⁦Nicole Townsend⁩ on what our ⁦UNSW Canberra⁩ survey tells us about Australia’s knowledge of #WWII theconversation.com/new-research-s…

Turns out they have borders after all.

With a neighbor like Russia, only the cooperation of free nations can effectively protect each of them. We value Poland’s support for Ukraine. Ukraine’s independence strengthens Poland’s independence. And we must always remember that the Miracle on the Vistula was made possible

This is a complete and utter lie. UNRWA has got to stop lying. No surprise an organization so infested with Hamas lies too, but this has got to stop. Out of 25,200 trucks that entered during the hostage release deal, UNRWA sent in 0.

Kranji War Cemetery and Singapore Memorial lit up for #VJDay80 We commemorate over 4,400 Commonwealth casualties of the Second World War here. More than 850 of the burials are unidentified. Within the grounds stands the Singapore Memorial, commemorating 24,000 Commonwealth

And let's not forget why the BPF came to help in the Pacific theatre after the Normandy and Mediterranean campaigns were secured. And where the BPC was largely supported from in the Pacific - Australia. As Churchill noted, it was least the UK could do after Australia's support

Some typical grim battlefield humour.

Last survivor of HMAS Canberra buried on 80th anniversary of Victory in the Pacific | Desmond Jones your watch is done. Lest we forget. abc.net.au/news/2025-08-1…

PM naive on Hamas reaction to Palestine shift thenewdaily.com.au/news/politics/…

For the people of #Ukraine, who have endured so much these last 3 years due to #Putin's unprovoked war of aggression against them, nothing has changed. They are still fighting for their survival as a nation - and are still holding the line for Western democracy.

The paucity of debate in Australia concerning strategic-security policy directly reflects this historical ignorance. Including frequent flawed or wildly inaccurate theories or claims about defence strategies, weapon systems, geography, economics, community resilience, etc, that

A disgraceful interviewer who rarely let's his subject answer any questions before interrupting. Constantly! And who oddly has not bothered to research the UN's own statistics that clearly support what the interviewee is trying to explain. Nor recognises the core of the problem.

One day after we marked 80 years since the end of WW2, the final VC recipient of 182 awarded in that conflict has passed. God speed Sir, thank you for your service. telegraph.co.uk/obituaries/202…

And it's not a binary issue. Whether you support Palestinian statehood or not, or how and why. The Kurds clearly have at least the same (and arguably a greater and certainly more longstanding claim) to self-determination and sovereignty. As indeed does Somaliland and the

Its not just spending on the NDIS alone. Many government programs (not just portfolios) are now individually larger than our annual defence investment (and portfolio). Most Australians ignore this. Chiefly because national defence is the only major area of government

Russia cannot win on the battlefield. It must not win at the table.

Vietnam Veterans Day 18th August Lest We Forget .

A long discussion but a detailed and unemotive one.