We examine here how some small states have done this by using particular types of military unit, defined broadly as Special Forces, to achieve policy aims which may seem beyond their capacity. www.militarystrategymagazine.com/exclusives/l...

Cartoon: David Rowe #auspol

Who’s in the room? My @smh @theage cartoon.

BREAKING: President Trump says House Republicans should vote to release Epstein files, a startling reversal after previously fighting the proposal.

❗️An anonymous benefactor from the 🇳🇱Netherlands has armed six units of the Main Intelligence Directorate of the Ministry of Defense of 🇺🇦Ukraine with shotguns as part of an aid package.

Cooper Labor MP Jonty Bush is a sexual assault victim. She lost her sister & father to violence. In 2023 she addressed Qld Parliament on her own government's approach to youth justice. In 2024 she was returned on an increased margin of 11.2%. #qldpol www.brisbanetimes.com.au/politics/que...

That's a fact, Matt. #auspol

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Despite the tariff, Australian beef exports to the US have surged in 2025. American cattle herds are at their lowest level since the 1950s Also included on the list of tariff-exempted imports are coal, petrol and oil products, uranium and many other chemicals. www.msn.com/en-au/news/w...

The turnout at Australian elections has never fallen below 90% since the introduction of compulsory voting in 1924, making Australia a fairer and more democratic country.

Cartoon: David Rowe

"Losing faith: new research shows young Australians have no confidence in either side of politics to tackle climate change" #ThePoint thepoint.com.au/news/251114-...

Some stunning pics of the Aurora Australis over Australia the last couple of nights. Pics courtesy of ABC News.

A Matilda tank of the 1st Armoured Regiment (RNSW Lancers) supporting the advance of the 2/10th Infantry Battalion, advances through the refinery of the Royal Dutch Shell Oil Company. Balikpapan, Borneo - 3rd July, 1945. #ADF #lancers

Cartoon: David Rowe

🚨MAJOR BREAKING: We just got word Adelita Grijalva has just signed the Epstein discharge petition and it has reached 218…👇 This is huge!!

🇺🇸Trump sprayed the President of Syria and his delegation with perfume – Come here... this is the best scent! And for you too... here, take it, and another for your wife! How many wives do you have? – One – Only one? Well, you never know in advance over there! Source : Ateo Breaking

She died the same year as Michael Jackson It was a good year for miners all round.

Never in the history of Australian Federal politics has so much drivel been spewed before #auspol by so few on #theirABC - the #NOalition #NOidea is an irrelevance in a country and world facing the reality of #ClimateChange, its management and mitigation #Shame on all those involved.

Cartoon: David Rowe #auspol

Too much vodka 😵‍💫

Is News Corp dead? Not yet. But is it dying? Absolutely. The erosion comes from inside; slow, steady, and structural. Some great analysis from AIM. #auspol #newscorpse Uday and the Rotting Throne: Lachlan Murdoch in 2025 theaimn.net/uday-and-the...

Kerry O’Brien says the fact the Teals are around shows that “more people are thinking about their vote” “I mean, that didn’t happen by accident. That’s people actually stopping to think” #auspol

Never forget this most extraordinary rendition of the Whitlam Dismissal from the "Gillies Report" ABC TV Still thrilled to have been a bit player in the BEST of Australian satire! www.youtube.com/watch?v=jp7f...

It's just been confirmed that Monash University is dropping Woodside as a partner because they don't align with their sustainable values. This is an incredible win for @stopwoodsidemonash.bsky.social who have run a dedicated grass roots campaign for years.

STRIX is a new, hybrid, tandem wing, multi-domain and multi-role uncrewed aerial system. BAE Systems Australia has teamed with local industry to present Australia’s first domestically designed, manufactured and armed VTOL uncrewed aerial system (UAS). www.baesystems.com/en-aus/produ...

On this day 50 years ago, the Whitlam Labor Government was dismissed by the Governor-General, John Kerr. Key reforms had included universal healthcare, free university education, advancing women's rights, repealing conscription and the end of the White Australia policy. #auspol

We remember not to glorify war, but to honour sacrifice. Not to wave flags, but to bow heads. Not to speak over it... but to listen. To those who served. To those who never made it home. To those who carried the weight long after the last shot. This morning is theirs. Lest we forget.

worth it

🇬🇪🇪🇺 #GeorgiaProtests #TerrorInGeorgia

We've seen it before....

"But Whitlam, Nobel Prize winning Australian novelist Patrick White and others suspected a quieter influence behind the scenes: Kerr’s wife, Anne." #auspol theconversation.com/gough-whitla...

The skill of the pilot is surpassed only by the skill of the cameraman. I honestly do not get the thinking behind the pilot's actions... www.reddit.com/r/UkraineWar...

Why haven't the Dems approached ELO and adopted this as their anthem? www.youtube.com/watch?v=utdK...

In more welcome news. News Corp recorded a sharp drop in ad revenue at its global stable of newspapers, “mainly attributed to weakness at its Australian mastheads, which include the Australian, the Daily Telegraph and Herald Sun.” #auspol #newscorpse

"missing from prison"...that's an interesting turn of phrase.

None of the businesses or government buildings are open on a Saturday They where protesting to NO ONE! WHO DOES THAT? That area on Saturday is like a ghost town Looking more like they where Government Nazi's They let a mob of Nazis take pictures of themselves out side our governments building WHY?

No hate like Christian love‼️

This is good.... "We are documenting the actions, statements, and plans of President Trump and his administration that echo those of authoritarian regimes and may pose a threat to American democracy." "Every entry includes a source link and date." www.trumpactiontracker.info

🇭🇺🇺🇸 Orban: Hungary has won a U.S. sanctions exemption on Russian energy.

Another endorsement incoming - this time from Earth’s strongest Avenger

'Dire' you say? Hehehe... #auspol

Do you know about Australia's "Statue of Liberty"? In November 1899, 14 months prior to Federation, there was a proposal for a colossal statue on a demolished Fort Denison, to be called AUSTRALIA FACING THE DAWN. It obviously was never built. (Thank heavens!) IMAGE: Dictionary of Sydney

Bulgaria is preparing to seize control of Lukoil’s Burgas oil refinery and sell it to a new owner after the Russian oil company came under US sanctions, according to Bulgarian media reports. www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...