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Adelaide based engineer - economist. My wife and a home full of cats keep me happy in a dystopian world.
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So sensible

Hugh White says AUKUS depends on if Australia is willing to join USA in war with China. Serious question: How many Australians want us to join USA in a war with China? If the answer is "not many", shouldn't AUKUS be scrapped? #Auspol #politics www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Denmark is Tracking Stateless Tanker as it Transits Straits maritime-executive.com/article/denm...

Why would USA wait two weeks to attack Iran, if Iranian nuclear weapons were really "2 to 3 weeks away" (last week). Sounds like a repeat of the lies that led to the 2003 invasion of Iraq. #politics #USpolitics #IranIsrael www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06...

Sorry, but he looks Russian to me! Maybe there to remind Trump who his Daddy is!

It is shocking that 22 years after the US, UK and Australia went to war in Iraq based on the WMD lies, we see mainstream media headlines today running Trump's Iran "weeks away" from a nuclear weapon claim without explicitly framing it as directly contradicted by his own intelligence community

I commend reading Gareth Evans’ latest piece on AUKUS. As usual, he outlines what is in Australia’s national interest with reason, not inflammatory rhetoric. www.project-syndicate.org/commentary/a...

Why Australia should recognise Palestinian statehood by Gareth Evans, former foreign minister. If Israel wants to be free from terrorist attacks, it's not going to be achieved by committing genocide against Palestine. johnmenadue.com/post/2025/05... #auspol #insiders #FreePalestine #SundayShot

The 4 corners program highlighted the craziness of this enterprise. Added to the improbability factor, the subs are too big. Will they be any 'more invisible' than, say French nuclear subs?Hugh White: why the AUKUS ‘dream’ was never realistic and is likely to die theconversation.com/hugh-white-w...

US Veterans peacefully protesting Trump’s military birthday parade arrested at Capitol Hill. This is the moment a 80+ year old US veteran is taken away in handcuffs for practicing his 1st Amendment right. #3E #NoKings #NoKingsProtests (🎥 @gregjstoker.bsky.social )

I recommend this article by Sam Roggaveen on the thinking behind Australia’s AUKUS defence agreement. #politics www.themonthly.com.au/june-2025/es...

Perfect

Brilliantly responsive for Battlefront to have a miniature version of the new Ukrainian drone warfare system out already 😀 www.battlefrontgroup.com/bb251