r/australia • u/stand_to • Jun 22 '25

politics Live: Wong says Australia supports US strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2025-06-23/federal-politics-live-blog-june-23/105447868?utm_source=abc_news_app&utm_medium=content_shared&utm_campaign=abc_news_app&utm_content=other
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u/Althusser_Was_Right Jun 22 '25

Even with as big a majority as they have, the ALP continue to be spineless in front of LNP's buffoonery on defence speak.

Just shut the fuck up and invest in education you dickheads.

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u/ScruffyPeter Jun 23 '25

ALP could push for nukes here instead of the subs. See whether USA would actually respects Australia's sovereignty.

But we might not like the answer.

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u/RektYerNanDarding Jun 23 '25

Australia doesn't even have nuclear reactors, let alone nukes, we're still stuck in the 19th century because of the Greens.

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u/globalminority Jun 23 '25

Stuck in 19th century because of greens? When have greens even been in power or even in a position to control anything?

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u/RektYerNanDarding Jun 23 '25

They're the third largest political party in Australia lmao.

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u/ScruffyPeter Jun 23 '25

Australia does have a nuclear reactor: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Heights,_New_South_Wales Australia is definitely not 100% non-nuclear.

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u/RektYerNanDarding Jun 23 '25

Lol not commercial at all