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Australian Politics and Society - Part 25

>>24974524 AI dominates ‘Five Eyes’ security talks in Australia - (Video) Artificial intelligence dominated Five Eyes security talks in Sydney as ministers from Australia, the United States, Britain, Canada and New Zealand discussed its growing role in both security threats and law enforcement. Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke said the rapid expansion of AI’s capacity to cause harm was central to discussions with his counterparts. Ministers examined how AI could assist counter-terrorism, drug interdiction, efforts against scams and organised crime. The group also viewed demonstrations of aerial and maritime drones as Australia seeks to strengthen surveillance of vessels approaching its northern coastline. The meeting brought Burke together with US Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin, British Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood, Canadian Public Safety Minister Gary Anandasangaree and New Zealand Police Minister Mark Mitchell.

>>24974562 Arrests to come for those who helped ‘alleged paedophile’ Dezi Freeman: police - (Video) Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush says further arrests are expected over assistance allegedly provided to Dezi Freeman while he evaded authorities for seven months after killing two police officers. Bush said Taskforce Summit knew who had helped Freeman and was gathering evidence to hold them accountable. Five people have been arrested and released since Freeman was shot dead by police in March. Detectives Neal Thompson and Vadim de Waart-Hottart were killed when officers serving a warrant on Freeman at Porepunkah as part of a child sexual abuse investigation were ambushed in August 2025. Bush said evidence supporting allegations that Freeman was a paedophile had strengthened since then. Memorials honouring Thompson and de Waart-Hottart were unveiled at Bright police station.

>>24977823 US Marines accept Australian-designed littoral craft for contested logistics testing - The US Marine Corps has accepted the first prototype of an Australian-designed Ancillary Surface Craft for testing in contested Indo-Pacific environments. Built by Birdon America through US-Australian industry collaboration, the 46-metre roll-on/roll-off vessel can transport troops, vehicles, equipment and fuel to unimproved or unsurveyed shorelines beyond the reach of larger amphibious ships. It can carry 46 tonnes of cargo or 40 combat-loaded Marines and uses forward-looking sonar for shallow waters. Australian Army personnel will participate in upcoming experimentation alongside US Marines and Birdon crews. The craft is intended to support dispersed forces operating without ports or other fixed infrastructure under the Marines’ Expeditionary Advanced Base Operations concept. Testing will also examine potential force-protection and self-defence configurations for contested operations.

>>24977851 Two Perth hackers charged after major AFP, FBI investigation into alleged global cybercrime - Two Perth men have been charged following an Australian Federal Police and FBI investigation into an alleged international cybercrime syndicate that potentially compromised more than 1,000 organisations worldwide. Ruben Ian Thomson, 21, and Louis Michael Gaebler, 23, allegedly played leading roles in TeamPCP, which police link to data intrusion, identity crime and cryptocurrency-based money laundering. Investigators allege malicious code was inserted into open-source software and unknowingly incorporated into systems used by government, academic and private organisations. More than 500,000 user credentials and authentication materials were allegedly harvested, enabling unauthorised network access. Remediation costs are estimated in the hundreds of millions of dollars. Both men remain in custody, while police say further charges and arrests are possible as the international investigation continues.

>>24985317 Ben Carroll scraps plan for statue of Daniel Andrews - Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has scrapped plans for a $134,000 taxpayer-funded statue of former premier Daniel Andrews and will repeal the policy automatically honouring premiers who serve more than 3000 days. Andrews, who led Victoria from 2014 to 2023, had qualified for a bronze statue near Parliament House under guidelines introduced by former premier Jeff Kennett in 1999. Carroll said public money should be spent “carefully and deliberately”, adding that “gratitude does not require a taxpayer-funded statue”. The existing contract will not be cancelled, with an independent bipartisan panel instead recommending another subject for the commissioned statue. The panel will also review the frequency, scale and cost of Victorian state funerals, which Carroll said should remain special partly because of their rarity.

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Australian Politics and Society - Part 26

>>24985377 SpaceX rocket begins journey back to Texas from Christmas Island - SpaceX’s Starship 40 has begun a roughly 20,000-kilometre journey from Christmas Island to the company’s Starbase facility in Texas after being recovered from the Indian Ocean. The 52-metre upper-stage spacecraft splashed down on July 24 and was towed to Christmas Island before being loaded aboard heavy transport vessel Forte using a semi-submersible operation. Its unexpected arrival attracted significant local interest and tourism. The return voyage is expected to take several weeks and involve substantial costs, with large specialist vessels potentially costing tens of thousands of dollars daily. Starship 40 is the first SpaceX upper-stage spacecraft to survive a space flight intact, potentially providing engineers with valuable information as the company works towards developing fully reusable rockets capable of safely returning to their launch sites.

>>24987975 One Nation claims historic WA lower house win as candidate declares ‘no safe Labor seats’ - (Video) One Nation has won its first Western Australian lower house seat after candidate Luke Herdegen defeated Labor’s Georgia Tree in the Secret Harbour by-election. Herdegen declared there were “no safe Labor seats”, arguing the historic result could provide a springboard for further gains across WA and nationally. Secret Harbour, in Perth’s outer southern suburbs, had always been held by Labor and was retained by former minister Paul Papalia with an 11.5 per cent margin at the 2025 state election. One Nation is now eyeing neighbouring Labor strongholds including Rockingham, Baldivis and Premier Roger Cook’s seat of Kwinana. The result also raises questions for the WA Liberals, who were reduced to a minor role, while One Nation emerged as Labor’s principal challenger.

>>24987979 ‘Dangerous, divisive, dishonest’: Albanese, Chalmers take aim at One Nation - Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has vowed to defeat One Nation following its historic victory in the Western Australian seat of Secret Harbour, describing hard-right populism as “dangerous, divisive and downright dishonest”. Addressing Queensland Labor’s annual conference, Albanese accused Pauline Hanson’s party of exploiting divisions, spreading misinformation and lacking serious policies. Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Labor had taken the One Nation threat seriously before the by-election and would continue doing so, describing the Liberals, Nationals and One Nation as a “coalition of chaos”. Queensland Opposition Leader Steven Miles similarly warned the LNP could need One Nation support to govern after the next state election. Albanese said Labor’s response should focus on offering Australians hope, remaining positive and developing policies that improve people’s lives.

>>24991385 ‘You can’t just say we’re evil’: Joyce backs Hanson when she says PM is inciting violence - One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has blamed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese for contributing to threats against her after he described hard-right populism as “dangerous, divisive and downright dishonest”. Hanson’s federal police protection has reportedly increased following threats, while deputy leader Barnaby Joyce accused Albanese of attacking One Nation’s character rather than its policies, saying: “You can fight us on policy, but you can’t just say we’re evil.” Albanese had accused One Nation of dividing Australians and lacking serious policy solutions following its historic Secret Harbour by-election victory. Threats against Australian politicians have escalated, with nearly 40 people charged with Commonwealth offences since September 2025. Assistant Minister Patrick Gorman urged Hanson and her party to practise respectful politics themselves.

>>24991401 Labor declares AI biggest sovereignty moment ‘since World War II’ - Defence Minister Richard Marles has described artificial intelligence as Australia’s biggest sovereignty inflection point since World War II as the government pursues deeper involvement in US technology development. Marles will visit San Francisco with Assistant Minister Andrew Charlton to advance negotiations aimed at making Australia a major base for AI company Anthropic and meet other technology executives. He said Australia must avoid becoming a passive technology “taker” as the US and China compete for AI supremacy, declaring alignment with Washington unequivocal. Marles expects AI to eventually operate submarines and F-35 aircraft and support battlefield decision-making. Australia is seeking access to leading US AI models while attracting data centres and developing domestic expertise, with copyright arrangements for Australian creative content remaining a key negotiating issue.

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Australian Politics and Society - Part 27

>>24994646 Labor blames Pauline Hanson’s ‘own behaviour’ for escalating threats - Attorney-General Michelle Rowland has rejected Pauline Hanson’s claim that Labor rhetoric is contributing to escalating threats against her, arguing the One Nation leader should examine her own party’s behaviour and associations. Hanson accused Rowland of “victim-blaming” and demanded an apology, saying millions of One Nation supporters were being unfairly portrayed as dangerous or extremist. Rowland acknowledged threats against politicians were “completely unacceptable” but cited One Nation’s acknowledged infiltration by extremists and Hanson’s associations with controversial figures. Hanson has received additional Australian Federal Police protection and increased security at her home. Assistant Minister Patrick Gorman said Labor had consistently urged respectful political disagreement, while Liberal MP Garth Hamilton accused Hanson of hypocrisy. The dispute follows Anthony Albanese’s criticism of hard-right populism as “dangerous, divisive and downright dishonest”.

>>24994674 Australian Oscar Jenkins gives first interview following 13-year prison sentence in Russia - (Video) Australian Oscar Jenkins has given his first interview since receiving a 13-year Russian prison sentence after being captured while fighting for Ukraine. Jenkins said he joined Ukrainian forces in 2024 because opposing Russia’s invasion “felt like the right thing to do”, despite having no military background. He described serving as a machine-gunner, completing about 10 missions and being captured after a drone attack left him injured and separated from his unit. Jenkins also said he had offered to fight for Russia. The interview was conducted in Russian-occupied Luhansk by Australian Mark Lowe, who reports sympathetically on Russia; its circumstances could not be independently verified. Foreign Minister Penny Wong has called Jenkins’s conviction a “sham trial”, maintaining he is a prisoner of war entitled to international protections.

>>24998862 Australian Federal Police raid home of former CFMEU official John Perkovic - (Video) Australian Federal Police have raided the Melbourne home of former senior CFMEU official John Perkovic as part of Operation Rye, an investigation into alleged corruption in Victoria’s construction industry. Officers and a sniffer dog searched Perkovic’s Keilor property, including its backyard and vehicles. Perkovic, a longtime Victorian CFMEU organiser who became second-in-command after the union entered administration in 2024, was dismissed in October 2025 following corruption allegations. Barrister Geoffrey Watson has alleged Perkovic received at least $1 million through corrupt property transactions and benefited from construction companies and labour-hire firms, including through payments connected to his home, insurance and three vehicles. Watson described Perkovic as highly influential within the CFMEU under former Victorian secretary John Setka. The allegations remain under investigation by federal police.

>>25002428 Australia’s massive data centres to be built away from homes as Trump attacks AI critics - Major US artificial intelligence companies have indicated they will build large Australian data centres away from residential areas to minimise community opposition as investment potentially reaches $150 billion by 2030. Companies including Anthropic, Amazon, Google, Microsoft and OpenAI also reportedly accept the Albanese government’s expectation that additional renewable generation offset centres’ enormous electricity demand. Australia has become increasingly attractive as US projects face community resistance and Middle Eastern investment is disrupted. The government is considering requiring companies to reserve computing capacity for Australian researchers and businesses, seeking benefits beyond construction investment. Defence Minister Richard Marles has described domestic access to leading AI technology as an economic and national security priority. Concerns remain about electricity demand, inflation, housing construction, copyright and compensation for Australian creatives.

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Australian Politics and Society - Part 28

>>25008695 CFMEU delegate charged as police seize steroids, drugs in dawn raids - A CFMEU delegate has been charged following police raids targeting alleged drug and steroid trafficking on Victorian construction sites. Taskforce Hawk investigators searched properties in Mulgrave, Heathmont and Fitzroy, arresting three people and seizing steroids, peptides, cocaine, MDMA, cannabis, cash, electronic devices and weapons. Police allege the 35-year-old CFMEU delegate and two others imported drugs and steroids through the mail before distributing them across Melbourne construction sites. The delegate and a 32-year-old man were charged with trafficking anabolic steroids and drug and weapon offences, while a 27-year-old woman was released pending summons. The CFMEU suspended the delegate. The operation follows separate raids and arrests involving union figures amid broader investigations into alleged corruption, money laundering and drug trafficking in Victoria’s construction industry.

>>25011092 ‘He’s wrong’: Pauline Hanson says Andrew Hastie won’t be spared by orange tsunami in Federal Election - One Nation leader Pauline Hanson has vowed to contest Liberal MP Andrew Hastie’s seat of Canning as part of plans to run candidates in all 16 Western Australian electorates at the 2028 federal election. Following One Nation’s historic Secret Harbour state by-election victory, Hanson said Hastie should not expect to be spared and argued voters increasingly wanted alternatives to Labor and the Liberals. She praised WA Liberal leader Basil Zempilas for preferencing One Nation in Secret Harbour, describing the arrangement as a model for defeating Labor federally. Hastie has rejected suggestions that One Nation victories benefit the Liberals. Hanson said One Nation had raised $5 million for its federal campaign and would particularly target Labor-held Hasluck, Pearce and Bullwinkel.

>>25014403 Social media giants face more than $100 million in fines as Albanese government pressures platforms to enforce under-16 ban - Social media companies face fines exceeding $100 million under Albanese government legislation strengthening enforcement of Australia’s under-16 social media ban. The bill would expand eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant’s information-gathering powers and impose penalties of up to $109.2 million for breaches. Communications Minister Anika Wells said more than five million under-16 accounts had been removed and urged parliament to pass the measures. The government is also preparing broader “digital duty of care” reforms requiring platforms to address harmful content, including illegal pornography. The Coalition has raised concerns about potential censorship and expanded ministerial powers. Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the youth ban was not working, while communications spokeswoman Sarah Henderson warned the proposed reforms could threaten freedom of expression.

>>25017323 Albanese gives Australians power to switch off Big Tech’s social media algorithms - (Video) Australians would be able to switch off algorithmically recommended social media content under the Albanese government’s proposed digital duty of care laws. The “my feed, my way” regime would require platforms including Instagram and X to offer users a choice between algorithmic recommendations and content solely from accounts they follow. The legislation would also require technology companies to protect children from harmful material involving eating disorders, misogyny, pornography, violence and crime. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the reforms would return choice to users, while Communications Minister Anika Wells said platforms must take responsibility for harms caused by their products. The Coalition and One Nation have raised censorship concerns, while the Greens want stronger measures including restrictions on autoplay and “doom scrolling”.

>>25017386 Packed courtroom for Neo-Nazi group White Australia's appeal against hate speech laws - Neo-Nazi group White Australia has begun a High Court challenge to federal hate speech laws used to declare it a prohibited hate group. White Australia, also known as the National Socialist Network, and leader Thomas Sewell argue the laws are constitutionally invalid because they burden the implied freedom of political communication, breach separation of powers and exceed Commonwealth powers. Lawyers described the prohibition regime as a “sledgehammer on a nut”, arguing it lacks safeguards and review mechanisms. The Commonwealth countered that the laws legitimately protect Australians from organisations engaged in seriously harmful conduct and threatening national security. It described White Australia as a neo-Nazi organisation associated with violent conduct and rhetoric and rejected its claim to political-party protections.

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Australian Politics and Society - Part 29

>>25017364 Hastie comes at One Nation for ‘picking a fight with the wrong veteran’ - Liberal MP and former SAS captain Andrew Hastie has defended giving evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case, accusing One Nation and critics attacking his military record of cowardice. Hastie said he was subpoenaed and legally required to testify, alongside more than 20 other combat veterans and SAS witnesses, and accused One Nation of opposing accountability for battlefield conduct. Pauline Hanson, a prominent Roberts-Smith supporter, has vowed to challenge Hastie in his WA seat of Canning at the next federal election. Hastie said online abuse linked to the controversy had forced him to increase personal security. Meanwhile, Liberal MPs are increasingly considering Hastie the leading candidate to return as opposition home affairs spokesman following Jonno Duniam’s decision to leave parliament earlier than expected.

>>25020102 Liberal MP Andrew Hastie doubles down on One Nation fight; Pauline Hanson calls him a ‘wanker’ - Liberal MP Andrew Hastie has released confidential military performance records while escalating his dispute with One Nation over criticism of his SAS service and evidence in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case. Hastie accused One Nation of tolerating attacks branding him a traitor and said he testified because he was subpoenaed and believed in the rule of law. One Nation leader Pauline Hanson denied calling him a traitor but said she would call him “a wanker”. Hastie’s records contain positive assessments of his judgment, ethics and leadership, alongside details of his military performance. He has faced sustained online abuse and received additional security protection. Hanson has strongly defended Roberts-Smith and intends to field a One Nation candidate against Hastie in Canning at the next federal election.

>>25020118 ‘Lying cowards’: Andrew Hastie steps up attacks on One Nation - (Video) Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has intensified his attacks on One Nation, branding Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce “lying cowards” over claims he was called a traitor for testifying in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case. Hastie cited a One Nation-linked satirical cartoon that repeatedly labels him a “traitor” and demanded Hanson and Joyce defend or remove it. The former SAS captain said One Nation had politicised the Roberts-Smith case, potentially undermining a fair criminal trial, and defended veterans who gave evidence under oath. Hanson and Joyce denied personally calling Hastie a traitor. Hastie, who has received increased federal police protection following threats, said he was putting his political career on the line to confront One Nation, which intends to challenge his seat of Canning.

>>25020130 Andrew Hastie demands One Nation delete cartoon calling him a 'traitor - (Video) Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie has demanded One Nation remove a satirical cartoon repeatedly describing him as a “traitor” over his involvement in Ben Roberts-Smith’s defamation case. Hastie accused Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce of being “lying cowards” after both denied personally calling him a traitor, challenging them to either defend the accusation or delete the video. Hanson refused, dismissing the dispute as a “mountain out of a molehill”, while Joyce said he had been unaware of the cartoon. Hastie said the accusation was a slur against him and other veterans who testified under oath and accused One Nation of politicising Roberts-Smith’s case. He vowed to fight “exceptionally hard” to retain Canning against One Nation and Labor at the 2028 election.

>>25023256 How Ben Roberts-Smith and a cartoon led to Andrew Hastie’s biggest strike on Pauline Hanson - (Video) Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie deliberately delayed confronting One Nation until he believed the political moment was right, following months of attacks over his military record and involvement in Ben Roberts-Smith’s legal proceedings. One Nation’s “Please Explain” cartoon repeatedly described Hastie as a “traitor”, while party figures threatened to target his WA seat of Canning. Hastie’s allies say indications he might not testify in Roberts-Smith’s forthcoming criminal case, combined with renewed media attacks, prompted him to retaliate. His public declaration that Pauline Hanson and Barnaby Joyce were “lying cowards” generated supporter donations and backing beyond traditional Liberal voters. Hanson maintains she never personally called Hastie a traitor, describing the cartoon as satire. Hastie views confronting One Nation as crucial to rebuilding Liberal electoral credibility.

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Australian Politics and Society - Part 30

>>25023265 ‘Bloody maggot’: Lambie attacks Hanson over Hastie as feud escalates - (Video) One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce has apologised to Liberal frontbencher Andrew Hastie over a party cartoon repeatedly calling the former SAS officer a “traitor”, saying he was previously unaware of it. Hastie accepted Joyce’s explanation and withdrew his description of him as a “lying coward”, but maintained the accusation against One Nation leader Pauline Hanson. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie condemned Hanson as a “bloody maggot” and “coward”, while RSL Australia said using “traitor” against a deployed veteran attacked the service of all veterans. Labor minister Madeleine King, Opposition Leader Angus Taylor and James Paterson also defended Hastie. Hanson refuses to remove the cartoon, insisting it is satire. Hastie said he would pursue political rather than legal consequences against One Nation.

>>25020137 Police raid homes of CFMEU officials over alleged Olympic Games bribery plot - (Video) Police have raided Queensland CFMEU headquarters and officials’ homes over allegations a Victorian labour hire company offered corrupt benefits to influence union decisions connected to 2032 Brisbane Olympics construction contracts. The joint Queensland-Victoria investigation is examining whether Top Up Labour provided current CFMEU officials with cash, hospitality or sporting tickets while seeking an enterprise agreement. Top Up director Kim Lee Mellech was arrested and released without charge pending inquiries, while former director Steven Mellech was charged with making a false document in a separate investigation. The CFMEU said it had rejected Top Up’s request for an agreement and was co-operating with police. The company was previously identified as having strong links to former Victorian CFMEU figures John Setka and John Perkovic.

>>25020147 White Australia party is ‘modern manifestation’ of Nazi movement and should be banned, commonwealth tells high court - The Commonwealth has defended its ban on the White Australia party in the High Court, describing the neo-Nazi group as a “modern manifestation” of Adolf Hitler’s Nazi movement that could encourage racially motivated violence. Formerly the National Socialist Network, the group was designated an illegal hate organisation in May following ASIO advice. Commonwealth barrister Brendan Lim argued its existence created harm and could inspire lone actors or fringe members to commit hate crimes. White Australia contends the laws breach the implied freedom of political communication, separation of powers and constitutional limits, citing the High Court’s 1951 rejection of a Communist Party ban. Its lawyers argue prohibition decisions should be made by judges rather than ministers and describe the current regime as authoritarian and disproportionate.

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre - Life and Legacy - Part 1

>>24813561 Isolated, scared, forlorn: The heartbreaking final months of Virginia Giuffre’s life - An investigation by The Age reconstructs the final months of Virginia Giuffre's life through interviews with family, friends, carers and lawyers, supported by court documents, police records, text messages, personal diaries and medical records. The investigation reports Giuffre alleged her estranged husband, Robbie Giuffre, subjected her to years of domestic violence, coercive control and increasing isolation. Robbie Giuffre denies the allegations, maintaining Virginia was the aggressor and attributing her difficulties to longstanding mental health issues and prescription medication. The investigation details competing family violence restraining orders, Virginia's separation from two of her children, her deteriorating physical health, repeated contact with police, and her efforts to rewrite her memoir following the breakdown of her marriage. It also examines allegations that police and the family violence system failed to adequately protect her during her final months. Backed by domestic violence experts, Virginia's family is seeking a coronial inquest to examine whether systemic failures, including the handling of domestic violence allegations and police responses, contributed to her death by suicide in April 2025. Legal proceedings over her estate are continuing.

>>24820767 Police investigating Andrew plan to talk to Virginia Giuffre’s family in US - Thames Valley Police are preparing to travel to the United States to speak with the family of Virginia Giuffre as part of their investigation into Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor. Detectives intend to meet Giuffre's relatives to discuss her allegations of sexual assault and are pursuing multiple lines of inquiry linked to Andrew's former role as a UK trade envoy. Police are also examining allegations that another woman was trafficked to Britain by Jeffrey Epstein for a sexual encounter with Andrew in 2010. Andrew has denied wrongdoing, including Giuffre's allegations, despite reaching a civil settlement with her in 2022. Investigators are also seeking records from the Metropolitan Police and may interview Andrew's former protection officers.

>>24866694 ‘Mommy pls call’: The secret ‘scrapbook’ of Virginia Giuffre - A four-part podcast investigation by The Age reconstructs the final six months of Virginia Giuffre's life through handwritten notes, text messages, photographs, interviews and court records, examining the breakdown of her marriage and the circumstances preceding her death by suicide in April 2025. It chronicles allegations of escalating domestic violence, competing restraining order applications, her removal from the family home and separation from two of her children, before exploring how lengthy court processes left her unable to challenge interim orders for months. The investigation also details her growing isolation, deteriorating physical and mental health, arrest for breaching a restraining order, injuries sustained in a bus collision and increasingly public allegations against her husband. Drawing together personal records and official documents, the podcast examines whether legal, policing and support systems adequately responded during a prolonged period of escalating crisis, while exploring the impact of emergency family violence orders, lengthy court delays, isolation, illness and ongoing legal conflict on Giuffre's final months.

>>24866729 Q Post #4923 - https://twitter.com/VRSVirginia/status/1319071346282778624 - Dearest Virginia - We stand with you. Now and always. Find peace through prayer. Never give up the good fight. God bless you. Q - https://qanon.pub/#4923 - https://qanon.pub/#4568

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre - Life and Legacy - Part 2

>>24857943 Daniel Siad: French ‘scout’ who introduced Australian models to Jeffrey Epstein found dead - (Video) French modelling scout Daniel Siad, who allegedly introduced young Australian women to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, has been found dead in Paris as French authorities investigate the circumstances. Recently released US Justice Department documents include emails in which Siad discussed Australian models with Epstein, including two sisters pursuing modelling careers and a Queensland woman seeking opportunities in the United States. Siad denied involvement in human trafficking, saying he merely arranged modelling auditions and that "nothing ever happened" in his presence. French prosecutors had been investigating criminal complaints accusing him of rape and human trafficking, allegations he denied. An autopsy has been ordered.

>>24891776 ‘We couldn’t let her story end there’: Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s brother on the year since her shocking death - and why he’s still fighting in her name - Sky Roberts says he and his wife Amanda have taken up Virginia Roberts Giuffre’s advocacy work following her death, determined to continue campaigning for survivors of sexual abuse and trafficking. They are relaunching her organisation, Soar, supporting efforts to abolish time limits for sexual abuse cases in the United States and pressing for the release of remaining Epstein files. Roberts described his sister as a “truth-teller” whose posthumous memoir, Nobody's Girl, revealed the lifelong impact of abuse beginning in childhood, saying, “We couldn’t let her story end there.” Giuffre's final months were marked by separation from her children and allegations of domestic violence, while her family continues to seek accountability and supports a review of her treatment by Western Australian authorities. Roberts said she was failed by institutions throughout her life but hoped her legacy would help other survivors seek justice. Co-author Amy Wallace said Giuffre wanted Nobody's Girl to reassure victims they were “not alone”, speak honestly about the lasting effects of abuse, and encourage other survivors to come forward.

>>24974589 Ghislaine Maxwell loses bid to overturn conviction for aiding Epstein - Ghislaine Maxwell has lost a bid to overturn her sex-trafficking conviction and secure release from her 20-year prison sentence. US federal Judge Paul Engelmayer rejected Maxwell’s habeas petition, describing nearly all her claims as procedurally barred or “frivolous” and finding no new evidence capable of undermining her conviction. Maxwell argued exculpatory information had been withheld and false testimony presented at her 2021 trial, resulting in a miscarriage of justice. Some claims relied on documents released under the Epstein Files Transparency Act, but Engelmayer said the material was largely irrelevant and, where relevant, tended to incriminate Maxwell rather than exonerate her. He also rejected her claim that prosecutors selectively targeted her while declining to charge other alleged associates of Jeffrey Epstein. Maxwell, Epstein’s former girlfriend and longtime associate, was convicted in December 2021. Engelmayer said the “overwhelming” testimonial and documentary evidence presented at trial conclusively established her guilt. Maxwell is currently serving her sentence at a prison camp in Texas.

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Virginia Roberts Giuffre - Life and Legacy - Part 3

>>24891879 Giuffre family hits out at Obama lawyer who called Epstein victim ‘not credible’ - Virginia Giuffre's family has condemned former Obama White House counsel Kathryn Ruemmler after she told a US congressional committee she believed Giuffre's sex trafficking allegations “lacked inherent credibility” because they lacked sufficient detail. Giuffre's brother, Sky Roberts, and his wife Amanda said Ruemmler was “the only person who lacks credibility”, accusing her of attempting to undermine a survivor whose evidence prompted dozens of powerful figures to leave their positions. Ruemmler said she never witnessed Jeffrey Epstein abusing women or girls during their friendship and only later realised he had been “a masterful liar”. The testimony comes as Congress continues investigating Epstein, while the US Senate has unanimously passed a symbolic resolution opposing any presidential pardon or clemency for convicted sex trafficker Ghislaine Maxwell.

>>24898159 WA watchdog probes police interactions with Virginia Giuffre - Western Australia's Ombudsman is investigating whether police acted appropriately in their dealings with Virginia Giuffre before her death in April 2025. Giuffre's brothers, Sky Roberts and Danny Wilson, and their wives, Amanda Roberts and Lanette Wilson, requested a formal review after raising concerns about the police response to Virginia's allegations of family violence by her husband and her reported fears for her safety. They want the watchdog to examine whether her complaint was properly investigated, what risk assessments were conducted, how concerns involving firearms were handled and whether systemic failures contributed to the outcome. WA Police has separately launched an internal review of its dealings with Giuffre. Her family and domestic violence experts have also asked WA Coroner Ros Fogliani to hold a public inquest into her death. No decision on an inquest has been made.

>>24998890 Prince Andrew named in US Congress as having ‘committed sex crimes’ - US Republican congressman Thomas Massie has accused Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor of having “committed sex crimes in the US” while naming alleged Jeffrey Epstein associates and calling for further investigations and prosecutions. Speaking under congressional privilege, Massie listed 14 people while campaigning for legislation to release millions more Epstein-related documents and expand access for state prosecutors and survivors. Mountbatten-Windsor has never been criminally charged in the United States and has denied wrongdoing. Virginia Giuffre previously accused him in a US civil lawsuit of sexually abusing her when she was 17, including in New York; the case was settled without an admission of liability. Giuffre’s family welcomed Massie’s intervention and called for an investigation. Mountbatten-Windsor’s representatives did not respond to requests for comment.

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Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations - Ben Roberts-Smith Murder Trial - Part 1

>>24873750 Ben Roberts-Smith allowed to move closer to daughters while on bail for war crimes - Former SAS soldier Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted permission to move from the Gold Coast to Brisbane after a court approved changes to his bail conditions so he can live closer to his two daughters. Roberts-Smith, who denies five charges of murdering unarmed detainees during his service in Afghanistan, remains subject to strict bail conditions, including a $250,000 surety, surrendering his passport, restrictions on interstate travel and a prohibition on contacting former comrades who may be witnesses. National security legislation continues to limit disclosure of parts of the prosecution brief, with the Crown case expected to rely in part on evidence from former soldiers granted immunity. His case returns to court in September, with any trial unlikely to begin before 2029.

>>24877867 Inside the SAS feud driving Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes allegations and secret 4 Squadron investigation - Long-running divisions within the Special Air Service Regiment contributed to the allegations that led to Ben Roberts-Smith's defamation loss and ongoing criminal prosecution. Tensions developed between the combat-focused 2 Squadron, where Roberts-Smith served, and the intelligence-oriented 4 Squadron, whose members became central to exposing alleged unlawful killings in Afghanistan. Future Liberal MP Andrew Hastie became a prominent figure among soldiers questioning the conduct of some former comrades, while several serving and former SAS members allegedly provided information to journalists despite military restrictions on media contact. Secret meetings between Roberts-Smith and former SAS colleagues, including soldiers who later became prosecution witnesses, reflected the growing internal split within the regiment. The dispute gathered momentum through witness statements, media reporting and official military inquiries, culminating in the Brereton inquiry's finding of credible information that Australian special forces had unlawfully killed 39 Afghan prisoners and civilians in 23 incidents. The inquiry's aftermath led to the disbandment of 2 Squadron, while Roberts-Smith continues to deny ordering or committing unlawful killings and faces separate criminal proceedings over alleged war crimes.

>>24929909 David McBride leaves prison on parole after being jailed for leaking Afghanistan war documents - (Video) Former army lawyer David McBride has been released from prison on parole after serving his full 27-month non-parole period for stealing classified Defence documents and providing them to ABC journalists. The material contributed to The Afghan Files investigation into alleged war crimes by Australian forces in Afghanistan. McBride had collected 235 documents between 2014 and 2015, including 207 classified as secret, and pleaded guilty to three charges after a court upheld government restrictions on evidence deemed potentially damaging to national security. Attorney-General Michelle Rowland approved his parole. McBride thanked supporters and revealed he has early-stage, treatable lung cancer requiring surgery. Independent MP Andrew Wilkie and transparency campaigner Rex Patrick argued McBride should never have been convicted and criticised Australia’s protections for whistleblowers.

>>24947412 Ben Roberts-Smith slams government for ‘letting down’ a new generation of veterans - Ben Roberts-Smith has accused successive governments and bureaucrats of failing Afghanistan veterans, arguing Australia is repeating mistakes made in its treatment of Vietnam veterans. Speaking at a Vietnam Veterans Day service in Hervey Bay, the former SAS corporal and Victoria Cross recipient said those sent to Afghanistan continued to be “let down by the very officials that sent them to war”. Roberts-Smith, who faces five war crime murder charges involving alleged killings of unarmed detainees in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012, received strong support from the approximately 500 attendees. He maintains his innocence and said he would “keep fighting” until his name was cleared. Roberts-Smith declined to discuss his case further and is due back in court on September 1.

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Afghanistan War Crimes Allegations - Ben Roberts-Smith Murder Trial - Part 2

>>24961846 Former defence chief Angus Campbell quietly sets aside top military honour - Former Defence chief General Angus Campbell has removed reference to his Distinguished Service Cross from his public profile after becoming Australia's ambassador to Belgium, Luxembourg, the European Union and NATO, although he has not formally surrendered the medal. Documents show Campbell asked the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade to list him as “HE Angus Campbell AO” rather than “General (Rtd) Angus John Campbell AO, DSC”. DFAT said post-nominals are uncommon in Europe and Campbell had simplified his profile. Independent senator Jacqui Lambie criticised the move, arguing he should return the medal following controversy over his response to the Brereton war crimes inquiry. Campbell previously sought to surrender his DSC in 2023, but then-prime minister Scott Morrison reportedly declined the offer.

>>24974547 SAS witnesses in Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes murder trial warned their names may become public - Former SAS soldiers who could testify in Ben Roberts-Smith’s war crimes murder case have been warned their identities are no longer automatically protected and they may need court orders to remain anonymous. Veterans previously covered by Defence’s “protected identity status” were reportedly surprised by the change, which could complicate proceedings involving classified and sensitive evidence. Roberts-Smith is accused of responsibility for the deaths of five prisoners in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012. Prosecutors are preparing procedures for providing his lawyers with confidential material, initially in redacted form, followed by an unredacted brief for security-cleared lawyers. At least 138 witnesses received pseudonyms during Roberts-Smith’s unsuccessful defamation case, while four former soldiers cooperating with prosecutors remain protected by separate non-publication orders.

>>24994678 Ben Roberts-Smith to see secret evidence in alleged war crimes case - Ben Roberts-Smith will receive the full prosecution brief detailing five alleged war crime murders after a court approved procedures for handling sensitive national security information. Judge Susan Horan made 206 orders governing the storage, transportation and use of classified material, balancing national security with Roberts-Smith’s right to a fair trial. The former SAS soldier, who denies wrongdoing, is expected to receive the brief shortly. Prosecutors previously revealed that four soldiers who admitted complicity in his alleged war crimes were granted immunity in exchange for evidence against him, with their identities protected. Roberts-Smith remains subject to strict bail conditions, including travel restrictions and a $250,000 surety. The case returns to Downing Centre Local Court on September 8, with a Supreme Court trial unlikely before 2029.

>>25017334 Ben Roberts-Smith war crimes trial: Investigators suppress names of 723 people listed in evidence - Investigators have concealed the identities of 723 people named in evidence against Ben Roberts-Smith, prompting concerns from his lawyers about their ability to prepare his defence against five war crime murder charges. Prosecutors have provided about 4000 documents and 234 witness statements, with 723 individuals assigned pseudonyms. Defence lawyer Karen Espiner argued hundreds may have no legal requirement for anonymity and sought disclosure of which identities require protection. Judge Susan Horan declined to issue immediate orders, encouraging prosecutors and defence lawyers to resolve the dispute. The complete sensitive evidence brief is expected by mid-November. Prosecutors allege Roberts-Smith personally executed one Afghan prisoner and ordered four others killed. Four former SAS soldiers granted immunity are expected to testify against him.

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 1

>>24820703 ‘A different time’: Julia Gillard rows back on her changes to Sex Discrimination Act - (Video) Former prime minister Julia Gillard said changes her government made to the Sex Discrimination Act in 2013 reflected "a different time", arguing issues surrounding gender identity were not part of public debate when the legislation was introduced. Speaking after a lecture at the University of Manchester, Gillard declined to comment on the ongoing Tickle v Giggle appeal but said it was wrong to judge the reforms solely through today's public discourse. The 2013 amendments removed the Act's statutory definitions of "man" and "woman" while adding protected attributes including gender identity and intersex status. Her remarks come amid protests by women's rights activists in Britain, who argue the changes weakened protections based on biological sex. Critics, including Liberal senator Claire Chandler, have linked the amendments to subsequent court interpretations recognising gender identity under the Act.

>>24820710 ‘It was a different time’: Julia Gillard remark ignites push on gender law - Former prime minister Julia Gillard's comments that her government's 2013 Sex Discrimination Act reforms reflected "a different time" have intensified calls to restore biological sex definitions to federal discrimination law. Gillard said issues surrounding gender identity were not part of public debate when the legislation was introduced and declined to comment on the pending Tickle v Giggle appeal. The Coalition, One Nation, women's advocacy groups and Sall Grover argued her remarks underscored unintended consequences of the amendments and renewed pressure on the Albanese government to amend the Act after Labor and the Greens blocked proposed legislation this week. Opposition spokeswoman Michaelia Cash called for the law to be changed, while Labor defended the current framework as providing protection from discrimination regardless of sex or gender identity.

>>24844215 JK Rowling vows to fund lawsuits against Amnesty over trans ‘hate’ report - J.K. Rowling has pledged to fund defamation lawsuits against Amnesty International UK after it published a report identifying 51 organisations, including the women-only rape crisis centre Beira's Place, as part of what it described as an alleged "anti-rights" movement targeting transgender people. Rowling, who helped establish and fund Beira's Place, said the report unfairly vilified organisations advocating for sex-based rights and accused Amnesty of abandoning its traditional human rights mission. The report also attracted criticism from John Cleese, who said Amnesty had shifted away from its historic focus, while Sex Matters argued the organisation had long misrepresented gender-critical groups. Amnesty UK expressed regret that the report had been published without completing its internal review process but did not apologise or withdraw it. Rowling and Beira's Place have demanded the report be permanently withdrawn, a public apology issued and an independent investigation into its preparation.

>>24844255 Child psychiatrist Jillian Spencer ends fight with hospital but battle continues over medical licence - Child psychiatrist Jillian Spencer says her three-year dispute with Queensland Health over her employment has been resolved after she was suspended in 2023 following criticism of gender-affirming treatment for children. Spencer indicated the Queensland Children's Hospital would issue a statement on her employment and described the outcome as a victory, although the government declined to comment. However, an Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) investigation into her conduct remains ongoing after a complaint about social media posts criticising gender-affirming care. Speaking at a Brisbane rally, Spencer repeated her opposition to puberty blockers and cross-sex hormones for children. The event also featured Sall Grover, who said she would move her Giggle platform overseas if her High Court appeal fails.

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 2

>>24844324 Queensland Children’s Hospital clears psychiatrist over gender treatment concerns - (Video) Child psychiatrist Jillian Spencer has settled her employment dispute with Queensland Children's Hospital, which acknowledged that her concerns about the treatment of children with gender dysphoria were grounded in her clinical experience and emphasised the importance of evidence-based, holistic care focused on patients' best interests. Spencer had been suspended in 2023 after raising concerns about the gender-affirming model of care and later resigned as part of the settlement. A separate Australian Health Practitioner Regulation Agency (AHPRA) investigation into Spencer following a complaint about her public comments has also been discontinued. Spencer said the outcome should encourage broader debate about gender medicine, clinical independence and the ability of doctors to raise patient safety concerns without fear of disciplinary action.

>>24841209 COMMENTARY: Sorry, Anthony Albanese: We’re biological women, not culture warriors - "At the recent women’s rights rallies in Melbourne and Brisbane, the message from trans activists was unmistakable and menacing. While women gathered peacefully to defend sex-based rights and urge fixes to the Sex Discrimination Act, counter-protesters brought signs that crossed into explicit threats of violence. These were not subtle expressions of disagreement. They were public, intimidating warnings aimed at women who dared to state that biological sex was real and that female-only spaces must stay that way. Across the two cities, hundreds of trans activists carried large, handpainted placards such as one reading “TERFS GET THE WALL!” in bold red lettering - a direct euphemism for execution by firing squad – and another demanding that I be thrown into a men’s prison. Activists posted pictures and videos of themselves preparing these banners alongside trans flags to social media. Once in the public square, most of the activists wore masks … Far from spontaneous individual outrage, the co-ordinated presence, matching signage and targeted messaging revealed a deliberate campaign of intimidation. This level of organisation turns isolated anger into something far more systematic. Anthony Albanese previously has framed the whole issue as a tiresome “culture war”. Yet when a rally sign explicitly threatens a woman for defending her rights, that is not cultural debate. It is incitement that demands serious attention."

"The Prime Minister’s characterisation airbrushes away the aggression that makes this debate so urgent. As the woman named on one of those signs, I felt the fear first-hand. It is not abstract. It forces you to confront your own safety in a country where speaking biological truth can make you a target. The chilling effect is deliberate and it is being ignored by too many in positions of influence. This is the reality for growing numbers of Australian women who refuse to pretend away material facts … Declaring yourself a woman does not alter chromosomes, reproductive biology or well-documented patterns of violence. It merely insists that everyone else ignore those realities, usually at women’s expense. Media hesitation, political re­framing and ideologically captured human rights bodies only worsen the problem. Many of these institutions now redefine “woman”, place self-ID above biological sex and treat the defence of single-sex spaces as the genuine offence. It is little wonder a direct threat on a public sign is ignored while the women targeted are cast as provocateurs. The path forward is obvious. Governments and institutions must acknowledge biological reality and the reality of the situation. Men cannot become women and the explicit threats from trans activists prove exactly why female-only spaces are essential for safety, privacy and fairness. It is beyond time for the Albanese government and the Sex Discrimination Commissioner to recognise that the women in this fight are right. Reality cannot be shouted or legislated away. The threats make that clearer than ever." - Sall Grover, founder and chief executive of Giggle - The Australian

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 3

>>24894772 Pole dance studio sued for $30,000 after refusing transgender dancer membership in women-only space - (Video) Gold Coast pole dancing studio Queens of Pole faces a $30,000 discrimination claim after refusing membership to an applicant who identifies as a transgender woman. Owner Nomes Witney said the studio provides a “female-only environment” and argued admitting a biological male would affect clients and staff, including women with histories of domestic violence and sexual assault. The applicant complained to the Queensland Human Rights Commission after being refused membership, with failed conciliation sending the dispute to the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. Human Rights Commissioner Debbie Platz said excluding someone based on gender identity could constitute unlawful discrimination unless an exemption applies. The case follows other legal disputes over the interaction between women's sex-based rights and protections against discrimination based on gender identity.

>>24894784 Women’s advocates demand law changes after pole studio sued over women-only rule - Women’s advocacy groups are calling for changes to the federal Sex Discrimination Act after Gold Coast pole dancing studio owner Nomes Witney was sued for $30,000 for refusing membership to a transgender applicant. Giggle founder Sall Grover, the Lesbian Action Group, Women’s Forum Australia and Women’s Rights Network Australia backed Witney’s right to operate a women-only business, arguing existing gender identity protections are undermining sex-based rights. The Lesbian Action Group said “Australian law must change” to protect female-only businesses, services and community spaces from legal action. Women’s Forum Australia CEO Rachael Wong said women and girls have “legitimate needs for privacy and safety”. The groups urged the Albanese government to amend legislation to provide clearer protections for single-sex spaces.

>>24894793 COMMENTARY: How many court cases against women does the government need before fixing the law? - "Across Australia, women are being punished for knowing what a woman is, for creating women-only spaces, wanting women-only sport, and for building businesses that cater to that simple biological fact. Rights we held from the start of the Sex Discrimination Act in 1984 have been ripped away without our consent and it’s destroying women’s livelihoods one complaint at a time. It happened to me. For almost five years I’ve fought just to run a woman-only social networking app. Giggle was designed as a space for women, adult human females, to connect without males. Before men started claiming to be women, that was non-controversial. Then came the Tickle v Giggle Federal Court case and appeal. The courts ruled against us. The Australian Human Rights Commission sided against biological reality. Now I face the High Court to defend the obvious: men are not women. Last week the same pattern hit Queens of Pole, a women-only pole fitness studio on the Gold Coast. Established in 2017, it has operated for nine years as a private, safe space for women. Founder Nomes Witney built it for women who need privacy, dignity and freedom from male presence - women from different religious or cultural backgrounds, survivors of trauma or those simply preferring to train with other women. A man who registered as “female” attended one class, then applied for membership. Queens of Pole declined him under its longstanding policy. Two days later a complaint was lodged with the Queensland Human Rights Commission. Conciliation failed. The matter is before the Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal. He wants $30,000 in damages."

"Queens is not an outlier. It joins my case and the ongoing battles by the Lesbian Action Group. Each time a woman-only space defends its boundary, the machinery of the state is used against it. The complainant need not prove harm beyond being told no. The business owner - woman - must instead prove why females deserve privacy from males even when they declare themselves women. That inversion is not equality. How many more human rights complaints are queued up to destroy women’s lives and livelihoods? How many court cases must women endure before governments restore the sex-based protections that were never supposed to be destroyed? Women are not the aggressors for wanting spaces free of males. We are simply defending the reality that made sex discrimination law necessary in the first place. The longer this continues, the clearer the message: in Australia, a man’s claim to womanhood now outweighs a woman’s right to exclude him." - Sall Grover, founder and chief executive of Giggle and an accidental women’s rights advocate - The Australian

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 4

>>24894802 COMMENTARY: Australian law on gender identity splits from US and UK on women’s rights - Thanks to Justice Brett Kavanaugh and the US Supreme Court there can no longer be any doubt that Australian law is an outlier on one of the most contentious issues of our times. The highest courts in the United States and Britain have both ruled that the gender identity of men who honestly believe they are women does not trump women’s rights. Australian law is heading in the opposite direction - and in doing so it has parted company not just with the US and Britain, but with reality. As the Giggle v Tickle decision in the Federal Court makes plain, men in this country who honestly believe they are women and have “transitioned” are now in an extraordinary position. The law can require others to treat them as though they really are women. The US Supreme Court’s decision on gender identity is known as West Virginia v BJP and follows last year’s ruling by the UK Supreme Court in a case known as For Women Scotland. The British court determined that a “gender recognition certificate” does not change a person’s legal sex, which is determined by biology.

Men who identify as women deserve compassion and protection from discrimination. But the clear direction of British and American law is that they remain men. Justice Kavanaugh’s judgment in the US Supreme Court should be required reading for Australian governments that have equivocated about how to respond to this issue. The court ruled six to three that West Virginia’s law preventing biological men from taking part in women’s sport did not violate the US Constitution’s equal protection clause. Separate sports teams based on biological sex were reasonable because of the inherent physical differences between men and women. It also ruled unanimously that it did not violate a civil rights law known as Title IX which prohibits discrimination on the basis of sex in any education program or setting. These decisions mean Australia is out of step with the approach in Britain and the US. So how did this happen? Did parliament really intend to enact a law that sent Australia in such a radical direction? Or were these consequences known and ignored?

Thirteen years ago when the Gillard government removed the definition of “woman” from the Sex Discrimination Act, parliament appears to have had no idea this would lead to such an outcome. It was not mentioned in the second reading speeches of Mark Dreyfus who was attorney-general at the time, or that of George Brandis who was shadow attorney-general. Nor is there any mention in the explanatory memorandum to the bill that made the change that transsexual women could sue unless they are treated as women. This is despite the fact that such a warning has been found in a 2013 Senate committee report. It is hard to avoid the conclusion that parliament was not fully aware of the impact of what it was doing … The High Court will soon consider this issue as part of a special leave application in the Giggle v Tickle case. But it’s a big ask to expect the High Court to inject common sense into a statute that was mangled by parliament - albeit unintentionally. The real solution rests with the legislature – which is why the judgment in the West Virginia cases deserves a wider audience.

Justice Kavanaugh wrote that many athletic organisations in the US as well as state governments had recently acted decisively to prohibit biological males from participating in women’s sports. “In 2025 the NCAA (National Collegiate Athletic Association) prohibited biological male students, including those who identify as female and have taken hormones, from competing on women’s teams,” the judgment says. “The US Olympic and Paralympic Committee followed suit, likewise prohibiting biological males from competing in women’s sports. More recently the IOC similarly limited Olympic participation in women’s sports to biological females. The IOC did so in order to ‘protect fairness in such sports and events, as well as safety’.” But in Australia, the land of the fair go, a law based on an oversight means women’s rights are being sacrificed for a goal that was never properly considered by our elected representatives. - Chris Merritt, vice-president of the Rule of Law Institute of Australia

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 5

>>24894810 COMMENTARY: The trans lobby says it saves kids. The evidence says otherwise - "Health Minister Mark Butler put youth gender clinics on the national agenda in January 2025 when he asked the National Health and Medical Research Council to develop the first official countrywide treatment guideline. Interim advice from that inquiry is expected before the end of August. Is there any good evidence for suppressing the naturally timed puberty of gender-distressed minors? What are the risks? Politicians underestimate the pent-up disquiet over this alarming and improbable medicalisation; children as young as 10 can start puberty blockers. Many in the mainstream stay silent; they have seen critics of “gender-affirming care” abused, harassed and deprived of their livelihood. One Nation has led the campaign for an inquiry into pediatric medical transition and Liberal leader Angus Taylor has promised to amend the Sex Discrimination Act so single-sex spaces for women and girls can be restored. The same idea in the Tickle v Giggle case operates in our children’s hospitals: gender identity, unmoored from biological reality, overrides reproductive sex. Young children exposed to gender ideology in school, on social media or at home may come to believe they are the opposite sex. No wonder they seek hormone suppression drugs at the first signs of the “wrong puberty”."

"Almost all those begun on blockers are expected to go on to opposite-sex hormones meant to be taken lifelong. The risks include sterilisation, sexual dysfunction, cognitive deficits, cardiovascular problems and brittle bones. Health authorities in progressive countries such as Finland and Sweden have commissioned “gold standard” systematic reviews of the evidence for treating youth gender distress with blockers and hormones. They found the evidence to be weak and restricted these hormonal interventions. The 2020-24 UK Cass Review inspired bipartisan support for confining puberty blockers to a clinical trial. Queensland and New Zealand have adopted policies to cease new hormonal treatment. Yet what is regarded overseas as a medical experiment is still available as a routine intervention throughout most of Australia. These treatments follow a de facto national guideline from the Royal Children’s Hospital Melbourne. That document, found to be lacking in rigour by the Cass Review, tells clinicians that psychosis in a minor is not necessarily an obstacle to medical transition. It seeks to dispel concern about tweens being medicalised by claiming puberty blockers are reversible, when the RCH gender clinic has admitted that the effects on the still-developing adolescent brain are unknown."

"Given all that, do we really need an NHMRC guideline before switching to caution? Surely the NHMRC review will align with overseas reviews and find the evidence too weak for routine use of blockers and hormones. Or will the goalposts be moved? Gender clinicians used to claim they were preventing suicide attempts. Now they say the unproven mental health benefits are secondary and it’s a success if hormonal and surgical treatment brings about predictable changes to the body. The trans medicine lobby, as well as its enablers in health professional associations and the bureau­cracy, have coached politicians to reject any inquiry into youth gender transition as a culture war likely to trigger suicide attempts. There is no good evidence for this reckless claim; a recent comprehensive Finnish study suggests that suicide risk is driven by mental health comorbidities, not gender distress. Why should a vulnerable community be exposed to experimental treatments with no clear evidence of benefit? Who is keeping open the future choices for these kids? How can a child consent to loss of fertility?" - Bernard Lane, former senior journalist with The Australian and publisher of Gender Clinic News Substack

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 6

>>24964872 Women’s rights advocate Sall Grover pulls out of rally after alleged death threats - (Video) Women’s rights advocate and Giggle for Girls founder Sall Grover has withdrawn from speaking at a Sydney rally after she and Binary Australia spokeswoman Kirralie Smith allegedly received death threats from a trans rights activist. Messages sent to Smith included threats to shoot her and an image of Grover captioned “1 terf 1 bullet”. Smith reported the threats to police. Grover said she feared for her safety and would not risk putting herself or other women in harm’s way, while Smith intends to speak at the rally. Grover has also issued defamation concerns notices to several trans activist groups over flyers describing her as a “racist transphobe”, allegations she rejects. The groups did not respond to requests for comment.

>>24985251 Sall Grover: This is the chilling death threat that forced me to pull out of speaking role at a Sydney women’s right rally last weekend - "On Sunday in Sydney, women gathered to do something that should never be necessary: ask the government to write the accurate definition of “woman” into Australian discrimination law so our sex-based rights are protected. I support every word of that request, as for the past four and a half years I have been fighting in federal court to do exactly that by defending Giggle, the women-only online platform I created. I can no longer run it because the legal system currently lets men who have medically transitioned to identify as women, effectively turning every female-only space into a mixed-sex one and rendering the category of “woman” meaningless. Yet I did not attend the rally. In the lead-up, transgender activist groups - specifically Trans Action Network, Pride in Protest and the Macquarie University Queer Collective - circulated material naming me as the organiser. I was not. They called me a racist. I am not. They called me a transphobe. I am not. They made false claims about Giggle and why it is offline. As far as I am concerned, the material was designed to paint a target on my back. It scared me. Last week, it all culminated in a death threat. “1 TERF, 1 bullet,” the message read in response to a post citing my News24.com.au article on a recent legal ruling that has essentially made stating biological reality a civil offence. We are watching an escalation of activist-led violent rhetoric against any woman who steps outside the approved narrative."

"Prime Minister Albanese has dismissed efforts to fix the Sex Discrimination Act as a “culture war”. If that is the label he prefers, then he is content to watch a culture war in which some men threaten women while the government remains on the sidelines. Women should not have to calculate personal risk simply to defend the right to single-sex spaces. The fact that some of us now do is the clearest evidence the old narrative of vulnerability is a dangerous fiction, one that continues to cost women our businesses, our safety and our rights." - Sall Grover, women’s rights campaigner and CEO of the women-only social app Giggle, News24 Australia

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The Transgender Agenda - Australia and Worldwide - Part 7

>>24914215 eSafety boss steps up war with X over trans porn posts - Australia’s eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman-Grant has ordered X to remove a 2024 post by US feminist writer Genevieve Gluck concerning an unnamed Australian Medical Association Victoria employee, threatening a $910,000 fine for non-compliance. The employee complained the post constituted serious adult cyber-abuse after Gluck reproduced extreme transgender pornography the employee had publicly posted online and questioned the employee’s suitability for the role. eSafety initially rejected the complaint but reconsidered after additional material was submitted during an Administrative Review Tribunal appeal. AMA Victoria said neither the employee nor the organisation had helped develop the AMA gender-medicine policies referenced by Gluck and that the employee performs no policy work. Free Speech Union director Reuben Kirkham criticised the removal notice and predicted it would be overturned.

>>25014414 ‘Hurt, humiliated’: 500 kids sue over Queensland gender care ban - Up to 500 Queensland children are pursuing a class action challenging the state government’s ban on puberty blockers and hormone therapy for minors at public health services. The case, brought on behalf of a 12-year-old child, alleges discrimination and seeks an apology and $50,000 compensation for each applicant for “hurt, humiliation, embarrassment and distress”. The government argues the restrictions protect children while evidence about gender dysphoria treatments is investigated. Queensland Civil and Administrative Tribunal senior member Samantha Traves has ruled the complaint can proceed as a class action and that the tribunal could order steps restoring access if discrimination is established. The case comes as a national review of puberty blockers has been delayed until November amid continuing debate over their safety and effectiveness.

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AUKUS Security Pact and Nuclear Submarine Program - Part 1

>>24866313 AUKUS shipyards in Adelaide to receive $4.6 billion funding lift - The Albanese government will provide an additional $4.6 billion to expand the Osborne shipyards in Adelaide, where Australia's future AUKUS nuclear-powered submarines will be built. The funding, taking total Commonwealth investment in the shipyards to $8.5 billion, will support construction of new manufacturing and commissioning facilities for the planned fleet of five AUKUS submarines. Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles said the investment would strengthen Australia's sovereign submarine-building capability and create jobs, while South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas described the project as one of unprecedented scale. The announcement comes ahead of Labor's national conference, where the government expects to avoid a renewed public debate over the AUKUS partnership.

>>24866322 Pentagon official: Billions of dollars are failing to lift production of AUKUS submarines - A senior Pentagon official has warned that increased funding has not accelerated production of the United States' Virginia-class submarines, raising further questions about whether Australia will receive its AUKUS submarines on schedule. Defence official Austin Dahmer told a congressional hearing annual production remained well below the level required and was not expected to reach target rates until about 2032, despite billions of dollars in additional investment from the United States and Australia. He said "production capacity is the point of failure" and argued that more funding alone would not resolve delays. Australian officials maintained all three AUKUS partners remained committed to meeting the agreement's conditions and delivery timelines.

>>24898122 Conroy accused of handing AUKUS ‘eviction notice’ to US submarines - Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy says he expects US nuclear-powered submarines to maintain an ongoing presence at HMAS Stirling beyond 2032, clarifying earlier comments that the AUKUS Submarine Rotational Force West would “come to an end” as Australia's Virginia-class submarines arrive. Conroy said existing force posture arrangements could be renewed or changed, with “absolutely no reason” governments could not continue them. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson accused Conroy of issuing an “eviction notice” to the US Navy before walking back his comments and called for Defence Minister Richard Marles to clarify the position. Former Home Affairs department head Michael Pezzullo said ending the rotation in 2032 would surprise Washington, while Conroy maintained Australia has made no commitment to deploy AUKUS submarines in any particular conflict.

>>24898126 Marles scrambles to clarify AUKUS plan after Conroy calls time on US subs - Defence Minister Richard Marles has declared US nuclear-powered submarines will have an “enduring” presence at HMAS Stirling after Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy suggested rotations would end in 2032 when Australia receives its first Virginia-class submarine. Marles said Submarine Rotational Force-West was intended to remain “an enduring feature of America’s force posture in Australia”, while Conroy issued a similar assurance from Washington, where he is meeting US defence officials. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson accused Conroy of issuing an “eviction notice” to the US Navy and then attempting to walk back his comments. Up to four US Virginia-class submarines will operate from HMAS Stirling from next year, providing Washington with an important forward position for regional deterrence and expanding US maintenance and sustainment capabilities in the Indo-Pacific.

>>24898130 Pentagon confirms submarine rotations at HMAS Stirling to be ‘enduring’ - The Pentagon has confirmed rotations of US Virginia-class submarines through HMAS Stirling are intended to be an “enduring” element of America's force posture in Australia, following conflicting remarks from Defence Industry Minister Pat Conroy. Conroy initially said Submarine Rotational Force-West would end in 2032 when Australia begins receiving its own Virginia-class submarines, before clarifying the arrangement was intended to continue. The Pentagon pointed to Conroy's revised statement as evidence Washington and Canberra remained aligned. It also confirmed the US plans to deploy nuclear-armed sea-launched cruise missiles as part of its nuclear modernisation but would neither confirm nor deny their presence aboard specific submarines. US submarine operations in Australia would be conducted with the Australian government's agreement and comply with Australian and international law.

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AUKUS Security Pact and Nuclear Submarine Program - Part 2

>>24914506 Ben Carroll declares Victoria must have bigger slice of AUKUS pact - Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has pledged to aggressively pursue a larger share of AUKUS defence work, declaring the defence industry the state’s “new auto sector”. Carroll said Victoria should be considered for work across the trilateral pact, citing its advanced manufacturing, research and defence capabilities, and pledged to work with Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles to ensure AUKUS is not “just a South Australian story”. South Australia has secured $8.5 billion for the Osborne shipyard, while Victoria says more than 500 businesses could contribute to nuclear-powered submarines and advanced technologies. Carroll said strengthening sovereign capability was increasingly important amid global instability. He also said he had no intention of making overseas trips as Premier.

>>24914519 US establishes military base framework in Western Australia for AUKUS submarines - The US Navy has established Naval Support Activity Stirling at HMAS Stirling in Western Australia to support enduring American submarine deployments under AUKUS. About 2300 US sailors, civilian employees, contractors and family members are expected in WA by 2030, nearly double the 1200 American and British personnel previously cited by Australian officials. NSA Stirling will provide administrative, health, housing and family services, while up to four US and one British nuclear-powered submarines will rotate through HMAS Stirling from next year. The Albanese government maintains HMAS Stirling remains a sovereign Australian base rather than a US base. US-Australia alliance expert Elizabeth Buchanan and former Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo argue the arrangement constitutes a US operating base in substance.

>>24914538 OPINION: A braver government would be more frank about nature of AUKUS pact - "If it walks like a duck and quacks like a duck, it’s probably a duck. But if you listen to the Labor Party, the ongoing presence of four operational US submarines and 2300 Americans in Western Australia does not in any way constitute a US base. It is, the government says, a “rotational” arrangement. But what does that even mean? The description dates back to the establishment 15 years ago of Marine Rotational Force Darwin - the annual dry-season deployment of more than 2000 US marines to the Northern Territory. There are also regular “rotational” deployments of nuclear-capable US bombers to Top End bases. In those cases, the government’s framing is eminently justifiable. US personnel and equipment arrive, spend some time here and leave. It’s a much harder position to maintain for Submarine Rotational Force West, the AUKUS initiative that will involve individual US submarines and thousands of personnel being based in WA for long periods of time. How long? The government won’t say … The US is politely sticking to the official line. But its creation of Naval Support Activity Stirling establishes all of the administrative and support services that characterise American bases. Indeed, some of the US Navy’s biggest overseas bases are called NSAs. Of course, it shouldn’t really matter how we describe the arrangement, as long as it all works as intended. For Australia, this means gaining the experience of operating and maintaining nuclear submarines before we get our own, and enjoying the long-term deterrent effect provided by the close proximity of the US’s apex undersea predators. The US, for its part, gains access to Australia’s prized strategic geography, placing its Submarine Squadron 3 at much safer distance from Chinese missiles than it would be if it were based in the Pacific Ocean at Hawaii or Guam. Labor struggles to speak clearly about any of this because it is desperate to avoid a backlash over the submarine pact from within its own left faction, which has a strong anti-US streak. A braver government would be open to a frank conversation about the need for a long-term US submarine presence in Australia, and the true nature of the agreement." - Ben Packham, The Australian

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AUKUS Security Pact and Nuclear Submarine Program - Part 3

>>24914561 US submarine rotations up to America, not us, says Richard Marles - Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles says the US Navy will determine how long individual American submarines rotate through HMAS Stirling in Western Australia according to US “operational requirements”. Up to four US submarines will operate from the facility under Submarine Rotational Force West from next year, with Marles maintaining the enduring arrangement does not constitute a US base. The US Navy has established Naval Support Activity Stirling and expects about 2300 American sailors, civilian employees, contractors and family members in WA by 2030. Opposition defence spokesman James Paterson said the government had created confusion by previously implying the presence was temporary. Former Home Affairs secretary Mike Pezzullo called for greater transparency about the submarines’ potential wartime role.

>>24920146 Bob Carr and Malcolm Turnbull rally against AUKUS deal - Former NSW Labor premier Bob Carr and former Australian prime minister Malcolm Turnbull have criticised the $368 billion AUKUS submarine agreement at a crowd-funded inquiry chaired by former Labor minister Peter Garrett. Carr argued Prime Minister Anthony Albanese should have reconsidered the pact after Labor’s 2022 election victory, saying expanded US military activity in northern Australia had increased risks to Australian sovereignty. Turnbull described AUKUS as an “abdication of Australian sovereignty” and questioned whether Australia would receive promised US Virginia-class submarines given American production constraints. He argued any Australian nuclear-powered submarines would effectively operate according to US wishes and warned the alliance required reassessment under US President Donald Trump. The Albanese government maintains AUKUS remains a priority and US submarine rotations will be “enduring”.

>>24920160 ‘Nothing new’: Defence expert lays into Malcolm Turnbull’s AUKUS comments - Naval expert and former Royal Australian Navy officer Jennifer Parker has rejected Malcolm Turnbull’s warning that Australia risks receiving no nuclear-powered submarines under AUKUS, arguing his concerns about US production rates are already well known. Parker said US undersea capability encompasses its alliances, Australian facilities and regional operations, making presidential rejection of Virginia-class submarine transfers unlikely. She disputed claims Australia could face zero submarine capability, pointing to extended Collins-class submarines and US rotations through HMAS Stirling. Parker also questioned Turnbull’s proposed public debate on a “Plan B”, arguing alternatives would depend on which element of the multi-stage AUKUS program failed. Former senator Rex Patrick backed Turnbull’s concerns, calling continued reliance on the $368 billion program “national security folly”.

>>24929967 ‘We’ve been very clear in private’ what US needs from AUKUS: Pentagon - Pentagon policy chief Elbridge Colby says Washington has been “very clear in private” with the Albanese government about US expectations under AUKUS, while describing HMAS Stirling in Western Australia as “tremendously important”. Colby said the US and Australia had a “very clear understanding” of requirements and praised Canberra’s increasing focus on collective defence and deterrence. He did not directly address whether nuclear-armed US submarines could rotate through Stirling after 2032 or concerns that US Virginia-class submarine production remains well below the rate required for AUKUS. Colby nevertheless said Washington remained optimistic and expected Australia to meet its commitments. Defence Minister Richard Marles’s office reiterated that Submarine Rotational Force-West was intended to be an enduring American presence and central to developing Australia’s nuclear-powered submarine capability.

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>>25002391 US declares it will accelerate military presence in Australia - (Video) The United States will expand its military presence in Australia, with Defence Minister Richard Marles flagging further announcements on force posture initiatives after meeting US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth in Washington. Existing arrangements include annual US Marine rotations through Darwin and Submarine Rotational Force - West at HMAS Stirling, where about 1,000 US Navy personnel will support Virginia-class submarines from next year. The Pentagon said both countries would accelerate initiatives at Australian bases and deepen defence-industrial co-operation, including guided missile production. Marles said the growing US presence strengthened deterrence and stability in the Indo-Pacific. He also reaffirmed confidence Australia would receive its first Virginia-class submarine in 2032 under AUKUS, arguing Australian maintenance facilities would substantially benefit US submarine operations.

>>24998878 UK’s defence minister loud and clear on AUKUS as a China deterrent - Britain’s Defence Secretary Wes Streeting has explicitly framed AUKUS as a deterrent against China, Russia and other adversaries, contrasting with Australia’s more cautious public justification of the submarine partnership. Streeting said AUKUS demonstrated that Australia, Britain and the United States would stand together against aggression and eventually deploy more capable submarines across the Indo-Pacific and other regions. US ambassador Warren Stephens similarly said opposition from China, Russia and Iran showed the partnership’s strategic importance. Australian High Commissioner Jay Weatherill instead emphasised shared security challenges without naming adversaries. The contrasting rhetoric comes as Defence Minister Richard Marles prepares for talks in Washington and London.

>>25023282 ‘Malcolm Turnbull is wrong’: UK general hits back over AUKUS shipbuilding - Senior British AUKUS official Major General Mark Totten has rejected former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull’s claim that UK shipbuilding is in disarray and could leave Australia without adequate submarine capability. Totten said Britain was expanding industrial capacity through £64 billion in nuclear defence investment and remained on track to deliver its first SSN-AUKUS submarine in the late 2030s. He said production of nuclear propulsion systems needed by Australia was progressing strongly and reaffirmed Britain’s commitment to submarine rotations through Australia. A UK parliamentary committee has warned of industrial shortcomings and pressure on the Royal Navy, but Totten argued AUKUS co-operation was already strengthening regional deterrence. US congressman Michael McCaul separately described Australia as the Indo-Pacific “beachhead” and called AUKUS strategically vital.

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>>24820628 Australia issued blunt warning over AUKUS and China's nuclear capabilities - (Video) Victor Gao, vice-president of the Center for China and Globalisation, warned Australia against acquiring nuclear-powered submarines under the AUKUS partnership, saying it should remain a non-nuclear nation and avoid the consequences of becoming a nuclear power. Speaking after China's test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in the Pacific, Gao also asserted that Beijing possessed enough nuclear weapons to deter any nuclear attack and said its true arsenal remained strategically ambiguous. He defended the missile test as routine and lawful, arguing China had provided advance notice and was entitled to conduct it. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Foreign Minister Penny Wong described the launch as destabilising, while Gao urged closer political and geopolitical co-operation between Australia and China.

>>24820637 ADF releases footage of missile interceptor test days after Chinese ICBM launch - (Video) The Australian Defence Force has released footage of a successful live-fire test of a prototype ground-based air and missile defence system conducted at the Woomera Range in South Australia. The June exercise used an Australian radar to guide a Standard Missile-2 interceptor, launched from a United States system, to destroy a cruise missile target. The test forms part of plans to spend between $7 billion and $10 billion over the next decade on integrated air and missile defence capabilities. The announcement follows China's recent test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in the Pacific, which prompted regional criticism. Defence Minister Richard Marles described the trial as an important step in strengthening Australia's sovereign defence capabilities against emerging missile threats.

>>24828231 Joe Courtney: Donald Trump too soft on China’s Pacific missile launch - Senior US Democratic congressman Joe Courtney, a leading congressional supporter of AUKUS, has criticised the Trump administration for what he described as an insufficient response to China's recent launch of a nuclear-capable intercontinental ballistic missile into the South Pacific. Courtney said President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio should have issued a stronger condemnation, arguing the launch was dangerous, destabilising and particularly concerning given the Pacific's history of nuclear testing. He said the test underscored the importance of AUKUS in strengthening deterrence against China's growing military power. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese also described the missile launch as provocative, noting China failed to provide the customary 48 hours' advance notice for such tests.

>>24831680 New Australia-Indonesia security pact prepares nations for blockade threat - Australia's new Treaty on Common Security with Indonesia is intended to strengthen co-operation against emerging regional security threats, including the risk of maritime blockades disrupting trade, Assistant Foreign Minister Matt Thistlethwaite says. Speaking in Jakarta, Thistlethwaite said recent disruption in the Strait of Hormuz highlighted how a blockade in waters such as the Natuna Sea could have serious economic consequences for both countries. He said the treaty would deepen security co-operation through regular strategic consultations and closer military engagement while reinforcing support for freedom of navigation. Thistlethwaite also cited China's recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test in the Pacific as evidence of growing regional instability, but said Australia was not seeking to pressure Indonesia into adopting Canberra's strategic assessment of China.

>>24831694 China insists it has ‘no geopolitical intent’ after missile sparks Pacific fury - China has sought to reassure Pacific nations following widespread criticism of its recent submarine-launched ballistic missile test, with Foreign Minister Wang Yi insisting Beijing has "no geopolitical intent" in the region and does not seek a sphere of influence. The comments came during talks with Solomon Islands Foreign Minister Rick Houenipwela, after Prime Minister Mathew Wale condemned the launch as provocative and warned China not to threaten Pacific nations. Analysts said Beijing was attempting to repair relations after the missile test, which occurred shortly after Australia and Fiji signed a defence pact and drew protests over the lack of customary advance notice. They argued the episode risked undermining China's influence as Australia strengthens regional security partnerships.

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>>24831702 China’s ambassador Xiao Qian to depart Canberra after memorable diplomatic stint - China's ambassador to Australia, Xiao Qian, is set to leave Canberra after four-and-a-half years during which bilateral relations shifted from deep diplomatic tensions to a gradual stabilisation. Arriving in early 2022 amid strained ties under the Morrison government, Xiao served through the restoration of high-level ministerial engagement following Anthony Albanese's election, the removal of Chinese trade restrictions on Australian exports and the release of Australian journalist Cheng Lei. Despite the improvement in relations, major strategic disagreements remained over issues including Taiwan, foreign interference and Chinese-linked ownership of the Port of Darwin. Xiao also publicly criticised ASIO Director-General Mike Burgess over comments regarding alleged Chinese interference in Australia.

>>24831733 China’s next Ambassador to Australia is expected to be a ‘wolf warrior’ diplomat as Xiao Qian exits Canberra - China is expected to appoint senior diplomat Liu Jinsong as its next ambassador to Australia, replacing Xiao Qian after more than four years in Canberra. Diplomatic sources believe Liu's appointment could signal a return to a more assertive "wolf warrior" style as tensions between Canberra and Beijing increase over issues including China's recent Pacific missile test, alleged foreign interference, the South China Sea and Taiwan's proposal to establish an additional representative office in Perth. Xiao oversaw a period of improving bilateral relations following the election of the Albanese government and the removal of Chinese trade restrictions on Australian exports. Beijing has not officially confirmed Liu's appointment or Xiao's departure.

>>24854802 Australia raises China’s missile test in meeting with top diplomat Wang Yi - Foreign Minister Penny Wong has raised Australia's concerns about China's military expansion and a recent missile test during talks with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi on the sidelines of an ASEAN meeting in Manila. Wong reiterated Canberra's approach of cooperating with Beijing where possible while disagreeing where necessary, and called for greater transparency and reassurance over China's military activities. Wang urged Australia to manage differences through mutual respect, abandon "double standards" and avoid interference in China's internal affairs. The meeting formed part of ongoing efforts to stabilise bilateral relations despite continuing disagreements over regional security and strategic issues, including China's military build-up and its recent missile launch into the Pacific.

>>24866352 Labor rejects China’s demand to eject Taiwanese official from conference - Labor refused a request from Chinese diplomats to remove a representative of Taiwan's de facto embassy from the party's national conference in Adelaide, triggering a diplomatic dispute before proceedings began. Chinese officials objected to the attendance of a staff member from the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office, saying they opposed any representation from the organisation at the governing party's conference. Labor national secretary Paul Erickson rejected the request, stating Australia was a democracy and that the attendee had registered as a general observer rather than receiving diplomatic accreditation. The incident followed fresh criticism from Beijing after Foreign Minister Penny Wong condemned China's actions in the South China Sea.

>>24866355 China officials storm out of Labor Party conference in Taiwan protest - Chinese diplomats walked out of Labor's national conference in Adelaide after the party refused demands to exclude two representatives from Taiwan's de facto embassy in Canberra. Beijing said it opposed any action that could create "two Chinas" or "one China, one Taiwan", while Chinese officials confirmed they had formally protested before leaving the event. Labor stood by its decision, having registered the Taiwanese representatives as general observers rather than accredited diplomats. The departure meant the Chinese delegation left before foreign policy discussions, including AUKUS, and before Foreign Minister Penny Wong addressed international delegates. The incident highlighted continuing diplomatic tensions between Australia, China and Taiwan.

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>>24914489 Naoero and Kiribati stir frustration over China at Pacific Islands Forum - Naoero and Kiribati have blocked a Pacific Islands Forum foreign ministers’ statement criticising China’s recent ballistic missile test despite broad support from other members. New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters accused two unnamed countries of using the forum’s consensus requirement as a veto and suggested they were “responding to [an] outside partner’s wishes”. Australian Foreign Minister Penny Wong urged members to show “leadership”, saying most Pacific leaders had expressed concerns about the test, including over sovereignty, transparency and notification. The final foreign ministers’ communique is expected to omit the issue. However, all forum members have agreed to continue discussions in an effort to reach consensus before the Pacific Islands Forum Leaders’ Meeting in Palau in early September.

>>24923262 Coalition declares: Time to stand with Chinese-Australians against Beijing pressure - Opposition foreign affairs spokesman Ted O’Brien has called for stronger protection of Chinese-Australians from political pressure and foreign interference by Beijing, arguing politicians have a moral responsibility to defend them. O’Brien, who speaks Mandarin, will launch social media videos aimed at Chinese-Australian voters following Liberal losses in electorates with large Chinese communities. He highlighted concerns about a new Chinese Communist Party law allowing legal accountability for people overseas deemed to undermine Chinese “ethnic unity and progress”. O’Brien said Australians with heritage from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet had expressed concerns about its implications. He also defended multilingual engagement amid One Nation proposals to reduce SBS funding, arguing language barriers should not prevent Chinese-Australians from participating fully in Australian civic life.

COMMENTARY: Unity our best defence from foreign foes - "In an era of foreign interference and information warfare, a divided nation is vulnerable to coercion, cyber attacks and disinformation - allowing adversaries to pick us off, one tribe at a time. Social cohesion, built on trust in each other and our institutions, is one of our strongest defences. For this reason, national unity cannot be left to chance. Australians recognise what’s at stake. According to the 2026 Lowy Institute Poll, 52 per cent of Australians regard “a breakdown in social cohesion” as a critical threat to Australia’s vital interests … But in a country where 32 per cent were born overseas, what unites us? It is not a shared ethnicity, ancestry or religion that brings us together. One thing that can truly unite us is a commitment to common values - freedom, equality, a fair go, and a belief in democracy and rule of law, reward for effort, and rights with responsibilities. These values belong to all Australians, whether their surname is Smith, Song or Singh. We cannot assume they are self-evident. Our values must be explained and embraced by every generation."

"Beijing’s new Law on Promoting Ethnic Unity and Progress brings this into sharp focus. It contemplates legal accountability for people beyond China’s borders who are deemed to undermine “ethnic unity and progress”. I have heard from Australians with heritage from China, Hong Kong, Taiwan and Tibet who are concerned about what this could mean for them. Australia must reject attempts by foreign powers to extend sovereignty beyond territory and nationality to claims based on ethnicity or ancestry. This should be a red line for any Australian government. Foreign powers should be under no illusion: Australia will defend the sovereignty of our nation and the freedoms of our citizens. Chinese Australians need to know their fellow Australians stand with them and their government will protect their freedom to speak, associate, worship and live their lives free from interference. That is a message our national leaders should deliver to every Australian community vulnerable to intimidation. But the Albanese government’s failure to stand resolutely with Jewish Australians against antisemitism gives me little confidence it will show the moral clarity required to defend others. Australian Jews have been subjected to horrific attacks by those who wrongly hold them responsible for a foreign conflict and the actions of a foreign government. We should ensure others do not suffer the same fate, including Chinese Australians who embrace our values but may be targeted because of the actions of Beijing. A Coalition government will always defend Australians and their right to a way of life that rests on our shared values." - Ted O’Brien, Federal Opposition Shadow Minister for Foreign Affairs, The Australian

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>>24936653 Former ambassador warns China relationship remains vulnerable - Former Australian ambassador to China Graham Fletcher has warned that bilateral stability remains fragile and “a goal, not a given”, despite relations improving since 2022. In a Lowy Institute report, Fletcher said Canberra appeared satisfied with a “modest new normal” and had resisted expanding co-operation in areas including infrastructure and artificial intelligence. China’s previous economic coercion demonstrated that Beijing could exploit accumulated leverage during political disputes, making greater Australian dependence risky. Fletcher said fundamentally different strategic visions meant Australia and China were unlikely to become close and left relations vulnerable to disruption. Potential flashpoints include Australia’s attempt to return the Port of Darwin to Australian ownership and competition for influence in the Pacific. He assessed a Chinese invasion of Taiwan as possible, but not presently a strong risk.

>>24936667 OPINION: Fragility in China ties is a self-inflicted choice by Australia, not a given - "Former Australian ambassador to China Graham Fletcher recently wrote in a report for the Lowy Institute that Australia-China relations "remain fragile" and vulnerable to shocks. He believes that "stability will remain a goal, not a given." What makes some Australians believe that China-Australia relations "remain fragile"? The answer does not lie with China. In his article, Fletcher refers to "the various challenges posed by China." He also partly attributes this fragility to concerns about China's "influence activities" and argues, citing the wide differences in the two countries "worldviews and national security," that "this relationship is unlikely ever to become genuinely close." Some of Fletcher's judgments reflect a misconception prevalent in Australia: equating normal economic and trade exchanges and the accumulation of influence with potential threats, treating cooperation initiatives as "traps" that need to be guarded against, and turning difference into irreconcilable confrontation. But he is right about one thing: The relationship could enter another downward spiral if there were an "accumulation of serious disagreements that cannot be successfully managed." Yet "fragility" is not innate; it is the result of human choices. Some of Australia's recent moves have in fact continued to create and amplify the "fragility" - erecting barriers in areas where history has shown that cooperation is possible, tilting strategically toward Washington. Recently, the US reportedly provided a $400 million loan to an Australian rare earths company in an attempt to unlock "non-Chinese supplies of a rare earth" used in energy and defense applications. This move is seen as an important part of Washington's strategy. For Australia, it may appear to be a choice aimed at "reducing dependence and enhancing security." However, from a broader perspective, it represents a form of strategic binding - embedding Australia's resource advantages into a supply chain system led by the US. Moreover, the Port of Darwin operating project was awarded through a normal, open market bidding process; yet over the past decade, it has been subjected, without due cause, to several political and security reviews, while Australian officials continue to call for it to be "taken back.""

"Australia claims to seek "stability" while taking steps that undermine its foundations; it warns against the accumulation of "influence" while voluntarily embracing another, more dominant form of influence. At the end of his article, Fletcher notes, "China remains a key partner for Australia. The relationship warrants the effort it receives." This is the direction Australia should recognize as the right one … If China-Australia relations are to move beyond fragility, the key lies with Australia: reducing its blind reliance on a single external power and approaching its relations with China in a more independent and balanced manner. Only then will stability become a sustainable reality rather than merely a goal." - Global Times

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>>24936725 Penny Wong axes ANU joint venture with Chinese university linked to nuclear weapons - Foreign Minister Penny Wong has terminated the Australian National University’s Joint Science College with Shandong University on national-security grounds, ordering the arrangement wound up by January 2027. Shandong University was recently blacklisted by the Pentagon and has reported links to the Chinese Academy of Engineering Physics, responsible for China’s nuclear-weapons research. ANU said it would comply, while existing students may transfer into other ANU programs. Wong also cancelled a University of Queensland research collaboration with the Chinese Academy of Sciences involving potential pain-relief treatments derived from Australian native plants. The government said the decisions were intended to protect sensitive research, sovereign capability and national security. Research security expert Brendan Walker-Munro warned Australian innovations could potentially be diverted into Chinese military technology programs.

>>24943447 Key Pacific leader pushes for ‘united front’ against China’s missile tests - Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr has urged Pacific Islands Forum leaders to present a “united front” against China’s recent test of a nuclear-capable ballistic missile in the region. Whipps, who will host the forum this month, said Pacific nations deserved advance notification of missiles flying overhead and described the test as causing “concern and unnecessary anxiety”. Efforts to secure a stronger joint condemnation have faced divisions, with Nauru and Kiribati reportedly resisting language directly criticising China. Beijing maintains the test was routine, lawful and targeted at no country. Whipps also expressed openness to Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale’s proposal for a Pacific-wide security pact. Climate change, infrastructure funding, sustainable fisheries and securing high-level attendance at pre-COP31 meetings will also feature prominently at the upcoming forum.

>>24947384 Frigate deal on agenda during Koizumi’s upcoming Australia defense talks bears ‘geostrategic implications,’ risks pushing Japan’s remilitarization - "Australia's acquisition of Japan's Mogami-class frigates, a key topic reportedly expected to feature in Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi's upcoming talks with his Australian counterpart and deputy prime minister on Tuesday, could go beyond a warship transaction, potentially extending to the transfer of related technologies and industrial supply chains and carrying broader geostrategic implications, a Chinese analyst said, adding that such moves risk stoking tensions and furthering Japan's remilitarization … The discussion with Australian Defense Minister Richard Marles on Tuesday during the Japanese official's visit to Canberra is expected to center on the joint development of a new vessel based on Japan's advanced Mogami-class frigate, according to both Australian and Japanese media outlets … For the upcoming meeting on Tuesday, the two defense ministers are likely to "reaffirm steady progress" on the Royal Australian Navy's project to replace its aging frigates with an upgraded version of the Mogami-class frigate, Jiji Press reported on Saturday."

"The report by Jiji Press also noted that Koizumi is expected to discuss ways to deepen bilateral security cooperation, adding that the meeting was "apparently with China in mind." Da Zhigang, a research fellow at the Institute of Northeast Asian Studies of the Heilongjiang Academy of Social Sciences, told the Global Times on Monday that the defense exports have been positioned by Japan as a benchmark for deepening bilateral diplomatic and defense ties and as a model for its broader "Indo-Pacific" engagement in Oceania … Notably, the expert said the export could extend beyond weapons to related technologies and industrial capabilities, particularly as associated facilities are to be established in Australia. Koizumi's meeting followed his visit to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine on Saturday - a move that drew strong opposition from China, with a foreign ministry spokesperson saying no pretext whatsoever can hide the Japanese politicians' true intention which is to change the verdict on the war criminals, cover up Japan's war crimes, distort the historical facts, and pave the way for accelerating remilitarization. Da said that Australia's limited scrutiny of Japan's remilitarization risks could provide Japan with greater room to deepen defense cooperation and use Australia as a foothold for broader engagement with the Pacific Islands countries. This could further accelerate Japan's remilitarization and create greater uncertainty for regional stability." - Zhang Wanshi, Global Times

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>>24961942 OPINION: While Australia avoids the ‘C’ word, New Zealand is unafraid to speak up - "New Zealand’s spy agency has dared utter in its formal annual threat report the word that Australia’s does not. The C-word: China. In its annual statement of security threats published on Thursday, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service (NZSIS) said plainly: “There are several states that conduct espionage against New Zealand, but the People’s Republic of China (PRC) is the only country we have detected doing it at scale.” And it gave details. In one instructive case study, the agency explained how a Chinese company called Purple Mountain Observatory attempted to install a satellite ground station on New Zealand soil. Without telling anyone. “They worked with a local company that was likely unaware of the equipment’s capability to collect intelligence of military value and would have no idea who was receiving the data.” Yes, you might ask, but what does a Chinese company have to do with government espionage? The NZSIS reminds readers that China’s system does not allow for its companies to stand apart. The NZ report names China 11 times. Australia’s equivalent, ASIO chief Mike Burgess, delivers an annual threat assessment. Scour it as you will. You will not find China mentioned this year. Same as last year. And the year before. Burgess has named China as a threat on other occasions in recent years. But Australian intelligence prefers the safety of speaking as part of a group, signing on to collective statements by the Five Eyes group of intelligence partners. Or staying mum. So what? “We believe the public conversation matters,” says a NZ expert on Chinese interference and espionage, Anne-Marie Brady of Canterbury University. “An informed public is a resilient public.” By telling the people what’s going on, she says, “New Zealand is trying to disrupt Chinese espionage and interference.” The NZ report arms citizens by giving them very detailed information on how the People’s Republic of China uses LinkedIn and other recruitment services to hook unwitting jobseekers into handing over secrets, for instance."

"Australian expert Alex Joske, head of intelligence practice at John Garnaut’s China consultancy and the author of Spies and Lies, says that “the NZ government is doing a public service with its forthright statements about PRC espionage. “Clear and direct security advice is immensely helpful for raising public awareness and helping universities, companies and local governments make better decisions in the face of growing PRC covert influence and intelligence activity.” How is this relevant to Australia? “Whatever China is doing in NZ, you can be sure they are doing in Australia,” says an Australian intelligence expert who prefers anonymity. “Australia and NZ are both handled by the same division in the Ministry of State Security, so in some cases it will be the same people operating against the two of us.” Besides, NZ’s spy agency explains that the country’s geography in the Pacific, and as a gateway to the Antarctic, make NZ “not only geopolitically relevant, but also attractive to threat actors”. These factors apply equally to Australia. Few in Australia grasp this reality. Beijing is not only interested in displacing the US, taking control of Taiwan and asserting hegemony over Asia. Its ambition is global domination, including control of the Pacific and Antarctica and, incidentally, all of Australia’s environs. China has built science stations with military uses on Australian-claimed territory in the Antarctic, for example, without a peep from Canberra." - Peter Hartcher, The Age

>>24964848 China and Australia bust tobacco syndicate as government pushes back on excise calls - Australian and Chinese authorities have disrupted an international tobacco syndicate after more than 60 people were arrested in China. Australian Border Force officers seized more than 60 million cigarettes and 60 kilograms of loose-leaf tobacco worth over $92 million in evaded taxes, largely shipped through Shanghai to Sydney. The operation comes as illicit products are estimated to account for 80 per cent of Australian tobacco and nicotine consumption. NSW Premier Chris Minns and One Nation have advocated cutting tobacco excise to undermine the black market, but the federal government rejects the approach. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek called Minns “100 per cent wrong”, while Assistant Minister for Customs Julian Hill argued enforcement and international intelligence-sharing were more effective responses.

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>>24964850 China, Australia bust transnational tobacco-smuggling network, seizing over 90 million cigarettes - "Chinese and Australian law-enforcement agencies have dismantled a transnational tobacco-smuggling network and seized more than 90 million cigarettes in a coordinated operation, China's anti-smuggling bureau announced on Thursday in a WeChat post. Since the beginning of this year, the Zhanjiang Customs in South China's Guangdong Province, under the unified deployment of the anti-smuggling bureau of China's General Administration of Customs (GAC), has launched a special campaign targeting tobacco smuggling and the production and sale of counterfeit products. Law-enforcement agencies have busted nine illegal cigarette-smuggling groups and shut down nine storage sites, seizing more than 32 million smuggled cigarettes and over 1,100 boxes of e-cigarettes. Further investigations uncovered a smuggling network in which criminal groups allegedly attempted to conceal counterfeit tobacco products manufactured overseas in legitimate shipments, transport them through China and ultimately smuggle them into Australia, said the post."

"To target the entire criminal chain, the GAC anti-smuggling bureau shared relevant information with Australian side through the China-Australia customs enforcement cooperation mechanism. The two sides subsequently launched synchronized enforcement operations. Australian authorities seized 60 million smuggled cigarettes and 60 kilograms of tobacco leaves, according to the release. Australian border enforcement authorities spoke highly of the joint operation, saying it demonstrated the importance of stronger international customs enforcement cooperation and information sharing, and expressed appreciation for China's support." - Global Times

>>24971039 New Chinese ambassador Liu Jinsong urges Canberra to respect ‘core interests’ - China’s new ambassador to Australia, Liu Jinsong, has urged Canberra to respect Beijing’s “core interests and major concerns” while declaring the countries have “no historical grievances” or “fundamental conflicts of interest”. Liu said relations offered opportunities for co-operation but required differences to be managed through mutual respect and equality. The former director-general of China’s Foreign Ministry Department of Asian Affairs pledged to safeguard national interests while promoting the comprehensive strategic partnership. His posting follows a recovery in relations under the Albanese government, including dialogue and removal of Chinese trade restrictions. Tensions persist over Taiwan, regional security, foreign interference, China’s military activities and missile testing, and Canberra’s plan to return Darwin Port to Australian ownership. China remains Australia’s largest trading partner.

>>24971046 China's new ambassador to Australia Liu Jinsong arrives to assume post - "China's new Ambassador to Australia Liu Jinsong arrived in Australia on Monday afternoon to assume his new post, according to a release from the Chinese Embassy in Australia. In written remarks upon arrival, Liu said Australia is an important country and that he feels deeply honored and responsible to serve as the 16th Chinese ambassador to Australia, likening his new role to taking over the baton in a relay race. Chinese Consul General in Sydney Wang Yu, representatives of the Chinese community and Chinese enterprises in Australia, as well as Australian officials, welcomed Liu upon his arrival, according to the release. Thirty years ago, as a young Chinese diplomat in charge of Asia-Pacific cooperation affairs, I first set foot on Australian soil, yet I did not feel like a stranger… I could see here the same vast and expansive landscapes as those of my hometown of Xinjiang, Liu said. China and Australia have no historical grievances or fundamental conflicts of interest. Their economies are highly complementary and their cultures could really enrich each other. The prospects for cooperation are promising, while properly managing differences and expectations is also crucial, Liu noted in the written remarks. "I will perform my duties with dedication, listen with an open mind, safeguard China's national interests, implement the consensus reached by the leaders of the two countries," Liu said, adding that he will serve as a guardian and promoter of the China-Australia comprehensive strategic partnership. Liu succeeds Xiao Qian as China's ambassador to Australia. Liu previously served as Director General of the Department of Asian Affairs of the Chinese Foreign Ministry." - Global Times

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>>24977810 Australia, Solomons push security reset as Pacific leaders weigh Wale plan - Australia and Solomon Islands will fast-track negotiations on a comprehensive bilateral security treaty as Prime Minister Matthew Wale seeks to reset Honiara’s regional security relationships. Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Solomon Islands counterpart Rick Houenipwela will begin talks in Adelaide, with both governments reportedly seeking an agreement by year’s end. Wale also plans to promote a broader Pacific security treaty positioning Australia and New Zealand as the region’s principal security guarantors at the Pacific Islands Forum summit. He has pledged to review Solomon Islands’ 2022 security agreement with China, which enabled Chinese police deployments. Regional leaders will also discuss China’s recent nuclear-capable missile test, illicit drug trafficking, disaster response and climate change. China, Taiwan and the United States will participate in the Palau summit.

>>24991419 Pacific Islands Forum preparations in disarray amid China-Taiwan tensions and leader exodus - (Video) Preparations for the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Palau have been disrupted by Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale’s sudden return home to face a no-confidence motion and the expected absence of several regional leaders. Wale had planned to promote a Pacific-wide security agreement positioning Australia and New Zealand as principal security partners and sidelining China. Kiribati President Taneti Maamau will not attend, while the leaders of Vanuatu and Samoa are also expected to be absent. Taiwan’s participation has heightened tensions with Beijing, with Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr accusing China of applying pressure over his country’s relationship with Taiwan. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese will attend as Australia seeks to consolidate recent regional security agreements amid intensifying strategic competition with China.

>>24994649 Beijing’s Taiwan fury linked to Pacific leaders chaos - (Video) New Zealand Foreign Minister Winston Peters has described the timing of a no-confidence motion against Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale as “highly suspicious”, as experts suggested Chinese interference may be involved. Wale returned to Honiara from the Pacific Islands Forum summit in Palau to defend his leadership after pursuing closer security ties with Australia and a regional agreement that would sideline China. Former Australian high commissioner James Batley said it was “reasonable to assume” Beijing was involved, although no direct evidence was presented. Leaders from Fiji, Vanuatu, Samoa and Kiribati are also absent amid tensions over Taiwan’s participation. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese arrived in Palau as Australia seeks to consolidate regional security partnerships while managing intensifying strategic competition with China across the Pacific.

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Australia / China Tensions - Part 9

>>24994655 ‘The Pacific determines what happens’: Albanese pushes back against China over Taiwan warning - (Video) Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has rejected Chinese warnings over Taiwan’s participation at the Pacific Islands Forum in Palau, declaring that Pacific nations determine how the regional body operates. China’s Pacific envoy Qian Bo expressed “serious concerns” about Taiwan’s access to the summit and warned there would “always be consequences” when Beijing opposed decisions. Albanese responded that the forum, “not any other country”, determines what happens, while Foreign Minister Penny Wong said Pacific nations should control their relationships. Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr similarly said outside partners were welcome but could not determine the region’s direction. The dispute comes amid unusually low leader attendance and suspicions surrounding political pressure on Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, who returned home to face a no-confidence motion.

>>24998855 Pacific summit fractures as key Australian ally demands Taiwan be banned - Papua New Guinea has called for Taiwan to be excluded from future Pacific Islands Forum summits, exposing regional divisions as China protests the self-governed island’s participation. PNG Foreign Minister Justin Tkatchenko said Taiwan’s presence was “inappropriate” and distracting from regional priorities, while Taiwan’s Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung accused Beijing of “wolf warrior diplomacy” and coercing Pacific nations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected China’s warning of “consequences”, declaring the forum determines its own affairs. The summit has also been disrupted by several leaders’ absences. Australia meanwhile announced a $600 million regional crackdown on illicit drugs, including increased aerial surveillance, maritime interdictions and police co-operation with Latin America.

>>25002371 ‘Unfair’ push to condemn China’s missile test in Pacific misfires - (Video) Pacific Islands Forum members have failed to reach consensus on condemning China’s nuclear-capable missile test near Tuvalu, with Kiribati and Naoero resisting criticism of Beijing. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese rejected comparisons with US ballistic missile testing, saying Washington provides advance notification under longstanding agreements while China gave inadequate warning and showed “no respect” for nearby Pacific nations. Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr similarly called for greater transparency and respect for regional sovereignty. The summit also exposed divisions over Taiwan’s participation and uncertainty surrounding a proposed regional security agreement intended to sideline China. Its leading advocate, Solomon Islands Prime Minister Matthew Wale, returned home to face a no-confidence motion amid allegations of Chinese interference. Leaders were expected instead to issue a restrained statement expressing concern about missile testing.

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>>24824608 Revealed: Accused Sydney day care paedophile Hamish Tait allegedly abused more than 150 children - (Video) Sydney childcare worker Hamish Tait, 35, has been publicly identified after a court lifted a year-long suppression order over his name, with police hoping the decision will help identify 22 remaining alleged child victims. Tait now faces 329 charges relating to the alleged abuse of 158 children, of whom 136 have been identified, making it Australia's largest alleged childcare abuse investigation. The Australian Federal Police allege he worked at 62 childcare centres during his career, with alleged offending identified at five, and have released images of distinctive clothing and personal items to help families identify children. Investigators allege Tait uploaded child abuse material to a cloud server, leading to the seizure of about 2.5 million files from his electronic devices. Police also allege he shared abuse material overseas on three occasions. Investigators say lifting the suppression order will assist Operation Moonbi, the AFP investigation established to identify victims and investigate the alleged offending, while Tait remains in custody without applying for bail.

>>24824623 Childcare centres where alleged abuser Hamish Tait worked ban men from toileting duties - (Video) Four Fit Kidz Learning Centres where alleged offender Hamish Tait worked have barred male educators from toileting and bathroom duties unless parents provide written consent, following allegations involving the former childcare worker. The company said the precautionary measure was introduced despite there being no allegations against other male staff, and apologised to families while rejecting claims it had attempted to conceal Tait's alleged offending. Tait faces 329 charges relating to the alleged abuse of 158 children, with 136 identified and 22 still to be identified. The Australian Federal Police said Operation Moonbi, the investigation into the alleged offending and victim identification, remains ongoing and urged families to review information released to help identify the remaining children.

>>24824653 Police fear ‘worst day care paedophile’ Hamish Tait targeted remote Indigenous community - (Video) Australian Federal Police investigators believe alleged childcare offender Hamish Tait may have worked with children in a remote Indigenous community in South Australia's Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands as part of the expanding Operation Moonbi investigation. Court documents indicate police sought assistance from South Australia Police over access to the permit-only community while investigating allegations that Tait abused 158 children between 2009 and 2025. Investigators have identified 136 alleged victims, with 22 still unidentified, and say public identification of Tait has already prompted dozens of calls from concerned families. The AFP continues urging parents whose children may have had contact with Tait to come forward as the investigation into the alleged offending remains ongoing.

>>24828293 Investigation into Sydney childcare worker Hamish Tait expands to South Australian Indigenous community - (Video) Australian Federal Police have expanded Operation Moonbi into the Anangu Pitjantjatjara Yankunytjatjara (APY) Lands in remote South Australia as they investigate allegations against former childcare worker Hamish Tait, who faces 329 charges relating to the alleged abuse of 136 identified children over 16 years. Police allege Tait volunteered at a government preschool in an APY Lands community during the mid-2010s and are investigating limited alleged offending in South Australia, although no charges have been laid there. Investigators are also seeking to identify an overseas individual allegedly sent child abuse material and continue efforts to identify 22 remaining alleged victims. Police said Tait worked at or attended 62 childcare centres, while maintaining there is currently no evidence of sexual assault.

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>>24828268 Prosecutors drop four charges against Alan Jones - (Video) Prosecutors have withdrawn four indecent assault charges against former broadcaster Alan Jones, reducing the number of complainants in his upcoming trial from eight to six. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to all remaining allegations and is now due to stand trial from August 3 facing 20 counts of indecent assault, after previously facing 24 indecent assault charges and two sexual touching charges. The withdrawn allegations related to two complainants and alleged incidents in Kiama in 2008 and at the Sydney Opera House in 2014. Court documents allege the remaining offences occurred between 2003 and 2020 at locations including Sydney, Fitzroy Falls and Mittagong. The court was told 76 witnesses are expected to give evidence during the trial.

>>24831758 Hamish Tait: Photos released in search for alleged victims of ‘worst day care paedophile’ - (Video) Australian Federal Police have released photographs of distinctive children's clothing in an effort to identify the remaining alleged victims in Operation Moonbi, the investigation into former childcare worker Hamish Tait. Police allege Tait, 35, abused 158 children over 16 years and now faces 329 charges. Since his identity was made public, investigators have identified six additional alleged victims, bringing the total identified to 142, with 16 still unidentified. The newly released images, taken at childcare centres in Rouse Hill and Putney between 2018 and 2024, include distinctive clothing investigators hope families may recognise. Police said more than 300 calls had been received since the appeal began, with alleged victims also identified in South Australia.

>>24841260 ESafety: tech giants leaving ‘significant gaps’ on sexual extortion of young people - (Video) eSafety Commissioner Julie Inman Grant says major technology companies are failing to adequately protect users from sexual extortion and child sexual exploitation, calling for stronger regulatory powers and broader reforms to Australia's online safety laws. The eSafety office has received more than 2,000 complaints of sexual extortion, mostly involving men aged 18 to 24. Inman Grant said platforms including Apple, Discord, Google, Meta, Microsoft and Snap should improve detection systems and reporting tools to identify coercive behaviour and child abuse. She also called for greater powers to regulate AI "nudify" services, arguing existing laws have not kept pace with rapidly evolving technology and online threats.

>>24847479 Taxpayers could pay millions to abuse survivors if Christian Brothers goes bankrupt, court documents reveal - Newly released court documents indicate Australian taxpayers could become liable for up to $65 million in National Redress Scheme payments if the Christian Brothers cannot meet compensation claims from child abuse survivors. An actuarial report estimates the Catholic order faces 930 redress claims worth about $65 million, including 340 current claims and a further 590 expected in coming years. Social Services Minister Tanya Plibersek said taxpayer funding should be “the absolute last resort” and pledged a “forensic approach” to court proceedings over the order’s proposed financial restructure. Survivors have also raised concerns about past transfers of church properties to related entities, which they argue have reduced assets available to meet compensation claims.

>>24820794 Derryn Hinch, the 'human headline', former senator and broadcaster, dies aged 82 - Broadcaster, journalist and former senator Derryn Hinch has died aged 82 after a media career spanning more than six decades. Born in New Zealand, Hinch became one of Australia's best-known media personalities, earning the nickname "the human headline" for his outspoken style, campaigning journalism and distinctive on-air presence. He worked across newspapers, radio and television, covering major events including the Apollo 11 launch before hosting influential current affairs and talkback programs. Hinch was repeatedly jailed for breaching suppression and contempt laws while exposing convicted sex offenders, arguing the public's right to know outweighed legal restrictions. Elected to the Senate in 2016, he championed tougher laws targeting child sex offenders, including restrictions on overseas travel by convicted paedophiles. He also founded the Derryn Hinch Justice Party, which won three seats at the 2018 Victorian election before being dissolved after failing to retain parliamentary representation. Hinch was inducted into the Australian Media Hall of Fame in 2018 in recognition of his influential and often controversial contribution to Australian journalism and public life.

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>>24820802 OPINION: He wasn't perfect, but Derryn Hinch confronted sexual abuse when others turned a blind eye

''It was a classic Derryn Hinchism: "Who's looking after the children?"

Verbose? Certainly. Self-aggrandising? Perhaps a little. But when Hinch first started asking it in the 1980s, too few others who possessed the megaphone of mass media seemed to give a single damn.

With Hinch's death on Friday, a large and remarkable chunk of Australia's tabloid media history died with the "Human Headline". Obituarists will grapple with a confusing legacy but permit me the personal perspective of a present-day journalist who recently had a meaningful opportunity to reappraise Hinch's efforts for sexual abuse survivors.

A few years ago, when ABC Investigations started unravelling the horror story of the Victorian Education Department's multi-decade cover-up of rampant child sexual abuse, we were stunned to realise that a scandal so widespread and devastating could have passed with so little media attention.

Thanks to a series of government inquiries, we now understand it as a crisis to rank with the worst excesses of the Catholic Church: for decades, sexually abusive teachers were shuffled all over the state rather than being sacked and reported to police; for decades, the government effectively covered it up; for decades, the reputation of the school system was put ahead of child safety, and the societal consequences were disastrous.

But before all that, a most glaring question had presented itself: if so many people had known this human tragedy was unfolding in plain sight, why had nobody in the media shouted it from the rooftops?

Actually, we were amazed to discover, one man had: Derryn Hinch.

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During our investigations, a former detective in one of Victoria Police's nascent child protection units told us that due to the 12-month statute of limitations to press charges against offenders in the 1980s, not to mention the inaction of the education department, he and colleagues often felt powerless in their attempts to take down sexually abusive government school teachers. In such situations, he said, their last resort was Hinch.

Which is how readers of The Sun newspaper were greeted one Saturday morning in June, 1990, by a blistering Hinch editorial that began: "I want to accuse some of the top echelon of the Victorian Education Department of negligence."

Decades before the inquiries, long before anyone else cared, Hinch explained a scenario that seemed too crazy to be true: in the full knowledge of the Victorian government, the principal of a primary school in Melbourne's western suburbs had been allowed to sexually abuse children for an entire decade. This was despite a written warning from Victoria Police that he was a danger to children.

The rampant, decades-long sexual offending of Braybrook Primary principal Richard "Dick" Ross is now a notorious case in Melbourne legal circles. His crimes have cost the Victorian government many millions of dollars in compensation payouts to survivors.

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For Hinch, Richard Ross's prosecution and sacking from his job had been far too long coming and the affair was not without its own complications for Hinch and Pamela Graham, a reporter on Hinch's eponymous TV program.

Their stories had commenced six months earlier, but rather than serving as a clarion call to other media outlets who should have followed them up with vigour, they resulted in Hinch and Graham being lashed: the Australian Journalists Association ethics committee fined Graham $500 for her methods in obtaining the original story in 1989.

Without such fearless reporting, Ross undoubtedly would have gone on abusing children. Even with it in the public domain, the opportunity to confront the full horror of the Victorian Education Department's system of cover-ups was inexcusably missed.

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Whatever one might think about Hinch's propensity to shoot his mouth off before thinking, or his reckless and often counterproductive forays into vigilantism, his willingness to stand up for society's most vulnerable clearly derived from a strong and unwavering moral conviction.

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Hinch, we must now assume, learned that even if those who harm children are sometimes destined to evade the law, the rest of us should not give up the fight to expose their wrongdoing. A Melbourne lawyer once said that Hinch had never turned down an opportunity to appear in court on behalf of a survivor of sexual abuse.

Who's looking after the children? Say what you like about him, but Derryn Hinch tried.

Russell Jackson, abc.net.au - 11 July 2026

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>>24847519 Landon Germanotta-Mills: Accused leader of alleged satanic pedophile ring hit with 20 new child abuse and bestiality charges - (Video) Sydney man Landon Germanotta-Mills has been charged with 20 additional offences, bringing the total number of charges he faces to 36, following an investigation into an alleged international child abuse network. Police allege the group shared child abuse material online and has links to 145 identified individuals across multiple countries. Germanotta-Mills, who denies wrongdoing, was returned to custody after allegedly breaching bail conditions granted in May. Prosecutors allege he possessed and distributed child abuse and bestiality material using cloud storage, email accounts and messaging platforms. Five other NSW men, including former police officer David Turner, have also been charged over their alleged involvement. None of the accused has entered pleas, and all matters remain before the courts.

>>24850569 Christopher Alan Saunders: Outback priest allegedly smuggled alcohol on church-owned plane, abused Aboriginal boys - Former Broome bishop Christopher Alan Saunders has gone on trial in Western Australia, pleading not guilty to 26 charges alleging he sexually abused three Aboriginal boys and young men between 2008 and 2017. Prosecutors allege Saunders groomed the complainants by providing alcohol, cigarettes, food and gifts before abusing them at Catholic Church-owned properties across the Kimberley. The court also heard allegations that he used church resources to transport alcohol into remote communities and hosted gatherings where young Aboriginal males were encouraged to remove their shirts. Saunders, one of Australia’s most senior Catholic clerics to face such allegations, denies all charges. The trial is expected to hear evidence from complainants, former church staff and senior Catholic figures.

>>24857929 Alan Jones acted on sexual interest in ‘significantly younger men’, prosecutors allege - A Sydney court has ruled prosecutors in Alan Jones' upcoming indecent assault trial may rely on tendency and coincidence evidence alleging a pattern of behaviour towards significantly younger men. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 22 charges of indecent assault and sexual touching involving six complainants between 2003 and 2020. Prosecutors allege he repeatedly initiated non-consensual touching or kissing in professional or social settings involving younger men, often where a power imbalance existed. The court found similarities in the allegations were capable of having significant probative value but stressed Jones is presumed innocent and the prosecution must prove every charge beyond reasonable doubt. The trial is due to begin in August.

>>24873713 Former Christian Brothers schools to compensate victims of clerical abuse after backflip - Former Christian Brothers schools have agreed to underwrite compensation payments for survivors of historical child sexual abuse after the religious order warned it lacked sufficient assets to meet hundreds of current and future claims. Edmund Rice Education Australia (EREA), which oversees many former Christian Brothers schools, said it would fund any shortfall and assume responsibility for compensating survivors, subject to court and creditor approval. The agreement follows scrutiny of past transfers of valuable school assets from the Christian Brothers to EREA and criticism from survivors and lawyers, who argued the order had sought to avoid accountability despite substantial assets remaining within the broader Edmund Rice network. The revised arrangement is intended to ensure victims receive full compensation while allowing EREA's schools to continue operating without disruption.

>>24881210 Katanning hostel rapist Dennis McKenna set to be released from jail under strict conditions - Dennis McKenna, one of Western Australia's most prolific convicted child sex offenders, is expected to be released from prison under strict supervision after prosecutors and his legal team agreed he should be declared a High Risk Serious Offender. McKenna, 81, sexually abused dozens of boys at St Andrew's Hostel in Katanning during the 1970s and 1980s and is due to complete his 15½-year sentence in November. Psychiatric evidence indicated his risk of reoffending was reduced by age but found he continued to deny much of his offending, blamed victims and held distorted beliefs that minimised his crimes. Survivors and families opposed his release, arguing the lifelong harm inflicted on victims justified keeping him imprisoned. A court will determine the final supervision conditions at a later hearing.

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>>24885267 Victorian government apologises to victim-survivors of child sexual abuse in schools - (Video) Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has formally apologised to victim-survivors of historical child sexual abuse in Victorian government schools, acknowledging systemic failures that allowed children to be abused before 2000 and left many victims unheard while perpetrators escaped accountability. The apology drew on evidence from the Forum for Truth and Recognition, the Beaumaris Board of Inquiry and the Systemic Review into historical child sexual abuse in Victorian public schools, which found offenders exploited weaknesses in the education system. Carroll said, “Students were not believed and their abusers were not held to account,” describing the apology as “a start” towards meaningful change, action and reform rather than an end. Opposition Leader Jess Wilson said a culture of “looking the other way” must never be allowed to return. Lawyers representing more than 730 former students from over 460 Australian schools, including 357 in Victoria, said allegations continued to emerge, including some as recent as 2024, and argued survivors also required fair compensation, psychological treatment and ongoing medical support beyond a parliamentary apology. Victim-survivor Vonda Mathers said the apology gave her “a lot of hope” but could not erase the lifelong impact of losing her childhood.

>>24885279 Premier Ben Carroll makes historic apology to victims of child sex abuse in Victorian public schools - (Video) Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has formally apologised to victim-survivors of historical child sexual abuse in Victorian government schools, acknowledging decades of systemic failures that allowed children to be abused and left many unprotected. Carroll said, “We failed to protect you. We failed to listen when you tried to disclose or explain what was done to you. We failed to act with the urgency, responsibility and care that you deserved,” adding the “shame belongs to the perpetrators” and the institutions that failed them. The apology followed a 2024 review by Kathleen Foley SC, which found the Education Department’s response between 1960 and 1994 was an “appalling and systemic failure”, with no effective policies to identify, report or prevent abuse, a culture of covering up allegations to protect the education system’s reputation, and teachers sometimes transferred rather than removed. Carroll said child sexual abuse had lifelong impacts on victims’ health, education, relationships and wellbeing, while also affecting families across generations, and pointed to reforms introduced since 2000 to strengthen child protection and responses to abuse allegations.

>>24885299 ‘Vindication’: abuse survivor Glen Fearnett reacts to school apology - Victorian Premier Ben Carroll has apologised to victim-survivors of historical child sexual abuse in government schools, with survivor Glen Fearnett describing the moment as “vindication” more than five decades after he was abused as a 10-year-old student at Beaumaris Primary School. Fearnett said the apology confirmed that “what we said was happening … and it's been well and truly proven.” The apology followed a 2024 board of inquiry, established after former students came forward, which found perpetrators exploited weak regulations and a culture of cover-ups. Carroll acknowledged the state had failed to protect children or respond appropriately to disclosures, while Opposition Leader Jess Wilson said the betrayal of families' trust had been “profound” and warned similar patterns of institutional failure remained evident today. Law firm Arnold Thomas & Becker said it was investigating abuse allegations on behalf of more than 600 former students from 350 Victorian schools, including allegations dating from the 1950s through to 2024, arguing reforms must be matched by accountability and ongoing support for survivors.

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>>24891733 Operation Mirani: How Australian Federal Police unravelled a sex-trafficking ring that sparked a landmark ruling - The Australian Federal Police has detailed how Operation Mirani dismantled an international sex-trafficking syndicate that exploited Indonesian women and girls, leading to Australia's first child-trafficking conviction. Police said the group operated like a corporation, with Surya Subekti overseeing recruitment, finances and accommodation while working as a supermarket manager. Investigators worked with Indonesian authorities to identify victims, raid about 20 brothels and rescue a 17-year-old girl whose passport was confiscated and who was forced to work long hours without pay. Judge Nicole Noman ruled a child could not legally consent to sexual exploitation, rejecting claims the victim had participated willingly. AFP Commander Brett James praised the victims' courage and investigators' persistence, while police said seven victims were ultimately removed from sexual exploitation.

>>24898191 Alan Jones in court on first day of indecent assault and sexual touching trial - (Video) Veteran broadcaster Alan Jones has faced the first day of his trial on 22 charges involving six male complainants, including 20 counts of assault with an act of indecency and two of sexual touching. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty and denies wrongdoing. Complainant J testified that Jones provided him with financial support, a phone and a car when he was a young athlete before allegedly kissing and sexually touching him. He said he feared losing Jones's assistance if he disclosed what was happening and felt unable to resist because of the broadcaster's power. Prosecutors allege another complainant was 17 when Jones kissed him after inviting him to his Fitzroy Falls property. Defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC accused complainants of unreliability, alleged some accounts were concocted or financially motivated, and said Jones had endured a “trial by media”.

>>24901500 ‘I just want justice’: Complainant’s emotional testimony in Alan Jones trial - (Video) A former teenage athlete has told Alan Jones’ indecent assault trial that he reported the broadcaster to police decades after the alleged incidents because “I just want justice” and wanted to teach his daughter “right from wrong”. Complainant “J”, now in his early 40s, alleged Jones repeatedly kissed and sexually touched him while financially supporting his athletics career with regular payments, a car and phone. He said he feared rejecting the powerful broadcaster would cost him that support and believed nobody would believe him. “J” described alleged assaults at Jones’ Fitzroy Falls property and said he froze or complied because he wanted them to end. Jones denies all wrongdoing. His defence says the complainants’ credibility and reliability will be challenged.

>>24904895 Alan Jones fusses and frowns as secrecy shrouds blockbuster trial - (Video) Alan Jones’ indecent assault trial has entered a largely secret phase as his former protégé, complainant “J”, undergoes cross-examination over allegations of unwanted sexual conduct. J, once a promising teenage athlete financially supported by Jones, has alleged the broadcaster subjected him to unwanted kissing, groping and sexual activity. Jones denies all allegations. Judge Glenn Walsh imposed a non-publication order over the cross-examination, preventing media from reporting its substance until the order is reconsidered. Jones watched intently as defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC questioned J about dates, events and alleged inconsistencies in his evidence, frequently reacting with frowns and gestures. The proceedings were repeatedly interrupted as lawyers disputed questions and objections.

>>24907606 Alan Jones’ alleged victim denies being motivated by money - (Video) A former star athlete accusing Alan Jones of indecent assault has denied financial motives for approaching police, telling the court: “I don’t want anything but proper justice”. Complainant “J”, whose allegations account for nine of Jones’ 20 indecent assault charges, was cross-examined about financial difficulties and inconsistencies concerning when Jones gave him a car and mobile phone. J accepted records showed he received them after leaving school, contrary to his initial statement, but denied creating a “schoolboy narrative of sexual touching”. He also rejected suggestions he promised a former girlfriend financial reward for supporting his allegations and denied concocting an account of Jones groping him. J maintained he would not pursue Jones through civil proceedings. Jones has pleaded not guilty to all 22 charges and vigorously denies the allegations.

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>>24914341 ‘Powerful man’: Former teen athlete says he was scared to report Alan Jones - (Video) A former teenage athlete accusing veteran broadcaster Alan Jones of indecent assault has told a Sydney court he was “petrified” during an alleged encounter at Jones’ Fitzroy Falls property and feared he would not be believed. The complainant, known as “J”, rejected defence suggestions that he fabricated allegations or drew details from media reports, while acknowledging he could not recall aspects of earlier evidence. He said he had frozen during the alleged assault because he was scared and “wasn’t strong” mentally. Asked why he had not told more people, he said Jones “was a powerful man”. Jones, 85, is standing trial on 20 indecent assault and two sexual touching charges involving six men and denies all allegations.

>>24914360 West Australian man jailed after airport search exposed international child abuse network - A 74-year-old West Australian man has been sentenced to a maximum 10 years and six months in prison after an airport search uncovered evidence that led to six children being rescued in The Philippines. Australian Border Force officers found videos depicting child sexual abuse on his phone after he arrived at Perth Airport in May 2025. Australian Federal Police investigators subsequently identified chats with a 32-year-old woman in The Philippines involving transmission of child abuse material. Philippine authorities later arrested the woman and removed six children known to her from harm. The Walliston man pleaded guilty to eight Commonwealth offences, including using a carriage service to groom another person to procure children under 16. He will be eligible for parole in six years and nine months.

>>24914453 Red flags: A tech company claims it can identify Australia’s most at-risk children - Australian company SAFE is deploying a machine-learning system across more than 1000 early childhood services to identify children potentially at risk of harm. Educators record observations such as bruises, missed meals or parental drug use, which generate risk scores and reporting guidance before cases are reviewed by former child protection workers. Founded by childhood abuse survivor and children’s rights campaigner Ruby O’Rourke, SAFE says its system covers behavioural records on about 200,000 childcare workers. The technology has raised privacy and bias concerns, with the Independent Education Union warning machine learning could increase risks from data breaches. O’Rourke says the system excludes ethnicity, socioeconomic background and disability and that child protection experts continually review its signals for potential bias.

>>24923281 ‘Hardest thing I’ve ever had to tell you’: brother of former athlete tells of Alan Jones abuse claim - (Video) The former girlfriend and brother of a former youth athlete accusing veteran broadcaster Alan Jones of indecent assault have testified about disclosures he allegedly made concerning the abuse. Complainant “J’s” former girlfriend said he returned from Jones’ Fitzroy Falls property more than 20 years ago looking like he had “seen a ghost” and told her Jones had “touched me inappropriately”, while insisting she tell nobody. J’s brother said J disclosed the allegations after Jones’ 2024 arrest, describing unwanted touching and kissing and saying he feared losing financial and career support. J said he previously denied the alleged abuse to his mother because he feared being pressured to report it and subsequently being disbelieved. Jones denies all 22 charges involving six complainants.

>>24926496 Alan Jones prosecutors successfully argue for expansion to date ranges of alleged offending - Prosecutors in Alan Jones’s criminal trial have successfully expanded the date range for some alleged indecent assaults after witnesses gave conflicting timelines. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts of assault with act of indecency and two counts of sexual touching involving six complainants between 2003 and 2020. Alleged offences involving Complainant J at Jones’s Fitzroy Falls property were originally dated to 2004 but can now have occurred between 2004 and April 2006, when J was aged between 18 and 21. Defence barrister Gabrielle Bashir SC argued the change was unfair because the defence had prepared its case around 2004. Judge Glenn Walsh rejected that argument, saying Jones’s position was that the alleged incidents never occurred, regardless of timing.

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>>24929971 ‘I should have protected you’: Complainant J’s ex-partner, mother and coach front court in Alan Jones’ trial - Three witnesses have testified about Complainant J during Alan Jones’s trial on 20 indecent assault and two sexual touching charges, which Jones denies. J’s former girlfriend rejected defence suggestions she fabricated her account for financial reward, maintaining J told her more than 20 years ago that Jones had touched him inappropriately. His former athletics coach described J as “confident and forthright” and said J never disclosed any assault to him. J’s mother testified that when she asked her son about allegations against Jones in 2023, he denied being touched. After Jones’s 2024 arrest, however, J told her he had previously lied and said Jones “did touch me”, prompting her to respond: “I should’ve protected you.”

>>24936322 Katanning Hostel child sexual abuse victims still fighting for recognition 40 years on - (Video) Victim-survivors of serial child abuser Dennis John McKenna are continuing to seek recognition decades after his abuse of boys at St Andrew’s Hostel in Katanning. The WA government has committed $750,000 for a memorial, but disagreement with the Shire of Katanning over its location has stalled progress. Advocates want a prominent site to raise awareness of child sexual abuse and are considering building outside the town. Survivors are also demanding a formal shire apology, after a 2012 inquiry found 11 local people were complicit in McKenna’s crimes and documented failures to heed warnings. The shire has acknowledged victims were failed but has not committed to apologising. McKenna could be released under strict conditions from November 17 after completing his 15½-year sentence.

>>24936354 Doomsday cult leader William Kamm found not guilty of grooming girl - (Video) Doomsday cult leader and convicted paedophile William Kamm, known as “Little Pebble”, and his wife Sandra Susan Mathison have been acquitted of grooming a girl for unlawful sexual activity. Following a five-week judge-alone trial, Judge Nicole Noman accepted there was a plan for the complainant, who was seven when the alleged grooming began, to eventually become Kamm’s spouse. However, she found the evidence did not prove beyond reasonable doubt that this was intended to occur before the girl turned 16. The judge regarded the complainant as truthful but mistaken about some details. Kamm was also cleared of breaching an extended supervision order and inciting a sexual act. The court found insufficient evidence that Kamm knew the complainant was not consenting during sexualised telephone interactions.

>>24936838 Alan Jones trial: Man tells court he felt ‘violated’ after alleged penis touch - (Video) A former employee of Alan Jones has told a Sydney court he felt “violated” and powerless when the broadcaster allegedly kissed and touched him inappropriately nearly 20 years ago. “Complainant C” alleges Jones repeatedly kissed him in lifts and touched his penis over his clothing while he was driving and during a lunch at a Mosman restaurant. C said Jones wielded “extraordinary power”, leaving him feeling unable to resist, and became emotional while describing the alleged encounters. He also testified that Jones sent affectionate and sexual messages he characterised as “love bombing”. Jones, 85, has pleaded not guilty to 20 counts of indecent assault and two counts of sexual touching involving six male complainants. He denies kissing or groping them.

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>>24937178 Christopher Alan Saunders: Outback bishop found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men - (Video) Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Alan Saunders has been found guilty of sexually abusing young Aboriginal men while serving in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. A District Court jury convicted Saunders, 76, of 12 counts of unlawful and indecent assault and one count of sexual penetration without consent, while acquitting him of six other charges. Seven additional charges had earlier been dropped for insufficient evidence. Three complainants testified that Saunders hosted alcohol-fuelled gatherings at Catholic properties and used wrestling or grappling to facilitate abuse, while allegations also included grooming through alcohol, cigarettes and clothing. Saunders pleaded not guilty and maintained his innocence. Current Bishop of Broome Tim Norton apologised for the victims’ suffering and acknowledged their courage in coming forward after years of delay. - WAtoday / 10 News Australia

>>24937185 Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders guilty of sexually abusing young men - Former Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been found guilty of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. After almost seven hours of deliberations, a District Court jury convicted Saunders, 76, of one count of sexual penetration and 12 counts of indecent assault, while acquitting him of six charges. The court heard Saunders hosted alcohol-fuelled “shirts off” gatherings with young men at Catholic properties, sometimes wrestling or boxing with them. Prosecutors argued he had a sexual interest in young Aboriginal men and acted on it, while his defence challenged the complainants’ memories and credibility. Saunders did not testify and maintained his denials through recorded police interviews. He was remanded in custody and will return for sentencing on September 21. - ABC News Australia

>>24937189 Australian jury convicts former Catholic bishop of sexually abusing 2 men - Former Catholic Bishop of Broome Christopher Saunders has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Indigenous men in Western Australia between 2008 and 2019. A jury found Saunders, 76, guilty of 13 of 19 charges, including one count of sexual penetration without consent and 12 indecent assaults, while acquitting him of six charges. Prosecutors alleged Saunders used free alcohol and cigarettes to attract young Indigenous men to male-only gatherings at his church-owned Broome residence. His defence acknowledged the parties could be “boozy” and “sleazy” but denied any sexual conduct. Saunders resigned as bishop in 2021. A Vatican investigation later produced a report provided to Western Australia Police, prompting investigators to reopen their case and charge Saunders in 2024. He will be sentenced on September 21. - ABC News (USA)

>>24937197 Australian former bishop Christopher Saunders convicted on multiple counts of sexual abuse - Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men between 2008 and 2017. Saunders, 76, was found guilty of 13 charges, including non-consensual sexual penetration, after originally facing 26 charges. Seven were dropped and he was acquitted of six others. Prosecutors said Saunders hosted alcohol-fuelled “shirts off” gatherings and sexually touched young men, while his defence acknowledged “boozy” and “sleazy” behaviour but denied non-consensual sexual activity. Bishop of Broome Tim Norton apologised for the victims’ suffering and said their courage deserved recognition. Police initially investigated Saunders without charging him, but reopened their investigation after receiving findings from a Vatican inquiry. Norton said the convictions had exposed broken trust and division throughout the diocese. - Catholic World Report

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>>24937225 Former Broome Bishop convicted of sexually abusing young indigenous men in WA’s Kimberley - (Video) Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has been convicted of sexually abusing two young Aboriginal men in Western Australia’s Kimberley region. A District Court jury found Saunders, 76, guilty of one count of sexual penetration without consent and 12 counts of unlawful and indecent assault, while acquitting him of six other charges. Prosecutors alleged Saunders groomed victims and hosted alcohol-fuelled gatherings funded by the church, with one complainant describing abuse involving kissing, naked wrestling, sexual touching and penetrative sex. Saunders denied the assaults, while his lawyer conceded his behaviour could have been “boozy” and “sleazy” but maintained it was not sexual. Current Broome Bishop Tim Norton apologised to victims and acknowledged broader damage to trust across the diocese, promising greater safety and accountability. - 7NEWS Australia

>>24937261 Australian bishop convicted of sexual abuse - Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has been convicted of 12 counts of indecent assault and one count of sexual penetration involving young Aboriginal men. Most charges reportedly concerned one victim who was 16 when the sexual contact began, making him a minor under canon law. Saunders resigned as bishop in 2021 after allegations emerged concerning his conduct and spending on vulnerable young men. An initial police investigation closed without charges, but authorities reopened the case after receiving findings from a Vatican-commissioned Church investigation that reportedly identified patterns consistent with grooming. Saunders was arrested in 2024. Current Broome Bishop Timothy Norton apologised for the victims’ suffering, praised their resilience and pledged a period of “grieving, listening, and walking together” across the diocese. Saunders faces sentencing on September 21. - The Pillar

>>24937309 Bishop Christopher Saunders condemned after sexual abuse conviction - Former colleagues of Christopher Saunders have condemned the former Broome bishop after he was convicted of 13 sexual abuse offences against young Aboriginal men. Former priest Matt Digges described the verdict as “an evil” being called out and praised the victims’ courage, while Faith Workers Alliance chief Chris Bedding said Saunders had betrayed those he was meant to serve. Father John Purnell, who accompanied one victim to police, welcomed the verdict and credited the bravery of the young Indigenous men. Former secretary Cherrille Quilty criticised the Catholic Church for failing to act sooner and noted Saunders technically remains a bishop. Current Broome Bishop Tim Norton apologised for the victims’ suffering and delayed recognition. Saunders, 76, remains in custody ahead of sentencing next month. - ABC News Australia

>>24937354 The downfall of sexual predator Bishop Christopher Saunders - Former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders has been convicted of 13 sexual offences against two young Aboriginal men, including one count of sexual penetration without consent. Allegations first surfaced in 2018, but an initial police investigation closed without charges. A subsequent Vatican investigation produced a 200-page report in 2023 that reportedly identified Saunders as a serial sexual predator and prompted police to reopen their investigation. Saunders was accused of using alcohol, cigarettes, church money and properties to groom vulnerable young men, including through alcohol-fuelled “shirts-off” gatherings where sexual abuse occurred. He resigned as bishop in 2021 but remained in Broome despite a Vatican direction to leave the diocese and retains his bishop emeritus title. Current Broome Bishop Tim Norton has apologised to victims for their suffering and delayed recognition. - ABC News Australia

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>>24937464 Pastoral letter from the Bishop of Broome - "To my sisters and brothers across the Kimberley, The Broome Diocese wishes to acknowledge the verdict handed down in the Perth District Court with respect to multiple charges against the former bishop, Christopher Saunders. We express our gratitude to the Western Australia Police Force and to the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions of Western Australia for their commitment to bringing this matter before a jury. Most importantly, our diocese acknowledges the courage of victims, survivors and other witnesses who came forward to express their truth. They showed extraordinary resilience and commitment through a long and difficult process. They deserved to be heard with compassion and treated with dignity. We are deeply sorry for the hurt they have experienced. We are sorry for the shame they have endured. We are sorry that it has taken so long for their voices to be heard and for their pain to be acknowledged. We will do all we can to reach out to them for hope and healing."

"We are acutely aware that the victims of this betrayal are not just those who have told their stories to police and before the court. Trust has been broken and wounds of betrayal and division have been exposed across the diocese. The hurt extends to those who have placed their trust in our leadership and our Church. Many who have served their parishes and their communities selflessly have been left with difficult questions and unresolved feelings. How could such a proud, caring and determined diocese that features such remarkable communities and people be home to such a betrayal of trust? How could our diocesan leadership be involved in such heartless events? We can at least respond to these questions with a renewed commitment to ensuring that our diocese today is a place of safety, respect and accountability. From our Cathedral to the most remote communities, we will do all we can to create an environment of trust and openness." - Bishop Tim Norton SVD, Bishop of Broome - 13 August 2026

>>24937493 Statement from President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, regarding the Christopher Saunders case - "The crimes of abuse of which the former bishop of Broome, Christopher Saunders, has been found guilty following a jury verdict in the District Court of Western Australia represent a betrayal of everything the gospel and the Catholic Church stand for. They are a violation of the human dignity of victims and survivors and a complete betrayal of their trust: these crimes deserve the strongest condemnation."

"While the horrors of abuse occur in secret, it is the courage of those who bring these horrors into the open which enables accountability and, through that accountability, the beginning of healing. The persistence of the Western Australia Police Force in pursuing this matter has also been a key element in bringing this matter to trial and opening up the possibility for healing to begin. The bishops of Australia join Bishop Norton in his apology to all those who have been a part of this terrible story. Standing beside him, we too “are deeply sorry for the hurt they have experienced. We are sorry for the shame they have endured. We are sorry that it has taken so long for their voices to be heard and for their pain to be acknowledged. We will do all we can to reach out to them for hope and healing”. The crimes of which Christopher Saunders has been found guilty are offences against both the civil law and the law of the Church. The criminal penalties will be determined by the presiding judge and announced at the sentencing hearing. The Church’s own legal processes, necessarily suspended once the police investigation had begun, continued when the police indicated they were not in a position to proceed. These processes were suspended again once the police, partly on the basis of the Church’s investigations which were made available to them, were able to re-instate their formal enquiries. With the conclusion of the trial the Church’s investigation can now recommence. Decisions about the position of the former bishop of Broome in the Church will therefore be determined by Rome."

"It is distressing, demoralising and humbling that in the Church in Australia we are still being confronted by such dreadful failures and still being challenged by such probing questions. We must never think that the sexual abuse crisis is somehow behind us. We must never relax our vigilance or lower our expectations in relation to safeguarding. There is still much to do." - Archbishop Timothy Costelloe SDB, President of the Australian Catholic Bishops Conference, 14 August 2026

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>>24937549 CHRIS REASON: Unlikely undercover mission behind landmark conviction of ex-Broome Bishop Christopher Saunders - (Video) 7NEWS journalist Chris Reason has detailed the extraordinary six-year investigation that helped expose former Broome bishop Christopher Saunders and preceded his conviction on 13 sexual offences against young Aboriginal men. Acting on information from whistleblowers including Saunders’ former secretary Cherrille Quilty and priest John Purnell, Reason travelled thousands of kilometres across the Kimberley in 2020, secretly filming Saunders’ interactions with vulnerable young men and locating alleged victims. He says an initial police investigation stalled amid concerns complainants would struggle under courtroom scrutiny, while church authorities failed to act decisively until his television investigation prompted Vatican intervention. A subsequent 200-page Vatican inquiry reportedly described Saunders as a “sexual predator”, identified four alleged victims and listed 67 potential grooming targets. After the report was eventually provided to WA Police, detectives reopened the case, undertook an extensive investigation including covert surveillance, and ultimately secured Saunders’ conviction. He remains in custody awaiting sentencing on September 21.

>>24943520 Alan Jones trial: accuser told Ray Hadley, Peter FitzSimons about alleged assaults - (Video) A former Alan Jones staffer has told a Sydney court he disclosed alleged unwanted kissing and touching to friends and later to media figures Ray Hadley and Peter FitzSimons. Complainant “C” said he “broke down sobbing” while telling Hadley that Jones had allegedly grabbed his penis and kissed him in lifts. He subsequently allowed journalist Kate McClymont to report his allegations under a pseudonym. Jones’ barrister Gabrielle Bashir, SC, questioned “C” about flirtatious text messages he exchanged with Jones, suggesting the alleged assaults never occurred. “C” said he communicated that way because Jones was extremely powerful and he wanted to “keep him at bay”. Jones denies 22 charges involving six male complainants between 2003 and 2020.

>>24947429 ‘Get real’: Complainant’s emotional outburst during Alan Jones trial - (Video) A former Alan Jones staffer has angrily rejected suggestions he fabricated allegations that the broadcaster indecently assaulted him, during cross-examination in Sydney. Complainant “C” was questioned by Jones’ barrister Gabrielle Bashir, SC, about flirtatious messages he sent Jones after the alleged unwanted kissing and touching. “C” said the messages did not reflect his feelings but were necessary to maintain relations with the powerful broadcaster, describing them as consistent with someone “groomed for 10 years”. He became emotional after Bashir suggested his messages demonstrated the alleged assaults never occurred, responding: “Get real.” Judge Glenn Walsh refused Bashir’s request to order another response, noting “C” had already been asked 16 times whether he lied about being touched on the penis. Jones denies 22 charges involving six male complainants. Eight indecent assault charges relate to “C”.

>>24954784 Man denies being encouraged to make Alan Jones complaint to benefit radio rival, court hears - A former Alan Jones colleague has rejected suggestions he was encouraged to make assault allegations to help radio host Ray Hadley undermine his 2GB rival. Jones’ barrister Gabrielle Bashir, SC, suggested Complainant C knew Hadley and author Peter FitzSimons disliked Jones and that allegations could benefit Hadley professionally. C denied the claims, saying he did not consider Hadley and Jones rivals and had refused to let FitzSimons publicly identify him. Bashir also questioned affectionate messages C sent Jones after the alleged assaults. C said he had been “groomed to write in that manner”, describing himself as a junior staffer dealing with a man decades older. He said embarrassment and concerns management would not protect him prevented an internal complaint. Jones denies all 22 charges.

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>>24964853 Complainant 'distraught' when Alan Jones put hand under table at lunch, trial hears - (Video) A witness at Alan Jones’s trial has testified that Complainant C appeared “distraught” and “in shock” during a 2008 lunch where Jones allegedly touched the man’s upper thigh or groin under the table. The witness said Jones’s left hand was under the table but he could not see what it was doing, while two other attendees appeared startled and amused. He recalled thinking “something bad has happened here” after seeing Complainant C visibly upset and recoil from Jones’s touch after lunch. Defence counsel Michael Burke challenged the witness over differences between his testimony and earlier accounts to police and journalist Kate McClymont, suggesting his recollection had developed over time. The witness rejected this, saying: “I’m here to tell the truth.”

>>24964906 US predator Kyle Spitze who groomed Aussie girl handed record 77-year sentence over sadistic ‘764’ cult - (Video) US predator Kyle Spitze has been sentenced to 77 years in federal prison for crimes linked to nihilistic violent extremist networks 764 and HarmNation, the longest federal sentence imposed on a nihilistic violent extremist. Spitze, 27, pleaded guilty to producing child sexual abuse material, abetting distribution of animal-crushing videos and possessing and accessing child abuse material. The FBI found images of an Australian girl whom Spitze had allegedly groomed and blackmailed into producing explicit material, mutilating herself and carving his name into her body. The abuse began when she was 16, and her mother said she was left with physical and psychological scars. Spitze operated online as “Criminal” and hosted material depicting minors who had self-mutilated with variations of his moniker carved into their bodies. FBI Director Kash Patel said authorities would “relentlessly hold accountable” those who prey on children. US officials said the networks target vulnerable people, coercing them into sexual exploitation, self-harm, animal abuse and potentially mass-casualty violence.

>>24971073 WA government to ban character references for all criminal cases in wake of Western Power rape saga - Western Australia will ban good character references from sentencing in all criminal cases following controversy over references provided for convicted rapist and former Western Power manager Jeffrey David Spinner. Three Western Power employees were stood down after supporting Spinner, whose references contributed to a finding that his offending was “out of character”. Attorney-General Tony Buti said victims could be re-traumatised by hearing offenders described favourably and that supposed good character could facilitate offending. Energy Minister Amber-Jade Sanderson said the “good bloke” defence should end. The government will introduce legislation next year, bringing WA closer to reforms in NSW and Victoria. An independent cultural review of Western Power has also been ordered following complaints involving bullying, misconduct and alleged historical sexual assault.

>>24971154 NSW Police help dismantle international child abuse networks in global operation - Seven foreign nationals have been arrested after NSW Police helped dismantle alleged international child abuse networks and prevent suspected offending against children. The men, from the United Kingdom, United States, Mexico, Poland and Uruguay, were identified through investigations by Strike Force Trawler and Strike Force Constantine, which analysed online activity before referring suspected offenders to overseas authorities. Arrests included two men in Missouri allegedly linked to online paedophile networks, with a three-year-old child removed from one suspect’s custody. Mexican authorities arrested another man at the US border after NSW detectives warned he allegedly planned to sexually abuse a child known to him. A Gloucestershire man was also arrested over alleged abuse. NSW Police Deputy Commissioner Scott Cook said international co-operation had enabled authorities to rescue children overseas and in Australia. Both investigations remain ongoing.

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>>24985297 Inside extraordinary NSW Police plot to bust alleged global paedophile ring, seven people arrested across five countries - A six-person NSW Police team has helped rescue children and contributed to seven arrests across five countries in an international crackdown on alleged child exploitation. Intelligence developed through Strike Force Constantine and Strike Force Trawler led to arrests in the United States, Mexico, United Kingdom, Poland and Uruguay, including a Missouri case where a three-year-old was placed into child protection. The Sydney-based Victim Identification Team examines images and videos for minute clues that can locate victims and has helped 160 children since January. Detectives infiltrate online networks and intervene when children encounter suspected predators. Detective Chief Inspector Adam Powderly said “the internet has no boundaries”, stressing that NSW Police would pursue threats internationally. Describing his team as “normal people that come to work and do incredible things”, he said officers endure horrific material to protect children. Powderly warned communities against outdated stereotypes of offenders and urged parents to build relationships with children, saying: “We all have a role to play.”

>>24987987 The Sentencing of Kyle Spitze - After nearly three years and five sentencing hearing delays, 764 member Kyle Spitze has finally been sentenced to 77 years in federal prison. - US-based internet investigator Becca Spinks has detailed her observations of the sentencing of 764 member Kyle Spitze, who received 77 years in federal prison for crimes involving child exploitation, extortion, animal torture and explicit satanic motivations. Spitze groomed vulnerable girls online, blackmailing them into producing sadistic material involving sexual abuse, self-harm, humiliation, animal killing and satanic symbols. FBI investigators found material involving at least 30 victims, including a 12-year-old; two identified victims later died by suicide. Victim impact statements described devastating consequences. One mother said, “I hope someone tortures this man like he tortured my daughter.” A teenage victim, left with scars spelling “Crim” and “Harm Nation”, said: “These scars will be on my body until the day I die.” Another wrote, “Kyle has ruined my life.” Prosecutors said he created another satanic cult in jail and continued contacting minor victims after his 2024 arrest.

An Australian victim was among those exploited by multiple 764 members; her mother described a campaign encouraging starvation and self-harm, including an attempt to coerce her daughter into suicide on video. Spitze described himself in jail as a “full-on Satanist”. FBI testimony described a 764 culture steeped in gore, sexual violence, animal torture and satanic imagery, where younger victims increased offenders’ status and increasingly extreme abuse could bring greater notoriety. Defence attorney Jonathan Cooper argued prosecutors were demonising Spitze. Assistant US Attorney Jennifer Kolman responded that Spitze had admitted 764 membership and terror-related motives: “The government didn’t demonize the defendant. The defendant is a demon.”

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>>24988001 Q Post #1735 - There is nothing more precious than our children. Evil has no boundaries. - https://genius.com/Slayer-evil-has-no-boundaries-lyrics - The choice to know will ultimately be yours. - These people are SICK! - https://www.foxnews.com/entertainment/2018/07/27/cbs-honcho-les-moonves-will-be-accused-sexual-misconduct-in-latest-ronan-farrow-bombshell-report-says.html - To those who are courageous enough to speak out - we stand with you! You are not alone in this fight. God bless. Q - https://qanon.pub/#1735

>>24988001 Q Post #109 - "St. Michael the Archangel, defend us in battle. Be our protection against the wickedness and snares of the devil. May God rebuke him, we humbly pray. And do thou, Prince of the Heavenly Hosts, by the power of God, cast down to Hell Satan and all his evil spirits, who prowl about the world seeking the ruin of souls. Amen." - Amen brother. Q - https://qanon.pub/#109

>>24988001 Q Post #4207 - The Armor of God - Finally, be strong in the Lord and in his mighty power. Put on the full armor of God, so that you can take your stand against the devil’s schemes. For our struggle is not against flesh and blood, but against the rulers, against the authorities, against the powers of this dark world and against the spiritual forces of evil in the heavenly realms. Therefore put on the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you may be able to stand your ground, and after you have done everything, to stand. Stand firm then, with the belt of truth buckled around your waist, with the breastplate of righteousness in place, and with your feet fitted with the readiness that comes from the gospel of peace. In addition to all this, take up the shield of faith, with which you can extinguish all the flaming arrows of the evil one. Take the helmet of salvation and the sword of the Spirit, which is the word of God. And pray in the Spirit on all occasions with all kinds of prayers and requests. With this in mind, be alert and always keep on praying for all the Lord’s people. Q - https://qanon.pub/#4207

>>24988001 Q Post #4396 - God wins. Q - https://qanon.pub/#4396