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“One of the most confronting aspects of the Assange case for many Australians was the reluctance of Australian political leaders to defend him strongly.”
u/MichaelTaylor5451 — 22 hours ago

“One of the most confronting aspects of the Assange case for many Australians was the reluctance of Australian political leaders to defend him strongly.”
“The bipartisan commitment to increased defence spending has been locked into our body politic since Scott Morrison’s key announcement in support of AUKUS on 16 September 2021 to overturn Malcolm Turnbull’s contracts for French diesel submarines. Subsequent reparations cost the Albanese Government $830 million.”
By Denis Bright.