Those fuckin’ kiwis aren’t going to know what hit ‘em!
this post was submitted on 09 Mar 2026
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Fuck oligarch run, funded, and owned newsmedia. This outlet is a wolf in sheeps clothing.
As in this is a right wing hit job on Labor and nothing more?
Not really, the problem i have is the ownership and what that certainly means. It could be a left leaning article in this case.
But The Nightly is a publication with the obvious purpose to make an impression on and guide the discourse of the millenial and younger generations. This i expect is because their traditional mastheads and their distribution channels aren't gaining great traction with these generations, and the expected conservative movement coming with age hasn't occurred.
God damnit, Stop. America, especially under its current leadership, is not an ally. Stop enabling them, they won't remember our help.
But the oil must flow...
Can you imagine if the only one who can drive are transport workers, miners, farmers and EV drivers?
Pfft after all the AUKUS nonsense, you think we are backing down from the brink of jumping in the crazy bus with the US? That's optimistic of you. We are going to ride this bomb all the way into the ground.
I haven't even heard the usual suspects bleating about how many Australians will be losing their homes when interest rates spike because evangelicals in the US can't get it up unless they are killing Arabs.
This is old news already.
Wong already acknowledged that we have been asked to defend neighboring countries.
She did not disclose which but likely UAE.
It's only sensible to prep armed forces for that, even if they haven't given their final approval yet.
Seriously Albo and his whole party have shown they are no different than the ones they call out
I agree. I doubt I'll vote for Albo again. They've moved to the right, trying to be the eternal party of government.
Please don't do this. Be better than us.
Look, the USA broke the strait of Hormuz. We didn't ask for that too happen, but the glass is all over the floor (to stretch a metaphor) and now the more sober people at the party need to clean up the mess
The Labor government are cowards. They will absolutely march Australians into another illegal conflict even if it's just in order to appease the U.S.
You're right, but the Liberals and Nationals are further up the Yanks ass than Labor - let's not pretend it's a Labor problem.
If Trump called for a Vietnam-scale deployment, how long would it take Australia to bring in the draft and train new conscripts to readiness?
I don't think there's really any appetite for that.
In the case of vietnam there was at least a perceived threat in the way of the spread of communism through our "back yard". Australian soldiers, at least when they shipped out, believed they were protecting their loved ones.
short of a dirty bomb on Australian soil, I just can't see how anyone would support a draft.
We have US operations and facilities in the Northern Territory. If Iranian intelligence showed that these were being used to aid the American assault on Iran in any way, they'd have every right to destroy them. We could be a legitimate target. If during the early days of this despicable war we're already thinking of aiding Arab gulf states ruled by dictator families put there by the US, we are already active in this conflict, not just there for defensive purposes (according to the lame explanation we are being given by our government).
I believe many Australians would not support a draft but others would, PLUS we would be blasted by war propaganda. I'd like to see all those older men who are so pro-war go and enlist and leave our young people alone.