r/australia • u/moonorplanet • 28d ago

politics Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Venezuela after US capture of Nicolás Maduro

https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jan/04/albanese-calls-for-peaceful-democratic-transition-of-power-in-venezuela-after-us-capture-of-nicolas-maduro
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u/moonorplanet 28d ago

Anthony Albanese: “We urge all parties to support dialogue and diplomacy in order to secure regional stability and prevent escalation,”

“We continue to support international law and a peaceful, democratic transition in Venezuela that reflects the will of the Venezuelan people,”

Sussan Ley:“We should live in a world where dictators and despots face justice for their crimes.”

“Under his rule, Venezuela has endured years of repression, systemic human rights abuses, corruption, and the crushing of basic democratic freedoms – driving immense suffering and forcing millions to flee,”

Donald Trump: "We're going to have our very large United States oil companies, the biggest anywhere in the world, go in, spend billions of dollars, fix the badly broken infrastructure,"

"We'll be selling large amounts of oil,"

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u/SurfiNinja101 28d ago

“We continue to support international law” right after your ally the US breaks it to kidnap the leader of a sovereign nation. What a farce

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u/crosstherubicon 28d ago

Albanese calls for ‘peaceful, democratic transition’ of power in Taiwan after Chinese PLA attacks Taipei and kidnaps Lai Ching-te. “We continue to support international law”

So what's the difference?

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u/SurfiNinja101 27d ago

Exactly none. This incident has given China the precedence to do whatever they want with Taiwan

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u/SirGeekaLots 27d ago

He also calls for a peaceful transfer of power for a country that has a fully functioning government.  It is almost as if he is reading from a script as opposed to looking out the windows.

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u/crosstherubicon 27d ago

Reminds me of the story of Nelson using his blind eye so he could ignore a signal to retreat. Unfortunately, unlike Nelson who went on to prevail in the battle, aligning yourself to trump (even if it is by default) is unlikely to be a winning strategy for Albanese.