The Victorian News
"We are one and free ..." (Moir, 24/3/26)
#moir #ausnews #vicnews #albanese #auspol #labor #usa #america #maga #anzus #aukus #trump #maga #gop #republicans #iran #oil #economy
RaymondPierreL3“As a relatively defenceless Pacific middle power, Australia cannot afford to cut its military ties with the US and Israel. We’re in a geopolitical chokehold. To Albanese, I am difficult because I am both aware of this reality and unafraid to scream it at the top of my lungs, much to his obvious chagrin. To Albanese, I am difficult to fool, difficult to control, difficult to ignore, difficult to silence. And while he might feel safe describing me as such in the false comfort of a conservative bubble, I sincerely doubt he would say it to my face.
At the end of the day, Albanese’s word choices say more about our nation’s strategic political alliances than they do about his fickle feelings. The public’s reaction reflects what truths are free to discuss, which ones aren’t, and the media’s preoccupation with making objects out of human beings to serve their own agenda.” (Grace Tame - Criceky News 13Mar26)
@bastardsheep
I don’t know mate… there’s some good points in opposing the purchase of Virginia boats, the obvious one being how old they’ll be by the time we get them remembering the second hand rust buckets we’ve purchased from the yanks before.
But on the other hand, you’ve got hordes demanding we cut loose from Merika and at the same time call for self-reliance in defence… good luck with getting that done.
Whether we sail along under our current nuclear umbrella (increasingly called into question) and the rules based order garantied by an increasingly unreliable great power, or cut the tow line loose in a multi-polar world of multi-bilateral alliances, we’re going to need some muscle of our own regardless.
I’d be inclined to listen to those directly affected by the circumstances under which they will be required to keep us safe from foreign aggression and threats. Our boys mate, they’re the ones we will be asking to put their lives on the chopping block if the shit hits the fan. So I vote to give them the means to stand a fair chance to come back alive by getting effective (very expensive) equipment to fulfil their duty.
quackademicWhy would you protect something if you don’t own it?
This longtime tenet of US foreign policy applies equally to Australia. The ANZUS treaty - that commits the US to talk to us, not to defend or be influenced by us - has always been a polite fiction glossing over this. T just said the quiet part out loud.
#AusPol #governance #ANZUS #AUKUS #ForeignPolicy
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/27/trump-canada-us-war-plan?CMP=Share_iOSApp_Other
earthlingUS allies and partners need to be very aware of the ramifications of this exceptional US law enforcement practice.
If, down the line, the US military encounters a more robust response than it did in Venezuela, it could trigger NATO treaty obligations for European countries and Canada, and ANZUS treaty obligations for Australia.
So, if the US continues down this road, there’s every chance the consequences of its interventionism could be felt by many around the world.
JeremyJupiterJones 
YSC Rugby - Women’s Rugby News5/
The competition was a great showcase of international military camaraderie and mutual respect. Congratulations to all the athletes who competed for the Paul/Milne Shield!
#ANZUS #MilitaryRugby #WomensRugby #Rugby7s
Kevin Karhan 
@landley @pmevzek @jschauma @ryanc @0xabad1dea @ripencc mostly because addresses get reused (Dynamic IPs were always the norm for consumers!) and because big block allocations get sold off and deallocated.
The fact that the #US #DoD has multiple /8 blocks hoarded that ain't even publicly routed is the most extreme example: The have enough static IPv4's to assign every past and current servicemember and every military vehicle one and would still have enough to spare.
In fact they have enough static #IPv4's to give everyone in the USA one and would still have propably more to spare than the entire rest of #NATO & #ANZUS / #14Eyes' #MILINTEL have combined.
Instead we have a giant cottage industry that deals with the artificial scarcity of IPv4's like digital real estate brokers, collecting value-removing fees for every transfer they can make which is explicitly rewarding #GAFAMs like #Apple that got a /8 early on and are now propping up their corporate valuation because that address block alone is propably worth a billion if not more.
John 
#ANZUS & #NATO are kaput & #RussianAsset #Trump doesn’t care
#Australia is not in NATO, but Trump’s actions this week foretell that most of the agreements that connect Australia, #Japan & nations in #Asia to NATO & Western #alliance are already kaput. They may become inoperative without our being involved in the decision-making
When the mild-mannered #Canadians speak of the US as an enemy, their noise is louder than Australia’s could ever be. #Canada #auspol #USPol
https://johnmenadue.com/anzus-and-nato-are-kaput-and-trump-doesnt-care/
