The Virginia-class submarine deal exposes the real purpose of AUKUS. #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS READ ON: pearlsandirritations.com/post/2026/06...?

"Something remarkable happened in April. For the first time in history, wind and solar generated more electricity than gas across the entire planet. Not in a country. Not in a region. Globally." Tons of great news here from Danny Kennedy (via @billmckibben.bsky.social's newsletter, which rules).

A voice from somewhere in the dark declares ownership of the land. It is supported by armed government forces. It's a scene that has occurred countless times throughout Indigenous history across our nation. Australia let it happen again at Barrambin on 1 June, 2026. #qldpol

Premier in the making? In all my time covering #qldpol, I've never seen Lord Pocketsquare Jarrod Bleijie engage in anything to do with Queenslanders. Not State of Origin, not Qld Day. First elected in 2009 as the member for Kawana, everything has always been about his lordship.

He is, I believe, the most odious man in Qld state politics. Given that this includes both Tim Mander and Tim Nicholls, that’s saying a lot.

Bleijie doesn't need to be premier, he is the kingmaker and has Crisafulli on a short lead. The premier doesn't make a move without first clearing it with Bleijie.

Yeah! Cancel AUKUS! Demand out money back. Then kick them out of Pine Gap, Darwin and anywhere else they have their greasy, aquisitive hands in our country.

Agred as well we should expel the Ambassador & All USA Military from Australia

“The shift to second-hand Virginia-class submarines exposes the deeper flaw in AUKUS: Australia is committing vast public funds to a capability designed around US strategic priorities rather than Australia’s own defence needs.” #auspol

Australia is a 'three ocean continent" it needs a minimum of twelve submarines in order to properly defend itself, rather than the eight that will never be delivered, that are "specified" under the AUKUS agreement. #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

The imbecile, Trump has imposed a new 12% tariff on Australian goods because of "Australia's inaction on slavery". NOW would be a good time to cancel #AUKUS in retaliation! THAT might wake him up! #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

#AUKUS will #FAUKUS #auspol

Its worth pointing out that Briggs is a career submariner and among other prestigious appointments, was the commander of Australia’s entire submarine fleet back in the day. I’ll take his advice over a grifting politician thanks

I’m glad the admiral is on the same page as most Australians, but it’s really too late now. Labor will never back out of AUKUS. Not even if Krasnov drops a nuke. They are beyond spineless.

Marles plays Minesweeper he knows all about sea battles

Why would a senior politician of the 'caliber' of Marles listen to the ilk of retired Australian navy Admiral Peter Briggs? What would he know? Marles has all the #AUKUS scale models on his desk and his staff agree with him the secondhand, ageing subs are a great deal! #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

Albanese chose to continue with AUKUS to minimise challenges from Murdoch and the coalition. It was never about what was good for the people of Australia. Whenever our political duopoly put their self interest ahead of the interests of the people it is the people of Australia who are disadvantaged

Former admiral urges Australia to renege on the AUKUS deal and buy French subs. An article published by an Australian think tank is calling on Canberra to back out of the controversial AUKUS submarine deal. #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS www.rfi.fr/en/internati...

The #AUKUS plan must be revised, the only chance Australia has to sustain a submarine fleet is with French boats. “The solution being pursued under the AUKUS plan is not going to work,” - Admiral Peter Briggs, former head of Submarine Institute. *But what would he know? #auspol

Albo and Marles: Please sir, may I have some more? #auspol

No one is prepared to tell us what our on-going obligations to the US will be. EG: Are we required to follow them into another of their unjustified wars with "their" subs? What rights will they have to use our bases as they wish? Do we have to store their nuclear waste as well as our own. Etc. Etc.

Former Prime Minister Turnbull describes the AUKUS agreement as "a train wreck" and he "doubt[s] the submarines will ever be delivered". #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

The AUKUS Independent Inquiry, headed by Peter Garrett in concert with Paul Keating, Doug Cameron, Bob Carr, Gareth Evans should have sufficient influence and political weight to garner the government's attention and hopefully do away with AUKUS. #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

At last! An eminent Australian who'll inquire into the #AUKUS debacle. We should be proud of Peter Garrett for doing what our parliament failed to do. Hopefully he can expose the graft and corruption that surrounds #AUKUS and in so doing, save us from a budget black hole. #auspol #AUKUS will #FAUKUS

Man who received subsidised passage to settle in Aus &years later naturalised as an Australian so he could apply for a subsidised Rhodes scholarship …then renounced his UK citizenship in 1993 to stand for Aus Parliament whinges about people who have been here for thousands of years. 3 flags Tony!

Be alert and alarmed! This of all issues is increasingly bubbling below the surface - and is a slippery slope to erode our rights. Getting politically active is the counter - and now is the time to step up. No one is coming to save us but us. We are the plan!! #auspol

@albomp.bsky.social Australia making explosives for genocide and wading in the blood of innocents. Investigation by Dave Milner, The Shot @theshot.net.au #auspol #gaza #Lebanon #genocide theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

“Israel has dropped more than 200,000 tn of explosives on Gaza. That is the equivalent of 6 nuclear bombs worth. As Israel violates yet another “ceasefire”, the shredded children that have returned to your feeds are being shredded by Australian made explosives.” No red lines for albo conman #Auspol

Soooo....has there been a recent spike in duck shooting? Or is Australia providing explosives to Israel to rain down on Gaza via the US and Singapore? Great scoop from @davemilbo.bsky.social for @theshot.net.au. This is why we need independent media. theshot.net.au/uncategorize...

What an absolute mess and a complete disgrace!

COUNT ME IN AGAIN!!! FUCK TRUMP!!!

Exactly. That’s the whole point of Albanese’s dud NACC. Make politicians and mates untouchable. Look what they did to #robodebt. @albomp.bsky.social #NACC

No doubt @albomp.bsky.social will. He’s good at dangerous strange appointments. #auspol.

I didn't vote for the liberals but I voted for this shit show ! It pisses me off so disappointing.

Environment minister and stooge for Albo, Murray Watt, just signed a document to destroy Brisbane's biggest city park. Victoria Park was gazetted in 1875, for the benefit of the people. It has immense importance for Aboriginal people, and for the environment. Gone, with just one signature #auspol

The only ones blindsided were Marles et al. We all KNEW

And we get to keep all the depleted uranium from our partners too.

Richard Marles has been totally integrated into the US Israel War Department. He’s integrating Australia’s Defence Dept and military into the American and Israel military. #auspol

Critics like former Prime Minister Paul Keating, have accused Marles of "fawning" over US, claiming he has intellectually ceded Australia's sovereignty by openly integrating Australia into the US Indo-Pacific military posture against China.

Marles is doing what sycophants always do: hanging on to his current position by kissing arse.

Richard Marles has let power go to his head. He is looking after US/Israel interests and not Australian interests. #auspol

.. and domestic issues totally ignored The only contact we've heard from Labor is an attempt by Albanese to use us again to protect him from Pauline and Abbott - but only because he has to We're a distraction from his real, corporate agenda! bsky.app/profile/gekk...

This country is sooooo screwed. No leadership to speak of and decisions of national security and sovereignty being pushed through by the US and Israel #FuckAUKUS #FuckIsrael

AUKUS So let me get this straight ... We're paying $360Bn for no submarines AND additionally, we are paying to develop under-water drones 👉 so Marles covers his arse 👉 but adding to Amerika's Asia theatre-of-war against China our largest trading partner I hope voters see where this is going ...

#auspol Why sanction ISIS brides, prosecute them when at least 500 Australians have been in the Israeli Defence Forces where genocide, rape, torture, starvation, inflicted on Palestinians and others? It's hypocrisy - investigate every Australian in the IDF and prosecute war crimes where committed.

The expected operational lifetime of a Virginia-class submarine is 33 years. The 2nd-hand, used subs are expected to be 15+ years old. How expensive will this stupid decision be #RichardMarlesMP given Defences poor track record with used military equipment. #auspol #AUKUS not a nuclear waste dump

Legendary political commentator, Michelle Grattan says "An effective ‘reset’ of the NACC should revisit the issue of public hearings" #auspol 1earthmedia.com/michelle-gra...

What is the point in "fixing" something that was going to work well but was deliberately, coldly, permanently damaged by a duopoly - Labor and the LNP IPA - saw as a direct threat to their power and self-entitlement? 𝐈𝐅 𝐖𝐄 - 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐒 - 𝐖𝐀𝐍𝐓 𝐂𝐎𝐑𝐑𝐔𝐏𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐀𝐃𝐃𝐑𝐄𝐒𝐒𝐄𝐃 𝐓𝐇𝐄𝐍 𝐕𝐎𝐓𝐄 𝐅𝐎𝐑 𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐓𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐏𝐄𝐍𝐃𝐄𝐍𝐓𝐒

Ah AUKUS. Here we are, reduced to obsequiously accepting - and paying top dollar - for the US's offcasts.