Laura Tingle:On other side of world US president leaving Ukraine to its fate, appearing side with Russia's Vladimir Putin, up-ending post-WWII order built around US/Western European cooperation security. https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-02-22/global-politics-us-ukraine-election-australia/104967262
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Whatever the merits or otherwise of either case, it smacks of the worst sort of pre-election expediency.
The government is desperate to win the seat of Braddon.”
PM and his ministers move methodically through a list of one political problem to another ahead of the final calling of the poll, with policy solutions of very variable quality.”
No reason to think Australia's national interests will not be directly challenged, over economic or geo-strategic interests, or even over political fashion.”
"We regard struggle of Ukrainian people courageous. And Russia's invasion was illegal. It's been brutal. It's had catastrophic consequences for the people of Ukraine, but also, it must be said, for the people of Russia."
The US is cooked. AUKUS is dead and will never deliver anything useful for Australia.
#auspol
#PutTheLibsLast
If LNP Dutton elected, war hawks, wolverines James Paterson, Andrew Hastie, Eric Abetz, Michael Pazzullo will take over mega Home Affairs, Defence with AFP moved back in.
Everyone would respect him if he did that.
Someone else will stand up and take care of it. It is truly frustrating and well frankly, a little embarrassing.
BTW, I don't want a running commentary on a mad man's thought bubbles. But I want some Aussie grit to be shown.
#Auspol
Haven’t heard that before. Where did that come from?
Majority of Australians are atheists. Do not like to mix politics and religion. #auspol
Simply The capitalist mode of production under Catholicism becomes fascism. Whereas with Protestantism, like in Nordic nations, it becomes equity.
I think @australianlabor.bsky.social would be very embarrassed.
It does give the perception that there is some other inside deal going on $$. We already know about Bondi Partners LLC.
It's not as if we were getting sub's anyway?
https://www.bondipartners.com/teams/joe-hockey/.
They live in a different class.
Is not working class.