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"The Peace President." [Cartoon by Benjamin Slyngstad]

The U.S. is now engulfed in what could be another forever war in Iran. Here’s a warning from 10 years ago that sadly feels too relevant right now.

How US bases make Australia part of the Iran war Australia’s role in supporting the US-Israel war against Iran with the hosting of a string of US military bases across the country is a critical contribution to the US war machine.

johnmenadue.com/post/2026/03....

Is Australia at war? Legally, the answer is yes It's a reasonable question for Australians to ask given the government is sending a sophisticated reconnaissance plane — crewed by dozens of military personnel — to the Middle East. And legal experts ...

The simple answer to “Is Australia at War?” YES.

www.abc.net.au/news/2026-03...

Penny Wong has reminded me that it's time to dip back into that timeless classic by Leo Tolstoy:

"Collective Self Defence and Peace".

I’ve never been threatened by Iranian school girls

Larissa Waters asks Penny Wong if Australia is “at war”
Wong “we are engaged in collective self defence…”
Waters “Point of order on relevance, are we at war?”
Wong “I responded by being clear that we are engaged in collective self defence…”
Is that a yes? 🤔 #auspol

David Shoebridge says the reason Labor is legislating to “shut the door” on 7200 Iranian refugees “on the same day” of granting asylum to the Iranian women’s football team, is so other Iranians don’t “come here & do exactly what the Iranian women’s football team did”💥 #auspol

I’ll always trust the findings on Robodebt from Commissioner Catherine Holmes, who led a commission of integrity, who didn’t hold hearings in secret, over & above the findings of the NACC, led by Paul Brereton who works in the shadows with conflicts running through his veins.

David Shoebridge has called out the ‘three war parties’ Labor, the Coalition & One Nation for joining forces to shut the door on refugees who are now fleeing the illegal war on Iran.
“You support your uncle Donald, the fascist duck” 🔥 #auspol

#asio can make up your data and arrest you #auspol

If they release you without charge it is ILLEGAL to disclose the reason for such interrogation *imagine that*

WHAT IF IT'S A BIG HOAX AND We CReATe A BeTTeR WORLD FOR NOTHING? • ENERGY INDEPENDENCE • PRESERVE RAINFORESTS • SUSTAINABILITY • GREEN JOBS • LIVABLE CITIES • RENEWABLES • CLEAN WATER, AIR • HEALTHY CHILDREN • етс. етс.

About time for this to get another run I reckon.

'Hypocritical': Government moves to curb new Iranian visas after footballer asylum cases Critics accuse the government of concealing the "true effect" of the changes, arguing they would prevent people from seeking refuge.

Read in full www.sbs.com.au/news/article...

The Albanese Labor Government has allowed a few women from Iran to seek safety here, then slammed the door on thousands.

...where all justifications are made up, and the law doesn't matter 😟

If the Palestinian people had desecrated the graves the government and news corpse would have been in meltdown.
Welcome to Israelia

Bloody pathetic. When I worked in DVA there would have been very noisy outrage. Where’s the damned RSL? #wargraves

So much for respect for the fallen

They also said they did not brief the PM on this report which they received in September 2025, before he met with Israel’s President Herzog.
After hesitating whether they did or did not brief any other ministers, they took it on notice.

Dept of Veterans Affairs confirms that despite having a report with details & images of Australian war graves desecrated & bulldozed by Israel — they have not referred it to the AFP for investigation or sought any legal advice on if it amounts to a potential war crime. #auspol

Thank you for pursuing this, David.i asked my local fed member 2 months ago to seek information about this. I've heard nothing back. There is limited interest in MSM. (It obviously doesn't get clicks online.)
Please press further on this David. It's extremely upsetting for many, many people.

Desecrated by the same country that just killed dozens of Lebanese citizens to try and retrieve the decades old bones of one aviator.

I would have hoped they'd asked Herzog when he was here. I rang fed. Member that week to suggest it might be a good conversation topic.( politely).
Crickets.

This is absolutely DIGUSTING!!!

Have we called in the Israeli Ambassador to explain what they did/are doing to protect OUR sacred site, THEY are responsible for desecrating???

Or are we too busy bending over backwards to protect their interests here in Australia?

What happened to 🔽

“Our research in 2023 … there was a bit over 500 surveyed who were ... entitled to receive child support and 80 per cent of them who had some form of abuse within the relationship said that their ex-partner used child support to keep it going”

Single Mother Families Australia CEO Terese Edwards:

“What’s happening in child support mirrors what has been gone what happened in robodebt”