Hopelessly mired in the gutter

April 14, 2026

Catriona Jackson's editorial gives a reasonable summation of the state of the world. Surely then we are entitled to ask the Prime Minister - yet again! - what justifies his, Australia’s, continued alliance with, dependence upon, the US - including playing “in the dark” host to US military bases on Australian soil, and our ongoing complicity in Israel’s genocide via arms trade and particularly the supply of parts for F-35 bombers?

We might also ask Penny “non-lethal” Wong how she sleeps at night. On 14 Aug. 2025 Guardian Australia reported: “More than 700 of the fighter jet’s “critical pieces” are manufactured in Victoria alone, according to the state government.” If a plane can’t fly without even one of those parts then the part is absolutely lethal. Where have Wong’s conscience and morality gone?

Not to mention being the first of the very few nations to unquestioningly support the aggressive attack on Iran, further dragging Australia down into that gutter Ms Jackson describes.

Pass the sick bag!