“Australia is trading real sovereignty for imaginary submarines. AUKUS legislation effectively transfers operational priority and access over key Australian military bases to the US.” #auspol #AUKUS #defence #sovereignty AUKUS Caucus theaimn.net/aukus-caucus/

The White House said it wanted a typeface that more closely aligned with the decorum, direction and values of the Trump Administration. theshovel.com.au/2025/12/12/w...

“Millions of Aussie teens are going to wake up each morning without an unintentional briefing on the bombing of Yemen — that's a huge national risk," warned one security expert. theshovel.com.au/2025/12/11/s...

Genealogists are baffled as to how the massive spike in births 100-plus years ago went completely undocumented. theshovel.com.au/2025/12/10/t...

The 15-year-old can't use TikTok, but is comforted by the fact he’ll be old enough to watch a thousand ads from Sportsbet about the latest odds at Randwick. theshovel.com.au/2024/11/11/t...

“There’s certainly a history there of collapsing under pressure, especially under lights. And England has a tendency to collapse too, but usually not quite so spectacularly,” analyst Mark Harrow said. theshovel.com.au/2025/12/04/d...

From the satellite surveillance of Pine Gap to the bomber forward deployment at Tindal, these facilities entangle Australia in conflicts far beyond its shores, compromise its sovereignty, and incur immense strategic risks. #auspol #VassalState #security #independence theaimn.net/the-architec...

Fresh scrutiny of royal interference in Whitlam’s Dismissal has renewed calls for Australia to finally become a republic, writes Dr John Jiggens. #auspol #ausrepublic Republic campaign reignited by evidence of royal involvement in Whitlam sacking share.google/xs9hvrf8GEPp...

It's on the basis of China-phobia that our stance towards China is being formulated. It's a distorted one that ignores America’s provocative strategy of encircling China – a strategy in which we are enthusiastically and stupidly colluding. #auspol #China #security johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

Andrew, unwittingly, has become the monarchy’s cautionary tale — proof that inherited power without accountability always rots from within. #ausrepublic #auspol independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

Hi Bluesky, God just needs 17k followers to hit 600k. And then 66k more after that to hit 666k. That will be funny. Thanks, God

50 years on from the dismissal. The US government actively destabilising the Australian democracy. Pine Gap should be suspended and a full report made to the Australian & American people on all activities conducted there. #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

World cricket’s best umpires will not be available for the start of the Ashes – and it means an umpire with decision review numbers almost as bad as axed official Joel Wilson’s is set to preside over the first Test in Perth. #AUSvENG #Ashes www.smh.com.au/sport/cricke...

It is not true that Australia has never experienced a revolution. Fifty years ago, the nation saw a bloodless coup where the underpinning conventions of our parliamentary democracy were overthrown. #TheDismissal #AusRepublic #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/comment/topi...

Elaborate constructions of plausible denial will just not wash. The Palace went to extraordinary lengths to whitewash the role of the Queen and the gaggle of royals around her including Charles. #TheDismissal #AusRepublic #NotMyKing #auspol johnmenadue.com/post/2025/11...

Danger ahead #America #USA #USpol theaimn.net/danger-ahead/

Tony Abbott’s history of Australia is a version that sanitises the worst effects of colonialism and immigration policy, and leans into the destructive doctrine of Trump. By Grace Tame. #Australia #auspol www.thesaturdaypaper.com.au/life/2025/11...

"....The PM's reticence to move decisively to progress the nation suggests he may have more of the hallmarks of a conservative than a progressive....." #auspol #ausrepublic independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

ADORABLE! This Kid Is Dressing Up as a Coal Industry Lobbyist This Halloween in the Hope of Scoring More Handouts

"He has lived in the property under a long-term public housing arrangement with the Crown Estate, a Government body that provides affordable accommodation to unemployed Britons"

Palace officials confirmed the change late on Thursday, saying it reflects “His Ex-Highness’s ongoing commitment to reinventing himself as a man of absolutely no accountability and ridiculous excuses”

Coalition MPs called for an urgent inquiry into whether the Prime Minister’s teenage music choices constitute a national security threat. theshovel.com.au/2025/10/30/p...

No Joy, only Division: It’s just the stupidest stupid we’ve yet seen Amy Remeikis Oct 29, 2025, updated Oct 29, 2025 www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic... #auspol

If there’s a bandwagon to jump on, the Liberals have their tickets ready. #auspol theaimn.net/if-theres-a-...

X is a cesspit led by an unhinged billionaire who is desperately trying to stir up civil war in Britain. Nobody with any sense or decency should be there. No organisations, government departments, or politicians should be there. Everyone who is, is enabling this monster.

"Australia has been too subservient, too sycophantic, too risk-averse in our dealings with Trump. There is a cost to being risk-averse just as there is a cost to being a risk-taker." #auspol #AUKUS #ConfidenceMan independentaustralia.net/politics/pol...

“If Helen of Troy had the face that launched a thousand ships, Pauline Hanson has the only face that launched a thousand chips. She is Australia’s original populist snack: crisp on the outside, hollow in the middle, and always served with a side of vinegar.” #auspol theaimn.net/ask-not-what...

It is clear that Australian manufacturing is boosting Israel’s military capacity. Let’s acknowledge that and stop playing word games. #auspol #Israel #Gaza #F-35 #LaunderedParts johnmenadue.com/post/2025/10...

Can't stand Richard Marles. He's the Minister for keeping Australia a tethered, dependant apparatchik of the US. #auspol

Oh Pam Bondi says she hates this photo. Oh well by all means let's not post it so everyone can see it lol😉

"On one hand I'm glad we didn't get Zelenskied, but at the same time... I wish we got Zelenskied," said one Australian, who had to call in sick from work after seeing the news this morning. theshovel.com.au/2025/10/21/a...

I knew @albomp was Labor-lite but now I see he’s Trump-lite too. Democracy under Alp: piffle. FOI, pointless. Open govt- embarrassing. #auspolhttps://www.theage.com.au/business/companies/abc-s-john-lyons-to-miss-trump-albanese-oval-office-meeting-20251020-p5n3vj.html

Is placing strange pauses in the middle of sentences a required unit of learning for aspiring TV news anchors and reporters? Why can't they just speak normally??!

The subs we're supposedly going to get under #AUKUS are already becoming obsolete. It's a bad deal, and we need to get out of it urgently. #auspol theconversation.com/ai-drone-shi...

There is absolutely nothing "Honourable" about @sussanley. She is an utterly disgraceful person. #auspol #qt

Susan Ley is a disgusting individual who today plumbed new depths of desperation. To attempt to turn a day like this into a domestic political opportunity is beyond depravity. #auspol

www.theage.com.au/politics/fed... #auspol #AusRepublic 😪

Donald Trump's burgeoning dictatorship and what Australia's response might mean for the future of democracy. @michellepini.bsky.social

If Trump escalates conflicts with China, Iran, or North Korea, US military bases in Australia could make us a target, dragging the nation into wars we never chose. Yet, our leaders treat the alliance as untouchable. theaimn.net/us-military-... #auspol #AUKUS #alliance #sovereignty #independence

It's time our politicians kicked their US habit www.thenewdaily.com.au/news/politic...

There's a level of back-handed smack at the Trump administration in Albo's speech here. #auspol #UN

#AUKUS: It is a tribute to the lack of professionalism of Marles and the defence department that there is no let-out clause for Australia, even though both the US and Britain have one. #auspol

True allies share values & vision. Australia & the US no longer do. America is fractured, authoritarian, reckless abroad & complicit in genocide. Yet Canberra clings to the myth of the alliance. It’s time to face reality & chart our own path. #AusPol #US #Alliance

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