Letter

In response to US sanctions UN expert Albanese over criticism of Israeli genocide

Australia needs the other Albanese

Australia needs the other Albanese – Francesca, the special raporteur with the UN, with her superb courage, focus and global leadership. This is in marked contrast to our largely invisible and visionless namesake PM.

She gets the attention of Trump’s senior diplomat/enforcer Marco Rubio with her plain language accusations related to America’s role in the Gaza genocide. Rubio responded with personal threats and sanctions. Albo, by contrast, can’t apparently even get a phone call with the top end of Trump’s governing circus and he continues to be cowed locally by the Zionist lobby with their ridiculous demands for student inaction over IDF attrocities.

Francesca names the arms builders and the bankers behind the Israeli genocide. Albo’s Government adopts the ostrich posture regarding Australia’s arms manufacturers and contributors. Albo lacks the courage to tackle a no-brainer issue in plain sight like the idiotic advertising coming from the gambling lobby. He has shown little vision for Australia despite his huge electoral majority. Take a look at your namesake, Albo. There is a lot you can learn.

— Donald Clayton from Bittern