Some assistance is required for those trying to understand contemporary Australian foreignpolicy these days, especially those looking for consistency, principles and ethics which seemall too illusive. Below is a brief guide, one that generally holds regardless of whether theLNP or ALP is in power.

Crimes we arent concerned about because they are committed by friends and allies

- French state violence against the gilets jaunes in Paris

- Indian state terrorism in Kashmir

- United Kingdom and United States-backed Saudi and UAE atrocities in Yemen

- Washingtons attempt to overthrow the government of Venezuela

Crimes we didnt or dont care about or quietly support

- Indonesias occupation of East Timor

- Indonesian military and police violence against West Papuans

- Israels bombing of Syria

- Israels bombing of Lebanon

- Israels bombing of Iraq

- Israels attacks on civilians in Gaza

- the consequences of our invasion for the people of Iraq

Crimes we have never heard about or pretend we havent

- Moroccos illegal occupation of Western Sahara

- United States and European support for terrorists in Syria

- NATOs attack on Libya

- Israels crimes in Gaza and on the West Bank

Freedom of navigation that must be upheld and maintained

- in the South China Sea

- in the Straits of Hormuz

Freedom of navigation that we arent interested in

- in the Mediterranean Sea off the coast of Gaza (illegal blockade by Israel)

Unacceptable racism and bigotry

- anti-Americanism

- anti-Semitism

Acceptable racism and bigotry

- Russophobia

- Sinophobia (more recently)

- Islamophobia

Media freedom, prisoners and journalists we support

- Peter Greste in Egypt

- Yang Hengjun in China

Media freedom, prisoners and journalists we oppose

- Julian Assange in the United Kingdom

- Edward Snowden in Russia

- Chelsea Manning in the United States

Foreign influence, spying and interference that concerns us

- from China

- from Russia

Foreign influence, spying and interference we dont care about and never mention

- from the United States

- from the United Kingdom

- from Israel

- from Indonesia

Countries we like to attack, invade and occupy

- North Korea

- Vietnam

- Afghanistan

- Iraq

- Libya

- Syria

Attacks on the rules-based world order and international law that we oppose

- Russias annexation of Crimea

- Chinas repression of the Uighur in Xinjiang Province

- Chinas building of air strips in the South China Sea

- Irans seizure of ships in the Straits of Hormuz

Attacks on the rules-based world order and International law that we support or stay silent about

- Israels illegal siege of Gaza

- Israels violent colonisation of the West Bank

- Washingtons unilateral withdrawal from the JCPOA with Iran

- Washingtons withdrawal from the Paris climate change agreement

- Washingtons recognition of the Golan Heights as part of Israel

- Washingtons embassy move and recognition of Jerusalem as Israels capital

- Washingtons withdrawal from the 1987 Intermediate-Range Nuclear Forces (INF) Treaty

- Turkeys illegal occupation of northern Cyprus

- the ICJ ruling Israels separation wall illegal

- the ICJ ruling against the US for illegally mining Managua Harbor in Nicaragua

- US and UK ignoring ICJ opinion on Chagos Islands (aka Diego Garcia)

- criticism of the United Nations

- Turkeys invasion of Syria

Economic sanction we approve of

- against Iraq (previously)

- against Iran

- against Cuba

- against Venezuela

- against Russia

Economic sanctions we oppose

- BDS against Israel

Protests we support

- in Hong Kong

- the Uighur in China

- anti-Putin protestors in Russia

- the Rohingya in Myanmar

Protests we oppose and ignore

- those concerned about anthropocentric climate change

- freedom and self-determination for West Papuans

- anti-colonial protests by Palestinians

- self-determination for Kurds

- self-determination for Tibet

Terrorists and terrorism we oppose

- A Qaeda

- Hamas

- Hezbollah

- ISIS

- Syrian state terrorism

- Iranian state terrorism

- Taliban

- Boko Haram

Terrorists and terrorism we support

- Free Syrian Army

- Israeli state terrorism

- US state terrorism

- Saudi state terrorism

- UAE state terrorism

- Turkeys state terrorism against Kurds

Separation walls we oppose

- the Berlin Wall

Separation walls we stay quiet about

- the US-Mexico wall

Separation walls we support

- Israel with the West Bank and Gaza

- US embassy in Jerusalem

Free trade we like and support

- traded commodities

- money

- foreign investment

- tourism - foreign students (except Chinese spies)

- globalisation

Free trade we oppose

- asylum seekers

- refugees

- immigrants

- anything that undermines our sovereignty (all trade)

- negative globalism

Countries which can do anything to us knowing we will always remain faithful

- Israel

- the United States

- Indonesia