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Australian Special Forces ‘Hero’ Charged Over War Crimes Allegations

April 7, 2026 Joe Glenton, The Canary. , , , ,
Australia’s most decorated living war hero has been charged over war crimes allegations in Afghanistan. Ben Roberts-Smith has been charged with five counts of murder. Australia held a long inquiry into war crimes allegations by Australian SAS soldiers. The alleged crimes took place between 2009 and 2012. Australian Federal Police said: It will be alleged that the victims were not taking part in hostilities at the time of their alleged murder in Afghanistan. It will be alleged that the victims were detained, unarmed, and were under the control of ADF members when they were killed.

Australia: Thousands Mobilize To Protest Israeli President Visit

February 10, 2026 News Desk, The Cradle. , , , ,
Thousands of anti-genocide demonstrators rallied across Australia on 9 February to protest a visit by Israeli President Isaac Herzog, with large gatherings in central Sydney and further actions planned nationwide. Police clashes were reported as protests spread beyond Sydney, with thousands rallying in Melbourne, Canberra, Brisbane, and other cities, according to the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).  Officers were seen restraining demonstrators in Sydney as crowds chanted slogans opposing Herzog’s visit.

Red Lines And Artificial Intelligence Warfare

February 5, 2026 Matilda Byrne, Consortium News. , , ,
Australia appears to be moving head first into unregulated AI warfare and this shocking possibility almost never makes the mainstream media. In the last decade, there’s been a massive acceleration in the militarisation of artificial intelligence (AI). Addressing the United Nations Security Council in late September, Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong stated that, “decisions of life and death must never be delegated to machines, and together we must set the rules and establish the norms.”  The advancement of AI in weapons is occurring across all areas: autonomous-piloted aircraft, drones, submarines, robot tanks and guns.

Hate Crime Laws Can Chill Free Speech

January 23, 2026 Anne Twomey, Consortium News. , , , , ,
What impact will the criminal hate provisions in the Albanese government’sCombatting Antisemitism, Hate and Extremism Act 2026have on the ability of ordinary Australians to protest? An earlier version contained a criminal offence of promoting or inciting racial hatred. The government dropped this part of the legislation after both the Coalition and the Greens opposed it. However, inciting racial hatred remains relevant to the other key provisions, which permit the banning of “prohibited hate groups”. A group can be prohibited under the new law if the governor-general makes a regulation prohibiting it. The governor-general acts on the advice of the minister for the Australian Federal Police.

Australian Writers’ Festival Cancelled After Disinviting Palestinian Author

January 13, 2026 Middle East Eye. , , , , ,
One of Australia’s largest art festivals has axed its writers’ week amid a boycott by more than 180 authors and guests after the cancellation of Randa Abdel-Fattah, a prominent Palestinian-Australian author and scholar. In a statement published on Tuesday, the Adelaide Festival’s board said its “decision has created more division and for that we express our sincere apologies”. It also added that its three remaining board members would also be stepping down. Four board members - including the chairperson of the festival - had resigned over the weekend. The board also added that it “apologise(d) to Dr Randa Abdel-Fattah for how the decision was represented”.

Hands Off Venezuela! Solidarity In Australia And Southeast Asia

January 9, 2026 Nick Dobrijevich, People's Dispatch. , , , ,
Following the Trump administration’s illegal attack on Venezuela, people’s movements and political figures throughout the world immediately mobilized in solidarity to reject the unilateral US military aggression. The mood of solidarity reached Southeast Asia and Australia, with public opposition and demonstrations in Indonesia, the Philippines, Malaysia, and elsewhere. Snap rallies in Australia were held on Sunday, January 4, in Melbourne and Sydney, with actions outside the US embassy in Canberra as well as in Brisbane and Hobart. The mobilizations were nationally coordinated by the new coalition Hands Off Venezuela, formed in October 2025 to organize emergency responses against the US military threats and airstrikes in the Caribbean.

Exploiting A Massacre To Cover Up A Genocide

December 15, 2025 Joe Lauria, Consortium News. , , , ,
The 15 innocent victims killed in Sunday’s terrorist attack on a Hanukkah party at Bondi Beach in Sydney, Australia are being exploited by extreme Zionists in a bid to distract from Israel’s ongoing genocide in Gaza.   Their memories are being used by the likes of Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and other Israeli as well as Australian officials, sections of the media and members of the public. Instead of putting the blame on the only known perpetrators police have identified so far — the father and son shooters Sajid and Naveed Akram — Zionist extremists are implicating innocent citizens who have dared protest Israeli atrocities. 

Journalist Files Defense In Anti-Semitism Test Case

December 11, 2025 Joe Lauria, Consortium News. , , , , ,
Embattled Australian journalist Mary Kostakidis has filed her formal defense against the charge by the Zionist Federation of Australia that she is an anti-semite, telling a federal judge the allegation of racial vilification is really intended to smear legitimate criticism of Israel and stifle free speech. In her 29-page filing, Kostakidis argues that her reporting on Israel’s actions in Gaza did not target Jewish people but the Israeli government. Her posts on X had nothing to do with the “race or national or ethnic origin of Jewish Australians and/or Israeli Australians,” she says.

Selling Out Australian Sovereignty

December 6, 2025 Peter Cronau, Consortium News. , , , , ,
Exclusive reports by Declassified Australia of at least 71 packages of F-35 fighter jet weapons parts being exported from Sydney to Israel have revealed that Australia has forfeited control over the plane’s spare parts stored here for Australia’s fleet of F-35s. Australia has signed up to a system where, at a moment’s notice, those “parts and components” may be whisked off the shelves at the RAAF Williamtown Air Base in New South Wales on the whim of a foreign state to be exported to a foreign country in a distant war zone. “What you’re probably talking about is items that Lockheed Martin imported into Australia to support the maintenance and sustainment of our fleet and then needed to move around to someone else. They are entitled to do that under the F-35 global supply chain mechanism.”

The Speech A Press Club Banned

October 21, 2025 Chris Hedges, Consortium News. , , , , ,
This talk is not sponsored by Raytheon, BAE Systems and Thales, which sell weapons to Israel to sustain the genocide. It is not sponsored by Amazon Web Services – which provides cloud infrastructure to Israeli defense and intelligence agencies – Deloitte or Mastercard, which also do business with the apartheid state of Israel. This is how you know we are not at The National Press Club of Australia. There are two types of war correspondents. The first type does not attend press conferences. They do not beg generals and politicians for interviews.

Venezuela Closes Embassies In Norway And Australia

October 14, 2025 Orinoco Tribune. , , , , , , , ,
On Monday, Venezuela’s Foreign Ministry announced that it has begun the first phase of a comprehensive restructuring of its foreign service, ordering the closure of its embassies in the Kingdom of Norway and Australia. “As part of the strategic reallocation of resources, the closure of the embassies in the Kingdom of Norway and Australia has been ordered,” the ministry said in a statement. Venezuela explained that bilateral relations and consular assistance for the Venezuelan community in Norway and Australia “will be efficiently addressed through concurrent diplomatic missions, the details of which will be announced in the coming days.”

Hedges Report: NPC Australia Caves To Israel Lobby, Cancels Talk

October 4, 2025 Chris Hedges, Consortium News. , , , , ,
I was scheduled to give a talk at the National Press Club of Australia on Oct. 20 called “The Betrayal of Palestinian Journalists.” It was to focus on the amplification of Israeli lies in the press, which most reporters know are lies, betraying Palestinian colleagues who are slandered, targeted and killed by Israel. But, perhaps inadvertently proving my point, the chief executive of the press club, Maurice Reilly, cancelled the event. The announcement of my talk disappeared from the web site. Reilly said “that in the interest of balancing out our program we will withdraw our offer.” The Israeli Ambassador, retired Lt. Colonel Amir Maimon, who spent 14 years in the Israeli military, is reportedly being considered to speak.

Recognition Of Palestine: What It Does, What It Doesn’t Do, And Why Now

September 23, 2025 Qassam Muaddi, Mondoweiss. , , , , , , ,
The United Kingdom, Canada, Portugal, and Australia officially recognized the State of Palestine in a series of separate but coordinated statements on Sunday, September 21. Other European and Western nations, including France, Belgium, New Zealand, and several other key allies of Israel, are expected to join the chorus of recognitions at today’s UN General Assembly meeting in New York. The summit is based on a joint Saudi-French initiative to revive a two-state solution called “the New York Declaration,” which was first issued at a conference on September 12. The conference was boycotted by the U.S, which opposed the summit.

Trump Forces Europe, Korea, Japan To Subsidize And Move Industry To US

September 13, 2025 Michael Hudson, Geopolitical Economy. , , , , , , , , ,
U.S. cold warriors have failed to prevent Russia, China, Iran, and other members of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) from obtaining their economic independence. That means keeping the fruits of their economic growth for themselves, rather than letting it be drained off by U.S. banks, investors, consumers, and the U.S. Treasury through the monetary dollar standard. Washington’s cold warriors have been unable to stop SCO members from moving forward and becoming independent from U.S. influence. Recognizing that they are unable to prevent this, U.S. policy is focusing now on how to prevent Europe (especially Germany), Japan, and South Korea from becoming industrial rivals and hence threats — while also targeting China and BRICS.

Australia Breaks With Iran; Sign Of A New War Coming?

August 27, 2025 Moon Of Alabama. , , ,
The Aussies just trashed their relations with Iran based on nothing but obscure say-so. Australia throws out Iran ambassador over alleged antisemitic attacks Canberra expelled Tehran’s ambassador after accusing Iran of masterminding at least two antisemitic attacks on Australian soil. Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the country’s intelligence services had linked Iran’s military to arson attacks in Sydney and Melbourne, throwing out an ambassador for the first time since World War II, a move The Sydney Morning Herald’s national affairs editor dubbed “the diplomatic equivalent of the nuclear option.” Iran rejected the charge. I have searched and read several news pieces on this issue and have found no mention of any fact that would connect two months ago arson incidents in Australia with Iran.
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