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Huge day on Wednesday at the National Press Club. The public/ union funded AUKUS Inquiry will present its findings.
If you value peace,sovereignty ,diligent use of public funds, political accountability and building a good society, then don’t miss the report launch.
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The Guardian reports that lawyers from a leading law firm for the Marist Brothers have been subpoenaed to explain a once-confidential document showing they advised the Catholic order to keep a serial offender out of “the legal arena”. Read more: theguardian.com/law/2026/oct…
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The nation's War Memorial is continuing to wipe its hands of any responsibility for the imposition of Christianity in the annual Anzac Dawn Service, despite a military chaplain criticising the religious elements of the commemoration as being exclusionary. rationalist.com.au/war-memor…
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The idea that progressive voters will continue to grit their teeth and vote Labor after it was gifted a historic majority is, frankly, a fairy tale, writes Amy Remeikis.
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Tasmania’s conversion ban, Catholic bishops in Victoria’s election, an antisemitism report disputed, and more. Welcome to the 31 October 2026 edition of the NSL Weekend Wrap, your weekly round-up of news and views on Australian #secular issues! #auspol
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"We are using you to gain some sort of momentary leverage over the Chinese"
If this doesn't trigger alarm bells & a withdrawal from AUKUS @AlboMP @RichardMarlesMP you should resign immediately, not that it hasn't been obvious for years already. @AustralianLabor #auspol
"You are a tool, nothing but a tool."
Scott Ritter, former US Marine intelligence officer, with a message for Filipinos :
> "You think America is your friend. So too did the Ukrainian people"
> "We are using you to gain some sort of momentary leverage over the Chinese"
> "when the tool ceases to be useful, we will discard you"
> "China is not your enemy. China is your neighbor"
Harsh words. Now look at the facts on the ground.
A US colony from 1898 to 1946.
Today : 9 EDCA sites open to US forces, a Typhon missile launcher on Luzon since April 2024, and in May the first Tomahawk ever fired from Philippine soil.
Every one of those points at China. Every one of them turns the Philippines into a target.
Whose war is being prepared in Luzon ? And who would pay for it ?
Nobody wants AUKUS & to become a vassal state of the USA (& Israel) @AustralianLabor
The snivelling sycophancy of @richardmarles to the lunatic Hegseth, and of @albomp to Trump is a national embarrassment. #auspol
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Countries have just tested if US bases provide protection. The answer is they don’t bring safety, they bring danger. Meanwhile Labor and One Nation both support spending hundreds of billions to build more US bases here and to double down on AUKUS. Unbelievably reckless.
This exceptionalism has been evident for decades, yet @albomp @RichardMarlesMP @AustralianLabor think we share values with them, to the extent that they are surrendering our sovereignty & making us a vassal state #auspol #AUKUSWillFukus
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Last month Defence Dept Deputy Secretary Celia Perkins shocked the Senate by demanding senators not post videos of public servant’s Budget Estimate answers on social media.
I wonder how she might feel about me posting her ‘don’t post public evidence’ planning email on social media. 🤷♂️ #FOI #auspol
Brava @spenderallegra
But, this should not need to be said. A secular society is one in which people are free to practice their faith *to the extent* they do not impinge on the freedoms of others. Religious beliefs are not special - they're just beliefs. No exemptions
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🎧On ABC radio recently about her newly introduced legislation that proposes removing faith schools’ exemptions to federal anti-discrimination laws, Allegra Spender said her reforms would ensure publicly funded faith schools meet wider community values. abc.net.au/listen/programs/l…
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The callous indifference from AUKUS cheer leaders like Jennifer Parker.
She admits HMAS Stirling will be a nuclear target but “not yet, in the meantime the local economy will get an economic boost and West Australians should be proud of defending the country”.
This is madness!
You don't speak for us, you grovelling sycophant.
Australians don't share values with that corrupt kakistocracy even if our spineless government does.
You're selling us out to a rogue state, slapping a target on our back & making us a nuclear waste dumping ground. #auspol
Meeting with @PeteHegseth on the sidelines of the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting today, we discussed our shared security priorities in the Indo-Pacific and reaffirmed the progress happening right now in Western Australia under AUKUS.
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Australia's indoor air pollution crisis: Doctors, scientists and parents push for urgent national standards in schools and hospitals. Great to see this as the headline story today. @DrBronKing @SaferAirProject @CO2RadicalAus smh.com.au/healthcare/invisi…
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Australian Labor spent AU$2.6M ousting 2 Greens rivals from parliament
Max Chandler-Mather got under the Prime Minister’s skin. Then Labor spent $1.3M to defeat him.
politico.com/news/2026/10/27…
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"Both are scornful of traditional liberal ideas about pluralism, liberty, tolerance and progress. Each side wants to prevail, totally." On our Rationale website, Russell Blackford reviews Waleed Aly’s new essay on the collapse in support for liberalism.
rationalemagazine.com/index.…
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#aukus
"This inquiry has gone where both the Coalition and the ALP have failed to go. It has revealed the depth and breadth of this project for Australia’s national security, economy and international credibility."
@DougCameron51
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The Chicken Little strategy seems to be a go-to for religious organisations, especially conservative Christian ones. It would be nice if they could engage thoughtfully instead of hysterically for a change.
#Politas #auspol
Tasmania's Deputy Premier and Attorney-General Guy Barnett says the Greens’ Conversion Practices Prohibition Bill 2026 risks criminalising religious conversations and prayers. Does it?
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After running a business tax free and contributing nothing to local community by not paying rates, these bigots get to profit off the taxpayer.
They are a business.
#TaxTheChurches
Catholic Church seeking $18m windfall for inner west uni site share.google/M6IeP50vm9QrZUl…
