue apartheid state committing genocide.
Bsky mind who is this man telling the crowd cops “will beat you up” please?
Debate on #Insiders over govt spending. No mention of $Bs spent on subsidising jobs in the UK and USA through the utter stupidity that is AUKUS. Building homes for the US military while Aussies sleep on the street is political and economic madness.
I have early onset psyoratic arthritis- I'm 49. Been giving Centrelink certificates for over 18 months, 10 waiting for a rhumatology appointment. I just got suspended because my 8th certificate was 2 days late. It's fucking absurd.
So by expressing my view and saying that the Israeli Govt under Benjamin Netanyahu is committing a genocide against the Palestinian people in Gaza - then under these new hate laws - I may be subject to criminal charges? Is this right? #auspol > www.theguardian.com/australia-ne...
