Australia is not a real country, and it doesn’t have a real government, writes Caitlin Johnstone. It is functionally nothing more than a U.S. military/intelligence asset.
Category: Australia
OPINION: Bellicose anti-China and anti-Russian Rhetoric is Meant for Us, Not Them
As in the dystopian novel 1984, Western propaganda that seems aimed at Moscow and Beijing is really intended for the citizens of the so-called Free World, writes retired Australian diplomat Tony Kevin.
McCarthyism Down Under
ASSANGE EXTRADITION: ’60 Minutes’ Gives Assange Fair Shake
The Australian version of the CBS News program ’60 Minutes’ presented a segment on Julian Assange Sunday night that was missing the usual mainstream media smears and distortions about his case.
Was There Slavery in Australia? Yes. It Shouldn’t Even Be Up for Debate
Thalia Anthony and Stephen Gray show how the prime minister’s assertion is at odds with the historical record.
WATCH: CN LIVE! New Episode—‘Pandemic Down Under’
JOHN PILGER: The Forgotten Coup Against ‘The Most Loyal Ally’
John Pilger reports on a new development in the Anglo-American coup in which the CIA overthrew a democratically elected ally in Australia in a demeaning scandal in which sections of the Australian elite colluded.
Australia & the Working of the American Imperial Hand
COVID-19: Nearly 200,000 Africans Could Die From Pandemic, WHO Warns
COVID-19: Five Eyes Probe Possible Wuhan Lab Leak While Australia Eases Off Trump’s Sinophobia
UPDATED: The Morrison government will fall reluctantly into line with Beijing, says Tony Kevin, because China is where Australia’s bread is buttered.