Congratulations President Lula. Demonstrates you don’t need to capitulate to Trump’s intimidation, interference and aggression. Lessons for our politicians?

My article on AUKUS. AUKUS is about madness, militarism and money. Turning Australia into a US military base, sacrificing our sovereignty, and enriching retired politicians, military and public servants while battlers struggle to put food on the table pearlsandirritations.com/pos…

Just heard a govt minister talk about “precious taxpayer dollars” 😂 as we spend $Bs on AUKUS to create jobs in the UK and USA and fund bases and housing for US marines in WA while locals are homeless. The AUKUS Inquiry report will be released on 4 Nov at the National Press Club

Don’t listen to religious extremist and warmonger Hegseth and his sycophantic mate Marles who claims “shared values” with this obnoxious and dangerous fool. Military experts, politicians, diplomats peace activists, unions, faith groups all oppose the madness that is AUKUS.

RW economists respond to rate rise by calling for, Increased GST, cuts to govt spending and increased productivity. No mention of poor management systems, increased company profits, declining business investment, increased executive salaries. Just screw battling Australians 🤬

Long and fascinating article by Jason Koutsoukis in the Saturday Paper. Essential reading for those of us who care about working class Australians and their families. Those who oppose neoliberalism, militarism and sacrificing our sovereignty to the Trump regime.

If Albo genuinely believes that the Indo Pacific should not be a chess board for superpowers he should stop being a pawn of the USA, surrendering our sovereignty to the Trump administration and turning Australia into a forward base for US nuclear weapons and a nuclear target!

The US and UK arms industry, laughing all the way to the bank with $Bs of Aussie dollars. An “optimal pathway” to fleece gullible Australian politicians. We are being treated as mugs. Building infrastructure in the UK and while Aussie battlers can’t get a roof over their head🤬

What happens to Australian politicians, public servants and the military when they arrive in the USA? They lose all sense of Australian sovereignty and acquiesce to US hegemony at the expense of our safety. We need real leadership not sycophantic capitulation.

Greg Moriarty bells the cat. AUKUS is not about defending Australia it’s designed to contain, constrain and attack our most important trading partner, China. AUKUS sacrifices sovereignty to US warmongering and entangles us in a war that can’t be won. Labor. has lost the plot!

Paul Keating calls out the madness that is AUKUS. We need sensible members of the Labor caucus to speak up and support Keating. Malcolm Fraser’s book “Dangerous Allies” preempted the defeat and retreat of the US in a war with China.We are being treated as mugs by the US and UK!

IMF urges Aus to cut spending.🤬 Labor could cut spending and increase social services by dumping the AUKUS con job. $368B and hundreds of $Bs to house US troops, store and guard radioactive waste. Social priorities or financial support for the US, UK and Israeli arms industry.

The arrogance of Trump Republicans telling us we should “welcome” nuclear armed attack submarines to Australia. Nonsensical word games calling US bases “rotational” can’t hide the fact we have abrogated our sovereignty and US nuclear armed subs will be stationed in Australia.

Convoluted answers, jargon and broad based assertions. Marles claims the govt is transparent on AUKUS which has been deepened and augmented🤷‍♂️😂 None the wiser after this mind numbing #7.30 interview. Eternal optimism no substitute for transparency, accountability and honesty

Not surprised that the Trump regime is “confident” Australia would join the US “in a good fight”. The good fight is to stop AUKUS, engage in diplomacy and stand for peace not war. We need a Labor caucus that stands against warmongering and promotes peace and security.

Trump prepared to offer bribes to voters, engages in war, attacks allies, dismantles democratic checks and balances and uses his office for personal gain while funding genocide and ethnic cleansing by Israel. Labor continues to pretend we have shared values and funds AUKUS, Why?

As the nation starts to question AUKUS we can expect more speeches like Rudd’s defending the indefensible.No mention of engaging in serious diplomacy, no mention of the fact that the US could not defeat the Taliban, Vietnam, Iraq or Iran.The US cannot defeat China!

Double down with the US says Rudd when discussing China and the US engaging in a war over Taiwan. He asserts we can make sovereign decisions after running the double down line.This is head in the sand nonsense. We should not back the US in a war with China over Taiwan!

I expected more from Kevin Rudd! Defending the AUKUS disaster that locks us into the control of the US military industrial complex is dangerous and the antithesis of sovereignty or independence. Capitulation to the US arms industry will leave us less secure or independent.

The Guardian and Ben Doherty have delivered a must read/ listen expose of how Marles, the ALP and Coalition have allowed the military colonisation of Australia by the Trump regime. This reinforces the importance of the AUKUS Public Inquiry. AUKUS a dangerous, disgusting sellout.