Whether or not the "nuclear test" by #China ever took place in 2020 fact is what's a whole lot more dubious than China's secrecy is the USA's secrecy about it.
China is NOT a military ally of Australia. America is.
@albomp.bsky.social and #RichardMarles should issue a PLEASE EXPLAIN to Washington.
#RichardMarles can't ignore the fact that a damn huge % of Australians are "over the US alliance" and really he needs to invest a lot more time in shoring up Australia's military alliance with the #UK and even #Japan and #India as well.
#Trump and #Hegseth have done EVERYTHING to kill the alliance.
Everything #RichardMarles said at the National Press Club was very reasonable, accurate and responsible.
Australia's defence budget should be raised to 3% of GDP by 2033, which Marles announced it would be. That "responsible target" falls well short of #Trump' s and #Hegseth 's "irresponsible one".
@albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social
*where's your bluesky account #RichardMarles?*
Are you going to listen to the Australian people who want you to STOP SENDING WEAPONS OF GENOCIDE TO ISRAEL??
As "rightfully tempted" as @albomp.bsky.social and defence minister #RichardMarles might be to engage Australia's military to "back up" the US navy to win browny points with #Trump so "a few oil tankers" bound for #Malaysia & #Singapore evade the US #Hormuz blockade they MUST resist ANY temptation.
Australia appoints woman to lead its army for the first time @SightMagazine #Australia #LtGenSusanCoyle #AnthonyAlbanese #RichardMarles #LtGenSimonStuart #ADF
sightmagazine.com.au/news/austral...
#RichardMarles
@albomp.bsky.social
#ALP
Just this! 👇👇👇👇
And still #Auspol 's @albomp.bsky.social @senatorwong.bsky.social #RichardMarles all in unwavering idol. 🤢
#auspol
#PennyWong @albomp.bsky.social
#RichardMarles
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"Warns"? I think it's common knowledge amongst Australians, Donald Trump's regime can't be trusted and they prove it every day.
Labor should cancel the #AUKUS program.
@albomp.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#RichardMarles.
THEIR mess @albomp.bsky.social
Time to cut them loose @senatorwong.bsky.social
#RichardMarles @australianlabor.bsky.social
#Auspol
"The last thing you’ll get from me is a running commentary on what the president has said." ~ #RichardMarles, Australian Deputy PM and Minister for Defence. What about a statement correcting Trump's "assertions"? 🙄 #auspol #trump #america #iran www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
1. @australianlabor.bsky.social @albomp.bsky.social #RichardMarles
We are looking at a projected cost at roughly $368 billion. To put that in perspective, that is roughly:
• $10,000 to $14,000 for every single man, woman, and child in Australia.
17/3 2026
#Australian #Defence minister #RichardMarles confirms #US can access data collected by Australian surveillance plane in #Gulf
#Australia #Iran #MiddleEast #IsraelUS-war #uspol #ilpol #irpol #auspol
Why the hell are they under any scrutiny to check that their VISA's are inline with the same checks other people are subject to when coming in from places of conflict????????
Do we know if they are??? #RichardMarles @albomp.bsky.social
@davidshoebridge.bsky.social is correct.
@albomp.bsky.social & #RichardMarles must immediately seek High Court "administered advice" to make doubly certain that any Australian "back up involvement" in " #Iran conflict" doesn't make the OZ military "legally involved" in US warfare.
@crikey.com.au
Didn't take Trump and Netanyahu long to get Australia involved in their expansionist war across The Middle East did it @albomp.bsky.social
@senatorwong.bsky.social
@australianlabor.bsky.social
#RichardMarles
#Auspol
So he's attacked an Australian Base in the Middle East!
How's the Alliance looking now? #albomp
#richardmarles
#RichardMarles, like @albomp.bsky.social and #PennyWong, is citing "BS propaganda" regarding #Iran 's "make believe nuclear weapons development program", as justification for the US / #Israel military offensive.
It's straight out DECEPTION.
@crikey.com.au @latikambourke.com @dianedee.bsky.social
#OleksiiGoncharenko, a prominent MP in #Ukraine, is not satisfied that Australian military personnel are training Ukrainian soldiers in the #UK, and not in #Ukraine itself.
It would put their lives in perilous danger. @albomp.bsky.social and #RichardMarles must say - NO WAY.
@dianedee.bsky.social
@albomp.bsky.social, #RichardMarles and #PennyWong, in a joint statement, said that they support the US offensive to "stop #Iran obtaining a nuclear weapon".
What about the poor people of #Iran, who need liberating from the brutal regime?
They didn't rate a mention. Only this phantom nuclear bomb.
@albomp.bsky.social
#RichardMarles 👇👇👇👇
#RichardMarles has ONE THING in common with every other human being - he doesn't have a damn clue what #Trump will be thinking in 5 minutes time.
Regards #Taiwan Trump is very capable of throwing Taiwan to the wolves with #China as part of the #GreatReset. It's BUSINESS to him.
@latikambourke.com
All I can say to #RichardMarles is #U-SUKA
#richardmarles as bad as #scummo in deference to #us #masters
#richardmarles @albomp.bsky.social
Listen to #GavinNewsom ( @gavinnewsom.bsky.social ) @albomp.bsky.social , @senatorwong.bsky.social , #RichardMarles and the rest of @australianlabor.bsky.social .
GROW A SPINE. Dont be complicit.
#AUSPOL #Albo #ALP #Labor #PennyWong #EndZionism #TrumpEpstein #Sovereignty #AustraliaFirst #Kneepads
Listen to #GavinNewsom ( @gavinnewsom.bsky.social ) @albomp.bsky.social , @senatorwong.bsky.social , #RichardMarles and the rest of @australianlabor.bsky.social .
GROW A SPINE.
#AUSPOL #Albo #ALP #Labor #PennyWong #EndZionism #TrumpEpstein #Sovereignty #AustraliaFirst
youtube.com/live/qlPFfEP...
Can someone forward this report to #RichardMarles & @albomp.bsky.social @australianlabor.bsky.social ASAP.
As NATO countries fly defence armies to Greenland, Who are America’s allies anymore?
Russia?
El Salvador?
Australia??????? ❌❗️