''We are saving Israel for last.''

''Very specific reason not mentioned a single time.''

''Q''

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/612849.html#613229

Recent George Papadopoulos Tweets

I appreciate @amjoyshow allowing me to get the facts out there. The U.K. and Australia interfered in the election and western intelligence created the conspiracy known as spygate. I am, however, of the opinion that all countries who attempted to meddle should be punished.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112033409428160512

Replying to @JackPosobiec

My book goes through a play by play of how it feels to have an Australian ambassador spy on you for ties to this lucrative business and then lie about your meeting.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112038604493062144

Alexander Downer was such an idiot that he tweeted himself with the Turkish ambassador the day my name went public thinking his role in spying on me over my ties to the energy business in Israel would never be exposed. They now have. Declassification coming. Australia’s role too.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112058687835639813

>>6014117

I think @FoxNewsSunday (Chris Wallace) needs to read my book Deep State Target to understand just how Off the mark he is regarding the origins of the investigation. Happy to chat anytime, Chris. But the NYT story about Downer has been debunked and you need to get up to date.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112113409296748544

My book Deep State Target gives a clear understanding about the origins of the fraudulent investigation later known as cross fire hurricane. It was all a western intelligence disinformation op targeted at Trump and his team with the help of the U.K., Australia and Italy.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112520062554902528

After sending informants, wire taping me, issuing a FISA on me, sending honey pots, arresting me in a savage like manner, had the British and Australians spy on me, I FINALLY got charged because I forgot when I met someone a year before the Comey FBI came knocking. Time to fight.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112548989163823106

>>6014133

There was a separate investigation on me that predates the Carter Page FISA that involves my ties to Israel. I explain in my book how that target on me attracted assets like Halper, Downer, Mifsud, CIA and DIA officials stationed in London and Athens. This is a big reveal coming.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112426649323134976

17 March 2019 Retweet, See >>5749685 (pb)

Alexander Downer was so blatantly spying on me that I reported him to both the FBI and Mueller. Who sent him to make contact? The answer lies with Strzok’s former boss being in London the same day.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112806883771871233

The democrats have absolutely no idea what they are wishing for in terms of releasing the full Mueller report. It will detail all the western intelligence operatives and US allies (UK, Australia, Italy) involvement in trying to set up Trump and his guys. Nothing Russia!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1112897681691619333

>>6090334

What phone call between POTUS and X/AUS leaked?

Do not focus on the call details.

Why that specific conversation?

Signal?

We (they) hear what you are saying?

Threat to AUS?

Why?

What do they know?

Trapped?

Forced?

Blood.

Election 2019: Date set for May 18

PRIME Minister Scott Morrison has called the election for May 18, kicking off a five-week campaign following the dissolution of federal parliament this morning.

The prime minister has deflected questions about instability and leadership changes with a pitch about the Government’s credentials on the economy in his announcement of the election date in Canberra, ending months of speculation and a pseudo-election campaign since the start of the year.

The dissolution and proroguing of the 45th parliament brings to an end a tumultuous period in Australian politics, with citizenship questions forcing the resignation of a number of MPs and Senators, and leadership changes in the Liberal and National parties raising questions over Government stability.

A significant number of marginal seats, particularly in NSW and Queensland, and a number of high profile independent candidates have the Government behind in the polls, with bookmakers tipping Labor leader Bill Shorten will be the next Prime Minister.

Environment and the economy are said to be the big election issues this campaign.

Mr Morrison appealed to voters to trust his government, adding now was not the time to change.

“Despite global economic headwinds, Australia’s economy is strong,” Mr Morrison said.

“We will maintain budget surpluses without increasing taxes and pay down the debt.”

Mr Morrison said there is a clear choice to determine the economy that Australians live in — “not just for the next three years, but for the next decade”.

“Keeping our economy strong is how we secure your future and your family’s future.”

“Election is about the future — but it’s a decision people can make about the future because of the record our government has delivered.”

https://www.weeklytimesnow.com.au/news/politics/election/election-2019-date-set-for-may-18/news-story/79ae587997d71de72bbc9d43279c650b

China takes Australia's Huawei 5G ban to global trade umpire

Beijing: China has complained to the World Trade Organisation about Australia's ban on Huawei participating in the 5G network.

The complaint, made at a WTO meeting in Geneva on Friday, does not mention Huawei by name but refers to Australia's "discriminatory market access prohibition on 5G equipment", according to the meeting's agenda seen by The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age.

The complaint has been lodged with global trade umpire as the federal government has entered caretaker mode ahead of the May 18 election.

Reuters reported that an official who attended the meeting said Australia’s representative spoke briefly to acknowledge receiving written questions from China, but added that Australia’s Trade Ministry had not yet had time to formulate its response.

Australia was the first Five Eyes intelligence partner to effectively ban Huawei from its 5G network, but the United States has since put pressure on other Western nations to also implement a ban.

A rule change last September that restricts vendors "likely to be subject to extrajudicial directions from a foreign government" was announced by then acting home affairs minister Scott Morrison, in the same week that saw Mr Morrison replace Malcolm Turnbull as prime minister.

Although a clear irritant to China, which is waging a technology and trade battle with the United States, Beijing's response to the Australian ban had been careful. The WTO dispute is the first formal complaint, and signals the incoming federal government may face a more forceful push-back from Beijing over the Huawei issue.

The new government will also potentially face the fallout for Australian exporters of any trade deal struck between US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping.

The International Monetary Fund on Friday revealed it had modelled the impact of a "managed trade" deal between the US and China – as distinct from multilateral free trade – on China's other trading partners.

The IMF's deputy director of Asia, Jonathan Ostry, said that for Australia "the main issue that we worry about is possible trade diversion effects".

The IMF looked at the hypothetical case of $US50 billion ($70 billion) in goods from the US being traded with China and the spillover effect this would have as China imported less from other countries.

If there was a proportional reduction in exports across China's main trading partners, the impact on Australia would be relatively small, he said.

But if the US-China trade deal "involves more purchases of goods in commodities that are very high in the China-Australia trading relationship then the impact on Australian growth and so forth could be more substantial," he said.

Australian officials have expressed concern about the potential impact on Australian energy and agricultural products.

Australian coal imports have experienced a slowdown at Chinese ports, and China is expected to buy more US coal as part of a Trump-Xi deal. Other areas of crossover are LNG, beef and agricultural products.

https://www.smh.com.au/world/asia/china-takes-australia-s-huawei-5g-ban-to-global-trade-umpire-20190413-p51dwu.html

https://archive.md/NTcfa

Newspoll: One Nation’s slide gives Labor and Coalition a boost

According to the latest Newspoll, support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation party has fallen, giving Scott Morrison his best primary vote for the Coalition since the last election.

But Hanson’s loss of support has also strengthened Labor’s lead.

According to The Australian’s first Newspoll conducted since the May 18 election was called, both major parties are neck to neck. With preferences from the Greens, Labor is sitting at a two-party preferred vote of 52 per cent to 48 per cent — a 2.4 swing against the Coalition based on the last election. This represents a potential loss of 10 seats for Scott Morrison.

Heading into the first week of the campaign, the Prime Minister’s lead over Bill Shorten remains unchanged at 11 points.

Mr Morrison will announce more infrastructure projects in Victoria tomorrow, a strategic move for the Coalition with population being a critical election issue.

The Opposition Leader will stay in Melbourne where he will concentrate on campaigning in key suburbs and continue to focus on his health care initiatives.

With less than five weeks to go until the poll, the Coalition has capitalised on the two-point spike in its primary vote, adding another point in the latest Newspoll, which was conducted in the day the election was called.

One Nation suffered a 4 per cent crash in the wake of the James Ashby $20 million guns-for-funds scandal, with nationwide support dropping to its lowest since 2016.

In good news for Scott Morrison, the Coalition has regained the ground it lost since Malcolm Turnbull was ousted.

The Coalition is now in its best position since September 2016.

Labor’s two-point jump puts it in a solid election position despite still being down on last year’s high of 41 per cent.

The result of the One Nation slide is to deliver a stronger position to each of the main parties.

While One Nation is mostly popular in Queensland, last year it managed to take four Senate positions and 1.3 per cent of the national primary vote in the last election.

The fall in support for the right-wing nationalist party comes after Scott Morrison vowed to put One Nation below Labor on Liberal how-to-vote cards.

Further indicating the strengthening of the preferred two parties is Newspoll’s indication that total votes for independents and minor parties has dropped to 22 per cent.

That’s well down on the peak of 29 per cent of 2017’s Newspoll.

But the Greens have remained unchanged at 9 per cent, which is a 1.2 per cent point swing on the last election result.

It comes as the approval ratings for both leaders of the major parties remained virtually unchanged.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/one-nations-slide-gives-labor-and-coalition-a-boost/news-story/603808a98dddeade1b344b36099d3bdd

Party-hopping pollies need to respect the will of the voters

Ahead of the May 18 federal poll, voters might want to consider the party-hopping antics of an increasing number of upper house members.

It’s a practice particularly common among the minor parties, at a time when the majors are leaking votes their way.

Federally, the resurgence of support for One Nation should have the party’s Canberra ranks swelling. Instead, Pauline Hanson’s posse has dwindled to a lonesome duo.

Of the class of 2016, Brian Burston resigned and is now parliamentary leader of the United Australia Party. Fraser Anning drifted across to Bob Katter’s Australia Party, before registering his own Conservative National Party.

And, Rod Culleton left Hanson’s side just prior to his disqualification from the Senate. Only last week he registered the Great Australian Party.

Nobody is suggesting going independent or starting a party doesn’t take grit.

But our parliamentarians, regardless of their own motivations, need to accept the will of the people that elected them.

As the saying goes, people expect you to "dance with the one that brought you".

If our representatives keep changing their tune, then it’s little wonder people stop listening.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/opinion/partyhopping-pollies-need-to-respect-the-will-of-the-voters/news-story/f971c5c5664b94963b27b3082cebc418

Donald Trump to head down under?

US leader is invited to Melbourne for the Presidents Cup to cheer on Tiger Woods

● President Donald Trump could touch down in Melbourne in December this year

● The President has been given a formal invite to the Presidents Cup in Melbourne

● President Trump's love of golf is well known and plays frequently

US President Donald Trump has been invited to visit Melbourne to cheer on Tiger Woods in the Presidents Cup.

Trump, whose love of golf is well documented, could join thousands of fellow fans at the event, held from December 9 to December 15, if he takes up the offer, the Herald Sun reported.

After winning this year's Masters Tournament, Tiger Woods was publicly congratulated by Trump on social media.

'Congratulations to Tiger Woods, a truly Great Champion!' President Trump tweeted.

Trump also said he will be awarding Tiger Woods with the Presidential Medal of Freedom following his first Masters win since 2005.

The medal is an award that recognizes 'an especially meritorious contribution to the security or national interests of the United States, world peace, cultural or other significant public or private endeavours'.

Past presidents Bill Clinton, George W Bush, Jimmy Carter and Barack Obama also received invitation to the event.

US PGA spokesman Chris Reimer confirmed there was a chance Australia could see the President before the year was out.

'As has been customary with past Presidents Cup events, all past honorary chairpersons will be invited to attend the 2019 event,' he said.

'Invitations will be sent in the coming months.'

Prior to the announcement, it was speculated President Trump would make his first visit to Australia in July.

However, the invite might have changed the golf fan's plans.

The last US president to visit Melbourne was in 1992, when then president George H.W Bush met with then Prime Minister Paul Keating and other senior Australian officials before addressing the Australian Parliament.

The 2019 Presidents Cup will be the 13th edition of the golf competition and will be held at Royal Melbourne Golf Club.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6947369/Donald-Trump-visit-Melbourne-Presidents-Cup-cheer-golf-star-Tiger-Woods.html

https://archive.md/iaD23

"They shall grow not old, as we that are left grow old;

Age shall not weary them, nor the years condemn.

At the going down of the sun and in the morning

We will remember them."

Lest We Forget.

Photographer hurt in scuffle at Fraser Anning press conference

A 19-year-old man has been detained by police after a fight broke out following a press conference with far-right senator Fraser Anning in Cronulla mid-morning on Friday, where the controversial figure again called for a ban on Muslim immigration.

News Corp photographer Dylan Robinson was left with a torn shirt after a verbal exchange between St George Shire Standard journalist Eliza Barr and a man, believed to be a supporter of the senator, became physical.

Video footage shows Barr and Robinson walking towards the parking area outside the park before the 19-year-old man tries to knock Robinson's camera out of his hands.

He then throws several punches before another man breaks up the scuffle.

Robinson does not punch back, but takes photos of the man as he walks away.

The 19-year-old was then searched by police and placed in the back of a police van.

"A man has been arrested following an altercation in Cronulla this morning," a police spokesman said.

"Officers from Sutherland Police Area Command were called to Dunningham Park, Cronulla, about 10am.

"A 19-year-old man is alleged to have become involved in a physical altercation with a female journalist and a male cameraman during a press conference with a federal senator.

"The man has been taken to Sutherland police station."

In the press conference, Senator Anning was introducing his candidate for the seat of Cook, Peter Kelly. Cook is the electorate of Prime Minister Scott Morrison.

Prime Minister Morrison said there was "no place in Australian politics" for the violence seen in Cronulla on Friday.

"I find it absolutely appalling …. [Senator Anning] is placed last on my ticket and our party's ticket," the Liberal leader said.

Senator Anning, 69, called for a ban on "bringing any more Muslims or Sudanese into the country" during his media conference.

He was pressed by journalists over his claims that locals were being "bashed and attacked".

"You live in a make-believe world," one of the senator's supporters yelled at journalist Barr as she asked whether locals would back CNP candidate Peter Kelly given they'd lived through the 2005 Cronulla race riots.

After the press conference, the 19-year-old man allegedly levelled sexist and abusive comments at Barr including the phrase "nice tits".

Photographer Robinson followed him and attempted to take his photo before the young man pushed the camera away and lashed out at Robinson.

A spokesman for Senator Anning said that the senator would be holding a press conference in Brisbane at 3.30pm on Friday to discuss the events.

The media union later stated: "It is unacceptable in a democracy for journalists to be physically threatened or assaulted in the course of doing their job."

Cr Kelly is an army veteran who worked as an adviser to former NSW One Nation senator Brian Burston, and won a seat on Ku-Ring-Gai council in the 2017 elections.

His campaign at the time included an endorsement from Prince Omar Kiram, cousin of the Sultan of the self-styled Sultanate of Sulu and Sabah.

Cr Kelly was called on to explain his qualifications during a public council meeting, after it was revealed his PhD was obtained from a little-known Italian university, incorporated in Florida, USA, and The Gambia, Africa.

Cr Kelly has also claimed the title of "professor" after a brief period of employment at the online, and now-defunct, Poseidon International University, licensed by the government of Panama.

https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/photographer-hurt-in-scuffle-at-fraser-anning-press-conference-20190426-p51hig.html

https://archive.md/sGSLa

>>6319395

Liberal party strikes deal to exchange preferences with Clive Palmer

United Australia party leader has previously likened Scott Morrison to Heinrich Himmler

The Liberal party has agreed to exchange preferences with Clive Palmer in a deal nutted out by party figures on Wednesday night.

Sources say how-to-vote cards that see the Liberals preferencing the United Australia party are ready to print, with Palmer to be placed ahead of the Labor party in lower-house seats and in the Senate.

The deal could prove critical to the outcome in a host of marginal seats across the country, and improves the chances of Palmer reclaiming a spot in the Senate where his resurrected party could hold the balance of power.

Palmer is No 1 on the Senate ticket in Queensland, where the party’s following is strongest, but the UAP is also seen as a strong chance of picking up a Senate position in Western Australia and in New South Wales, where former One Nation senator Brian Burston leads the ticket.

A Newspoll published this week showed that, after a $30m advertising blitz, Palmer was recording between 5% and 14% of the primary vote in a host of marginal seats.

Liberal party state branches met last night to endorse the deal struck by the federal executive, with due diligence underway into candidates running under the UAP banner in all 151 lower house seats.

The prime minister, Scott Morrison, was asked on Tuesday to justify a potential preference deal with Palmer, who has previously compared Morrison to Heinrich Himmler.

“I did see some comments he made about an approach when we made a criticism some years ago,” Morrison said. “Look, I’m not going to be held back by that, nor am I here to offer any defences of Mr Palmer.

“He’s big enough to do that for himself. Parties will have discussions before close of nominations and the preference tickets, which will be issued next week in the normal course of events.”

Pre-polling for the election, where as much as 40% of voters are expected to cast their vote, begins on Monday when details of the preference arrangements will become clear.

While Palmer is unlikely to have sufficient volunteers to staff major pre-polling booths, there has been some speculation that Palmer may pay people to staff booths as he did at the 2013 election.

At that election, Palmer secured 5.49% of first preferences nationally, winning 11% of the vote in Queensland and 4.9% of the national Senate vote.

This saw Palmer elected as the MP for the seat of Fairfax, and two senators, Jacqui Lambie and Glenn Lazarus, elected. In 2014 at the rerun of the Senate election in WA in 2014, the party’s Zhenya Wang was also successfully elected.

Lambie and Lazarus quit the party in 2014 and 2015 respectively, and Palmer deregistered the Palmer United party in 2016.

https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2019/apr/25/liberal-party-strikes-deal-to-exchange-election-preferences-with-clive-palmer

https://archive.md/Hy6v8

Senator Fraser Anning press conference - 26/4/2019. Questions from the media begin at 3:33.

>>6325628

Nice catch, Anon.

Archived.

https://archive.vn/dVatZ

Far-right social media views of alleged attacker at Fraser Anning political announcement

A teen charged with attacking a news crew at a Fraser Anning event on Friday is a far-right activist who this month pledged his allegiance to the senator with the words “victory or death”.

Max Towns, 19, is also a self-confessed member of extremist group True Blue Crew and attended a rally in Melbourne last year, a police source told The Saturday Telegraph.

It is the latest incident of violence at a Mr Anning event and comes after he punched a teenager who threw an egg at him in Melbourne last month.

Will Connolly, 17, was subsequently restrained in a chokehold by supporters of the senator.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison condemned yesterday’s alleged assault and intimidation of News Corp’s St George Shire Standard reporter Eliza Barr, 26, and Saturday Telegraph photographer Dylan Robinson, 27, who was allegedly punched in the head several times and suffered minor injuries.

Undercover police were at Mr Anning’s event and quickly arrested Towns, who had allegedly followed Ms Barr for 50m.

Police will allege Towns, who claims to be a Sydney University student, repeatedly called her a “Commie whore” before making a derogatory comment about her breasts. Mr Robinson went to her aid and was allegedly punched at least twice and his camera was knocked to the ground.

The experienced news photographer was able to get pictures of Towns as he launched the alleged assault.

Towns was charged with common assault, intimidation and behaving in an offensive manner and was bailed to appear in court next month on the condition he stay out of the Sutherland Shire and stop attending political events or protests.

A Facebook page bearing the Randwick teen’s name pledged his allegiance to Mr Anning on Facebook on April 9 with the words “victory or death”, a phrase he has also used in German on social media. The phrase was reportedly used by Hitler during WWII and in other contexts in other wars.

Towns accompanied the post with an emoji of an open palm salute. Social media posts also show him liking far-right material.

Barr told Sky News last night: “I have been speaking with Dylan all afternoon and he has been very stoic and I am incredibly grateful to have a colleague who did step in to defend me, someone who I can rely on.

“It was extremely distressing to know there was nothing I could do until the police showed up … I couldn’t get in the middle of two grown men and make them stop. I went to him (Dylan) for protection, I suppose, I went to stand by him to try and de-escalate the violence, and then it all went downhill.”

A News Corp spokeswoman said: “The safety of our staff, and their ability to report on news events unhindered is of utmost importance to us and is a fundamental right for all journalists.”

After the press conference, Mr Anning tweeted: “The people of Cronulla and NSW are very concerned about Muslim immigration and they have every right to. My party will ban all Muslim and Black immigration and ensure safety for Australians once more.”

He later refused to take responsibility for his supporter’s alleged assault, saying he did not see it.

“I don’t know what the lead-up to it was so I can’t really comment,” he said.

“Absolutely, I condemn any violence. I’ve never advocated any violence of any sort to anyone. I continue to do that and all my members continue to do that.”

Mr Anning’s Cook candidate, Peter Kelly, 63, a former army intelligence sergeant who lives more than 40km from the electorate in the north shore suburb of Gordon, said that he condemned­ the violence.

“I don’t condone any violent behaviour of any sort,” Mr Kelly said.

He agreed with Mr Anning’s extreme views on Muslim migration and his comments about the Christchurch mosque terror attacks in New Zealand in which 50 worshippers were slaughtered by right-wing Australian terrorist Brenton Tarrant­.

When asked about the senator’s divisive comments in which he condemned violence but blamed the attack on Muslim migration to New Zealand Mr Kelly went a step further, making comments about Muslim migration and the community that The Saturday Telegraph has chosen not to publish.

More than 1.2 million people have previously signed a petition calling for Mr Anning’s removal from parliament, and he is expected to lose his seat in the senate at the election.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/newslocal/stgeorge-shire-standard/violent-scenes-at-fraser-anning-political-announcement/news-story/0dc88f3f2b438760af71d9245339a430

It’s Clive Palmer (Trump) vs Bill Shorten (Hillary)

Suddenly last fortnight, Bill Shorten started to look a lot like John Hewson. An opposition leader making every post a loser — aiming to once again lose an unlosable election. And as a decidedly unintended consequence, save the nation from the disaster of a Labor-Green government.

While I think those parallels of political ineptitude separated by more than a quarter of a century certainly hold true — although it really is too early to call the contemporary outcome — I suggest there is a far more recent, even broader, and certainly more wickedly interesting and instructive parallel.

This is the 2016 US presidential election. No, it’s not Scott Morrison as our down under Donald Trump — although they do have a similar skill for salesmanship — but of course Clive Palmer.

It is of course captured in their signature slogans: Make America Great Again; the unashamedly derivative but still seemingly highly effective Make Australia Great.

And why not steal it? It is another interesting and instructive comment, this time on the “professionalism” of our professional political class, that it was “left” for Palmer to steal.

Why would anyone in the mainstream parties think wanting to make Australia great would have any appeal to voters? After nearly 50 per cent of American voters were prepared to entrust their belief in that ambition to a candidate as conventionally unappealing as Trump?

Palmer as Trump is obvious; albeit with that fundamental difference. Trump was embarked on winning close enough to 50 per cent of the national vote; Palmer’s ambitions are far more modest.

His target is 12-14 per cent or so in Queensland to win a Senate seat; or even just the appearance of sufficient votes to force preference deals which would get him there.

The ambitions elsewhere are even more modest: to project the appearance of sufficient appeal to enable him to trade lower house seats via his preferences for the possibility of a Senate seat from coalition preferences.

Now, the likely result of Palmer-playing-Trump was revealed in our polling of those four critical marginal seats in Tuesday’s paper at the start of the week; the consequences of his apparent success played out in the preference deals with the Liberal and National parties at the end of the week.

Absent some major reversal down to election day — that’s to say, crudely, if the number of Queensland voters who don’t want to make Australia Great (and/ or as I’ve noted, are disinclined to make Palmer grate again, this time in the Senate) goes back above, say, 95 per cent — all this guarantees we will be hearing from Senator Palmer after July 1. And we might be hearing from a continuing PM Morrison after election day — defying all odds and what until this week also looked like plain unavoidable PM Shorten reality.

What the likely Palmer-as-Trump success and his preference deals also do, I would suggest, is guarantee a second right-wing maverick (RWM) senator in Queensland — either Pauline Hanson’s Malcolm Roberts or Bob Katter’s Joy Marriott, depending how all the preferences flow — and assure at least one RWM in Western Australia and NSW.

The entire ABC-Nine-Guardian leftist media had been totally uninterested in the Palmer-as-Trump exercise, just as their US counterparts across the US broadcast and “quality” print media had been with Trump himself; and for the same reason: they were both just thoroughly “unacceptable” to the leftist media elite.

And not just the leftist media. I am not aware of any other commentator suggesting that Palmer’s “spend-and-earworm” Trump-style strategy would pay dividends, as I did at the start of the week.

And only this paper’s Simon Benson and the paper’s polling, coincidentally delivered on the same day, set out to answer that question. And the answer was of course: plenty.

It fits into that broader elite denial of the reality of Trump and Brexit and yellow shirts and all the rest across the voting world and the denial even more of the underlying realities they erupt from.

What I also want to suggest to you is of the other hand clapping in the 2019 (Aus)-2016 (US) parallel: this is Shorten-as-Clinton. That’s to stress, if indeed it’s needed, Hillary Clinton.

Trump got halfway to winning under his own projection; Clinton then put him over the top by being such an awful, awful candidate, with a combined sense of entitlement and utter disdain for all those “deplorable Americans”, many of whom she actually needed to vote for her.

Are we seeing the same combination playing out here? Palmer-as-Trump delivering votes and potentially seats to the Coalition on the one hand; and then Shorten-as-Clinton sealing the deal, so to speak?

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/its-clive-palmer-trump-vs-bill-shorten-hillary/news-story/e8cf1d2df7b6a18f0da47c5e470fc8a2

‘Get the f— out’: Heckler targets Queensland Senator Fraser Anning at Adani-related press conference

QUEENSLAND police have been forced to get between Senator Fraser Anning and a heckler at an Adani related press conference.

The confrontation happened in the West End where the controversial Senator was with several of his Conservative National Party candidates.

Video on the Yelling At Racist Dogs Facebook page shows the plainclothes police stepping in between the man and Mr Anning.

The officers, who have been assigned to protect Mr Anning, were also at his media event in Gatton west of Brisbane yesterday.

Footage shows the man barrelling into a press conference to hurl abuse at the senator.

“What the f— are you doing dog, get the f— out of West End,” the unidentified man said.

“Fifty f—— people died in Christchurch does that f—— mean anything to you, you f—— maggot.”

Mr Anning can be heard responding “get going you filthy animal” as another party candidate joins in.

“Three hundred died in Sri Lanka, what did you say about it,” Paul Taylor, who is number two on Mr Anning’s Senate ticket, said.

“You are the prince of cowards.”

Mr Anning drew international condemnation and a parliamentary censure when he said the Christchurch massacre - which left 50 Mosque worshippers dead - was the result of Muslim immigration to New Zealand.

He was then egged by a teenager in Melbourne while on Friday one of his supporters punched a photographer at a press conference in Sydney.

The violence has seen Queensland Police attach a security detail to Mr Anning’s recent public events.

https://www.couriermail.com.au/news/queensland/get-the-f-out-heckler-targets-queensland-senator-fraser-anning-at-adanirelated-press-conference/news-story/107ad7a893a7781375a00e6177f52b8f

Major parties shun Fraser Anning's candidates, Liberals embrace United Australia Party, as pre-polls open

The Liberals and Labor have frozen out Fraser Anning's far-right party in the ACT's how-to-vote sheets as pre-polling began in Canberra on Monday.

Labor, the Liberals and the Greens have told voters to allocate no preference to Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party when voting for Senate candidates.

Voters headed to pre-polling booths around the national capital as party volunteers and candidates handed out their how to vote sheets.

Both major parties put the United Australia Party ahead of each other, as national polling shows Clive Palmer's $30 million campaign ad spend has gained traction.

The Liberals have directed voters to give their second preference to the United Australia Party, while Labor put the party ahead of the Liberals, which are last on the ALP's how to vote sheets for the House of Representatives. The Liberals have placed the Greens last.

Labor put the Greens second on how-to-vote sheets in the ACT.

While the Greens have told voters to put Labor second in the Senate vote, it recommended they put the ALP behind the Australian Progressives on lower house ballot papers.

Independent centrist ACT Senate candidate Anthony Pesec said he did not enter any preference deals with other candidates and would not recommend any preferences.

"As an Independent I want my supporters to make their own decisions about where their preferences should go in the ACT Senate contest," he said.

Mr Pesec, seen as a credible challenger for one of the ACT's two Senate seats, also targeted the nationalist candidates appearing on ballot papers.

"The one recommendation I will make is that the people of Canberra firmly reject the divisive extremism of Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party," he said, adding that voters should leave the far right party's box blank.

The Conservative National Party is fielding two Senate candidates in the ACT.

While many are watching Mr Pesec's campaign, the Greens are arguing they are the most powerful threat to Liberal senator Zed Seselja's hold on the ACT's second Senate seat.

Prime Minister Scott Morrison has faced questions about the Liberals' preference deal with Mr Palmer's United Australia Party, which could help hand back the minor party crossbench influence in the next parliament.

Labor has criticised the preference deal, however Mr Palmer said he had received several calls from ALP senator Anthony Chisholm. Opposition leader Bill Shorten said his party held no "formal" discussions on preferences with the United Australia Party.

A Liberal party spokeswoman said preferences were ultimately a decision for the party organisation but there would be no policy deals in exchange for preferences.

It is predicted that Australians will vote early in record numbers this election.

About 17 million people are enrolled to vote, and the participation rate has grown from 95 per cent in 2016 to 97 per cent.

Voters have the choice of numbering at least six boxes above the line, or at least 12 candidates below the line, when voting for the Senate. In the House of Representatives race, voters have to number every box on the ballot paper.

https://www.canberratimes.com.au/story/6094622/major-parties-shun-annings-candidates-as-pre-polls-open/?cs=14230

Donald Trump's Deputy Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation.

United States Deputy Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein has submitted a letter of resignation to President Donald Trump.

His departure, effective from May 11, ends a nearly two-year run defined by his appointment of a special counsel to investigate connections between the Trump campaign and Russia.

The departure had been expected since the confirmation of William Barr as Attorney-General.

The White House nominated a replacement for the department's number two spot weeks ago.

Mr Rosenstein had intended to leave in mid-March but stayed on a little longer for the completion of special counsel Robert Mueller's Russia investigation.

Mr Mueller submitted his report to the Justice Department last month and Mr Rosenstein was part of a small group of department officials who reviewed the document and helped shape its public release.

After Mr Mueller failed to reach a conclusion about whether Mr Trump had obstructed the investigation, Mr Barr and Mr Rosenstein stepped in and determined the evidence was not enough to support such an allegation.

Mr Rosenstein, who appointed Mr Mueller in 2017 following the recusal of attorney-general Jeff Sessions, had overseen his team's work for much of the last two years and has defended his investigation.

Last April, Mr Trump floated the idea of firing Mr Rosenstein after FBI raids on the office and home of the President's former long-time personal lawyer Michael Cohen.

There was further speculation Mr Rosenstein's job was on the line when reports emerged in September that he had suggested secretly recording the President and recruiting Cabinet members to invoke the 25th Amendment to remove him from office.

The 25th amendment provides for a president to be replaced if they are incapable of carrying out their duties.

Mr Rosenstein denied the report as "inaccurate and factually incorrect".

The Deputy Attorney-General position is a significant job, responsible for overseeing the daily operations of the Justice Department and the work of United States attorneys.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-30/us-deputy-attorney-general-rod-rosenstein-resigns/11057374

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation candidate Steve Dickson resigns over strip club videos

One Nation Senate candidate for Queensland Steve Dickson has resigned after footage was released of him making derogatory comments and touching a dancer in a US strip club.

Mr Dickson said in a statement he apologised sincerely for his behaviour.

"The footage shown does not reflect the person I am. It shows a person who was drunk and not in control of his actions and I take full responsibility for allowing that to happen," he said.

The vision was recorded during an undercover investigation by Al Jazeera but aired for the first time by Nine's A Current Affair on Monday.

It was filmed as part of the same operation which last month revealed Mr Dickson and party adviser James Ashby travelled to the US last year seeking campaign help from lobby groups like the National Rifle Association (NRA).

The newly released recordings showed Mr Dickson talking disparagingly about the dancers with fake gun rights advocate Rodger Muller in the Washington club.

He refers to one dancer as a "b–ch" and says of another: "Little t–s, nothing there."

Mr Dickson is also filmed as saying: " I think white women f–k a whole lot better, they know what they're doing. Asian chicks don't.

"I've done more Asian than I know what to do with."

Another segment shows him talking with a dancer after slipping money into her lingerie.

"You need to slide your hand on my —-," he says to the dancer.

"Right now?" she asks.

"Yeah absolutely," he responds.

She declines, saying: "I can't do that sorry, they'll probably notice."

Mr Dickson also appears in front of a pole dancer while sliding money into her underwear.

In his statement he said he was deeply remorseful for his "disrespectful comments towards women".

"I found the footage difficult to watch as my words and actions under intoxication and in that environment, are not a true reflection of myself," he said.

"Despite being on a self-funded trip with a person who I never imagined to be an undercover journalist funded by the Qatar Government."

One Nation leader Pauline Hanson said she has accepted Mr Dickson's resignation.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-04-30/one-nation-candidate-steve-dickson-quits-over-strip-club-video/11056676

Minneapolis cop who shot Australian Justine Damond found guilty of second-degree manslaughter and third-degree murder

A jury of 10 men and two women has found Minneapolis police officer Mohamed Noor guilty of third-degree murder and second-degree manslaughter in the shooting of Justine Ruszczyk Damond in 2017 as she approached his squad car after calling 911.

Damond, 40, originally from Sydney, lived with her fiancé in an apartment. In 2017 she called 911 to report what she thought was a sexual assault behind the building. When police came, Damond approached the car, wearing pajamas, to speak to the police.

Noor’s partner, Matthew Harrity, testified that both officers were startled by a loud noise, then saw a figure with raised arm right outside their car window. That’s when Noor reached across his partner and shot, fearing an ambush.

Among the original charges was one for intentional second-degree murder, but Noor was found not guilty, the Associated Press reported.

The third-degree murder charge means to kill someone “without regard for human life but without intent to cause” death, according to AP. Second-degree manslaughter is defined as “creating unreasonable risk of causing death or great bodily harm to another through culpable negligence,” the newswire said.

Noor could face 10 to 15 years in prison on the murder charge and 3.5 to five years on the manslaughter charge, according to the Minneapolis Star-Tribune. Noor, a Somali-American, is the first Minneapolis officer “in recent memory” to be convicted related to an on-duty shooting, the Star-Tribune said.

Noor was being held despite his lawyer’s protestations that he poses no danger or flight risk. He’s due back in court for sentencing June 7.

Minneapolis Police Chief Medaria Arradondo said he respected the verdict, painful as it was.

“I respect the verdict rendered,” he said in a statement posted by CBS affiliate WCCO. “As chief, I will ensure that the MPD learns from this case, and we will be in spaces to listen, learn and do all we can to help our communities in healing.”

He also apologized to Damond’s friends and family.

“This was indeed a sad and tragic incident that has affected family, friends, neighbors, the City of Minneapolis and people around the world, most significantly in her home country of Australia,” Arradondo said.

The local police union chief, Lt. Bob Kroll, concurred. “The Federation respects the legal process and the findings of the jury,” he said in a separate statement.

But the Somali American Police Association (SAPA) called the verdict too harsh, especially given its rarity.

“SAPA believes the institutional prejudices against people of color, including officers of color, have heavily influenced the verdict of this case,” the association said in a statement. “The aggressive manner in which the Hennepin County Attorney’s Office went after Officer Noor reveals that there were other motives at play other than serving justice.”

While offering “condolences and prayers” to Damond’s loved ones and decrying the “devastating circumstances” that have decimated both families, the statement also expressed concern about dampening effects on police force diversity, especially given that Minneapolis has one of the largest Somali communities in the United States.

“SAPA fears the outcome of this case will have a devastating effect on police morale and make the recruitment of minority officers all the more difficult,” the association said.

The death of Damond, a yoga instructor and meditation teacher, at the hands of police made her passing all the more jarring to friends and neighbors, according to a profile in the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

“She was the least threatening person you would meet,” said Gary Perisian, president of the Lake Harriet Spiritual Community where Damond taught meditation, to the Star Tribune.

“She was a teacher to so many in living a life of openness, love and kindness,” said her fiancé, Don Damond, to the newspaper. “Our lives are forever changed as a result of knowing her.”

https://www.nydailynews.com/news/world/ny-cop-guilty-justine-damond-shooting-manslaughter-mohamed-noor-20190430-o7ekijao3jd5neufnhorgbjdvu-story.html

WikiLeaks' Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks' jail over bail breach

Wikileaks founder Julian Assange has been sentenced to 50 weeks' jail for absconding while on bail, when he fled to the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012.

Assange was granted asylum by Ecuador after the UK Supreme Court upheld a ruling that he should be extradited to Sweden over a sexual assault case that has since been dropped. He has denied the allegation.

He claimed he was seeking political asylum because Sweden's international arrest warrant would see him eventually extradited to the United States.

Assange's lawyer Mark Summers told the courtroom packed with journalists and WikiLeaks supporters that his client sought refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy because "he was living with overwhelming fear of being rendered to the US".

He said Assange had a "well-founded" fear that he would be mistreated and possibly sent to the US detention camp for terrorism suspects at Guantanamo Bay.

Mr Summers read a letter from Assange apologising for his behaviour in 2012 and saying, "I did what I thought was best".

"I found myself struggling with terrifying circumstances," the letter said.

The white-haired WikiLeaks founder stood impassively with his hands clasped while his 50-week sentence was read.

The 47-year-old's supporters in the public gallery chanted "shame on you" at the judge as he was led away.

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https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-01/julian-assange-sentenced-in-london-over-bail-breach-wikileaks/11064356

WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange won’t be given ‘special treatment,’ Australian prime minister says

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who was arrested in London Thursday, will not be given any “special treatment,” Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison told Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC).

Speaking to the national broadcaster on Friday, Morrison said Assange, an Australian citizen, “will get the same treatment as everybody else.”

Assange, who’s accused of one of the largest leaks of classified information in the U.S., was arrested and removed from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on Thursday, where he had been living for nearly seven years after seeking asylum there.

He now faces potential extradition to the U.S., which has put in a request for him. The Justice Department announced a criminal charge against Assange, accusing him of conspiring with former American army intelligence analyst, Chelsea Manning, to hack into a classified U.S. government computer.

“When Australians travel overseas and they find themselves in difficulties with the law, well, they face the judicial systems of those countries, it doesn’t matter what particular crime it is they’ve alleged to have committed. That’s the way the system works,” Morrison told ABC.

“Mr Assange will get the same support that any other Australian would … he’s not going to be given any special treatment,” he said.

WikiLeaks, set up in 2006, became renowned for publishing secret information and news leaks that have caused embarrassment for governments and public officials around the world.

Assange’s attorney confirmed Thursday that the 47-year-old was arrested on a U.S. extradition request as well as for breaching U.K. bail conditions, The Associated Press reported.

His attorney, Jennifer Robinson, said that the Australian government should do more to support Assange, according to a report by Australian broadcaster SBS News.

“It is time for the Australian government to step up and do what it should have done in 2010 when we asked them to do the first time, which is to reach out to the United States, our ally and ask this prosecution be closed,” she said, according to SBS.

“This is a matter of free speech. It is an Australian citizen who faces years, potentially decades or life in prison for having published material that the Walkley Awards gave him the most outstanding contribution to Australian journalism for,” said Robinson.

Assange sought asylum at the Ecuadorian embassy in London in 2012 to avoid extradition to Sweden over sexual assault and rape.

He consistently denied the allegations and surrendered to British police the following month and was released on bail. However, he then evaded police and fled, leading to a second warrant that was the basis for his arrest Thursday.

https://www.cnbc.com/2019/04/12/australian-pm-scott-morrison-on-wikileaks-julian-assange-arrest.html

Avi Yemini in court over assault, knife-throwing charges against woman

Activist and self-defence guru Avi Yemini has appeared in court facing charges that he injured, harassed and threw a knife at the face of a woman.

Mr Yemini, whose real first name is Avraham, pleaded not guilty to eight charges at Moorabbin Magistrates’ Court yesterday morning.

The 33-year-old’s case was adjourned until next month, with his lawyer saying he will contest the case.

Court documents released to the Leader state he has been charged with recklessly causing injury to a woman at a Caulfield North premises on March 18, 2016.

Police allege on the same day he also recklessly engaged in conduct by throwing a knife at the victim’s face that placed her in danger of serious injury.

They also believe in December 2015, three times in July 2017 and again in November last year he used a carriage service to harass her.

A summary of his alleged offending was not released.

The self-proclaimed “proud Ozraeli” promotes himself as someone who empowers women through self-defence classes.

A former Israel Defence Force soldier, he has a large Facebook following under his page Avi Yemini Unbanned and is an avid Twitter user, reaching out to his more than 43,000 fans.

His website states he is a voice for “issues relating to self-defence, counter-terrorism, being pro-Israel in Australia and the Jewish community in Melbourne”.

Considered as a far-right political activist, he failed in his bid last year to become an Upper House Victorian MP.

His lawyer, Deborah Mandie, told the court she believed the reckless cause injury charge was likely to be withdrawn, and the knife-throwing incident was disputed.

She said the defence needed statements regarding the carriage service to harass charges, which the police prosecution said they would be happy to provide.

Mr Yemini was bailed to his Berwick home on the condition he did not contact any witnesses.

He will appear in court again on June 13.

https://www.heraldsun.com.au/leader/inner-south/avi-yemini-in-court-over-assault-knifethrowing-charges-against-woman/news-story/571ea233ad7d7a27805bd440e8f5e2e1

https://t.co/43tSHFkLWz

Scott Morrison egged while campaigning in Albury

The Prime Minister has been egged by a female protester at a Country Women's Association (CWA) event at Albury, on the NSW-Victorian border.

The woman, 25, walked up behind Scott Morrison and threw an egg, which bounced off his head and didn't smash.

The protester, who had a carton of eggs with her, was tackled to the floor by security.

An elderly lady, Margaret Baxter, was knocked over during the scuffle was helped to her feet by the PM and did not appear to be injured.

NSW Police later confirmed the protester had been taken into custody.

"My concern about today's incident in Albury was for the older lady who was knocked off her feet," the Prime Minister tweeted.

"I helped her up and gave her a hug."

"Our farmers have to put up with these same idiots who are invading their farms and their homes."

"We will stand up to thuggery whether it's these cowardly activists who have no respect for anyone, or militant unionists standing over small businesses and their employees on work sites."

The protester did not answer questions from journalists after being thrown out of the building.

In a statement, NSW Police said the egg which was thrown at Mr Morrison actually hit a different woman.

The CWA said the protester was not one of their members.

Mr Morrison was greeting dozens of CWA members after addressing the organisation's state conference.

He appeared unfazed in the minutes after the incident, continuing to greet some of the hundreds of attendees.

He later attended a Liberal Party event across the border in Wodonga in the electorate of Indi.

NSW Police said no injuries had been reported and that their inquiries were continuing.

Ms Baxter said she fell on her hip but was not in pain.

"I'd recently had surgery on my stomach so my main concern was holding my stomach to make sure it didn't get hit or someone land on it," she said.

"I'm very disappointed that something like that would happen at a CWA meeting but I believe that person was not a CWA member."

Speaking from Melbourne, Opposition Leader Bill Shorten the egging was "appalling and disgraceful behaviour".

"In Australia we have violence-free elections, people are allowed to protest peacefully but anything approaching violence is unacceptable," he said.

"If this protester thinks she will get sympathy or support from me, she couldn't be more wrong."

Eggs have become a weapon of choice in Australian politics this year.

Queensland senator Fraser Anning had an egg smashed over his head by a Melbourne teenager in March, after he linked Muslim immigration to the Christchurch mosque massacre.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-07/scott-morrison-egged-on-federal-election-campaign-trail/11087174

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ABC defends free advertising to ‘disgraced’ Fraser Anning

The ABC has defended its decision to give free advertising time to controversial Queensland politician Fraser Anning.

The extreme-right Conservative National Party leader, who has expressed anti-Muslim views and referenced Adolf Hitler’s ‘final solution’, will be allowed to air his material on ABC radio.

ABC Melbourne radio host Jon Faine on Tuesday said he was “appalled” at the decision during an on-air interview questioning the broadcaster’s managing director David Anderson.

“Are you aware that this afternoon our free radio ad is providing free air time on the ABC to Fraser Anning?

“How do you feel about that because I’m appalled.”

Mr Anderson said Senator Anning’s party fell within the ABC’s guidelines for political advertising during election time. They have been in place since 1932.

“We are being consistent with what we offer; we are being impartial in our decisions here,” said Mr Anderson to which Faine asked: “Are you entirely comfortable with the guidelines applied in that way?”

Mr Anderson said: “I am comfortable that we are applying the same rules to everybody and we will take a look at all political parties when it comes to content of what free airtime they are using.”

Faine questioned whether it was right for the ABC to provide Senator Anning with a platform for his party’s views even if he fell under the guidelines relating to the status of a political party.

“You have the discretion to say, ‘Well, even though it’s in the guidelines it’s not within the spirit of the guidelines’,” Faine said.

“He was elected with 19 votes. He’s been disgraced at every turn. His policies are abhorrent to the vast majority of the Australian public and we’re giving him free air time.”

Senator Anning was widely condemned for insensitive comments after the massacre of Muslims in Christchurch.

A spokesperson for Senator Anning said in a statement the political leader was entitled to express his views and was an “ardent supporter of free speech”.

“In a liberal democracy free speech is a fundamental tenet which allows for the open discussion of ideas,” the spokesman said.

“Mr Faine is entitled to express his views and though Senator Anning may disagree with them, he will continue to support Mr Faine’s right to express them.

“If Senator Anning isn’t allowed to speak freely, what hope do everyday Aussies have to speak their mind.”

ABC Friends national spokesman Ranald Macdonald told The New Daily he also supported the ABC’s commitment to giving all political parties free advertising during an election.

Mr Macdonald provided an independent report to prime minister John Gorton (1968-1971) during a review of the ABC’s political advertising policies and recommended the practice be continued.

“I completely agree that everyone should be given the air time and it should be paid for by the community,” Mr Macdonald said.

“I can understand Jon Faine’s viewpoint, but I believe in the resilience and importance of a robust democracy and everyone has the right of freedom of expression, whether it’s distasteful or not.

“The audience should be treated as adults and given the option of hearing everyone’s views and reaching their own conclusions and it should be paid for by taxpayers.”

An ABC spokesperson said in a statement that the national broadcaster had been facilitating the democratic process in this way since its inception.

“This grants them (political parties) the opportunity to explain directly to the electorate the policies for which they are seeking voters support,” the statement said.

“Such announcements must inform voters about election policy matters and must meet strict production guidelines.”

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https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/2019/05/07/fraser-anning-free-advertising/

Bill Shorten fights back tears as he defends his mum’s story

Bill Shorten struggled to keep his voice from breaking during an emotional press conference as he responded to a story about his mother.

In the most emotional moment of the campaign so far, Bill Shorten has fought back tears during a press conference, after questions were raised about his mother’s story.

The Labor leader’s voice broke as he described his mother’s circumstances, to counter claims that he didn’t tell her full story during an appearance on Q&A this week.

“My mum suffered a catastrophic heart attack in her sleep … she never woke up,” he said. “It’s been about five years to last month when she passed away. I miss her every day.

“But I’m glad that she wasn’t here today to read that rubbish,” he said of the reports.

A Daily Telegraph story today suggests Mr Shorten didn’t tell his mother’s full story, as he didn’t reveal his mother graduated with a law degree and practised at the Bar for six years after first qualifying as a teacher.

In a press conference today Mr Shorten said his mother, the eldest of four siblings, came from modest circumstances and when she topped her school, she didn’t have the money to go to uni to study a law degree so instead took a teaching scholarship.

His voice broke as he recalled his uncle telling him as he was preparing the eulogy for his mother five years ago, that she was the bravest woman he had met.

“Do you know — in the 1970s, while she was raising us, she did her PhD?” he said.

“Then in the 1980s, when we were still at school, mum enrolled in law school in her late 40s. She worked full time. She raised us.”

Despite his mum, Dr Ann Shorten, topping her university law course and being awarded the Supreme Court prize, Mr Shorten said his mum couldn’t find a law firm to take her on to do her articles. Aged in her early 50s, she eventually went on to do this through an institute. While his mum was a barrister for six years, her career wasn’t the success she hoped.

“She got about nine briefs in her time,” Mr Shorten said. “It was actually a bit dispiriting. She had wanted to do law when she was 17. She didn’t get that chance. She raised kids.

“She discovered in her mid-50s that sometimes, you’re just too old, and you shouldn’t be too old, but she discovered the discrimination against older women.”

But Mr Shorten proudly added: “Do you know that my mum wrote the book on education and law in Australia? Brilliant. She’s brilliant. And that’s what drives me”.

“I chose to give you that last bit of the battle of her time at the Bar, because my mum would want me to say to older women in Australia — that just because you’ve got grey hair, just because you didn’t go to a special private school, just because you don’t go to the right clubs, just because you’re not part of some back-slapping boy’s club, doesn’t mean you should give up. What I said at Q&A is what drives me.

“What I did on Monday night is I explained who I am. I explained what drives me.

“My mum is the smartest woman I’ve ever known. It has never occurred to me that women are not the equal of men. It’s never occurred to me that women shouldn’t be able to do everything. That is why I work with strong women. That is why I believe in the equal treatment of women. But it’s more than that. My parents sent me to a rich school. But we were not rich.

“We were not poor. We were not rich. We were like hundreds of thousands of other families. My family spent all their spare cash educating Robert and I. We had three holidays when we were kids. Who cares? I got a quality education.

“The point about it is — my mum has taught me that what matters in life — isn’t how rich you are, or how poor you are, it’s not what religion you worship, it doesn’t matter who you know, what church you go to … mum taught me that it doesn’t matter about your gender — it matters how hard you work.”

On Monday night’s Q&A program, Mr Shorten explained that his late mother Ann had always wanted to be a lawyer but took a teaching scholarship because she was the eldest in her family and had to “look after the rest of the kids”.

“What motivates me, if you really want to know who Bill Shorten is, I can’t make it right for my mum but I can make it right for everyone else,” Mr Shorten said on the ABC show.

Daily Telegraph columnist Miranda Devine defended her paper’s front page story on the holes in Mr Shorten’s story.

Ahead of Mr Shorten’s press conference, Devine told Sky New: “All we’ve done on the front page is point out a glaring omission from Bill Shorten’s own narrative that he put forward into the election campaign about his mother. And he’s left out a big chunk.

“We don’t mean any disrespect by pointing it out.”

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https://www.news.com.au/national/federal-election/bill-shorten-fights-back-tears-as-he-defends-his-mums-story/news-story/763ea27b8927e9e68ec655ee81ae2f7c

Greens candidate Jay Dessi quits as candidate for Lalor over offensive Facebook posts

The Greens candidate for the Melbourne seat of Lalor has become the latest candidate to quit over offensive social media posts.

Jay Dessi came under fire for distasteful posts on Facebook, in which he joked about having sex with a ghost and made a racist joke about an Asian friend.

Mr Dessi released a statement apologising for the remarks.

"I am electing to step down from being the Greens candidate for the division of Lalor," he said.

"I again apologise for offence that my posts may have caused."

A spokesperson for the Victorian Greens also apologised for not picking up on the comments from several years ago.

The party said the election had made it clear that social media had created "new challenges" for all parties during the candidate selection process.

"Particularly for younger candidates who have grown up using social media," a spokesperson said.

"Following the Victorian election, the Australian Greens provided additional resources to state parties to assist in the vetting of social media profiles.

"As a grassroots organisation, we do rely upon the assistance of candidates during this process.

"In this instance, some unsavoury comments from several years ago were not identified."

Greens Leader Richard Di Natalie said the posts were "clearly unacceptable".

The seat of Lalor in Melbourne's outer south-west suburbs is considered a very safe Labor seat and is currently held by Joanne Ryan by a margin of 14.2 per cent.

Mr Dessi is the latest in a string of election candidates to pull out of the contest.

Liberal candidate Jessica Whelan resigned after making anti-Muslim posts online, One Nation's Steve Dickson quit the party over a strip club scandal, and Labor NT Senate candidate Wayne Kurnorth was disendorsed over anti-Semitic posts.

The Labor candidate for Melbourne Luke Creasey also withdrew from the race because of social media posts joking about rape.

Other candidates who have quit before the poll include Jeremy Hearn who was the Liberal candidate in Issacs, and Peter Killin, the Liberal candidate for Wills.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-08/jay-dessi-greens-candidate-lalor-quits-offensive-facebok-post/11092198

Resignations / FIVE EYES news -

Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States

Australia's Ambassador to the United States, Joe Hockey, has decided to return home when his posting ends in January, regardless of who wins next weekend's federal election.

The former Liberal treasurer has served in the role since 2016, throughout an often chaotic period in American politics which has seen Donald Trump's administration regularly ignore traditional diplomatic niceties.

During his posting, Mr Hockey has developed ties in Congress and the White House.

An enthusiastic albeit unaccomplished golfer, he has also joined President Donald Trump on the fairways a few times, most recently at the Commander-in-Chief's Florida resort Mar-a-Lago.

The valuable one-on-one time is reported to have made some other members of Washington DC's diplomatic community envious.

The valuable one-on-one time is reported to have made some other members of Washington DC's diplomatic community envious.

Notably Mr Hockey also successfully lobbied to ensure Australia retained exclusive access to US E-3 visas, amid a push by Ireland to muscle in on the scheme, and oversaw the construction of a grass tennis court at the Australian Ambassador's residence in the leafy north-west of Washington.

An embassy spokeswoman declined to comment on Mr Hockey's departure, but the ABC understands he has informed some staff.

Whoever replaces Mr Hockey will have the task of quickly building ties with an occasionally unpredictable White House, during what is shaping up to be a fractious election year.

With polls suggesting a Labor government could be elected on May 18, there has been plenty of speculation about who Bill Shorten might appoint to the plum job.

Former Labor communications minister Stephen Conroy and former Labor defence minister Stephen Smith are two names often spoken about in Washington circles.

During his career as a cabinet minister, Mr Hockey delivered two budgets following the Abbott government's election in 2013.

He was made ambassador after Malcolm Turnbull took over as Prime Minister.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-08/joe-hockey-to-leave-post-as-us-ambassador/11091452

Excellent post from Q Research General #8260 -

AUSTRALIA IS PANICKING!

If you're curious about how Australia is responding to their involvement in FISAGATE, it's worth watching the first laughable 11 minutes of this interview with Andrew Downer:

ANDREW BOLT (Sky News Australia): “Alexander Downer was our longest serving foreign minister, and in my opinion Australia’s best in generations… But now he’s been dragged in a CONSPIRACY THEORY…Three years ago he met a foreign affairs advisor in Donald Trump's campaign, George Papadopoulos…Papadopouls said Downer had acted suspiciously…Papadopoulos says that Downer is a wannabe spy…Alexander Downer, it's TERRIFIC to catch up with you again. Did anyone connected with our intellegence services ask you to meet Papadopoulos?"

ALEXANDER DOWNER (former Australian High Commissioner to the United Kingdom '14 - '18): "Of course not…Anyone who knows anything about government knows the whole thing is completely absurd."

DOWNER: I would regard myself as a warrior for the Western Alliance…Russia is not a friendly power when it comes to Western interests…But there's no defense for him saying it's some sort of weird conspiracy…"

DOWNER: "No, no recording was made. A diplomat would not make a recording."

BOLT: Do you agree there was spying on the Donald Trump campaign by the FBI?

DOWNER: "I wouldn't imagine so…The FBI is not a spy agency. That's sort of confusing the FBI with the CIA. Why would the FBI be spying on any campaign. It seems so improbably doesn't it."

DOWNER: "Who knows who leaked anything.I mean we never really know these things."

ME YELLING: "Like hell we don't know these things. We have it all!"

DOWNER: "The Russians might have or might not have wanted Trump to win the election, I'm sure they did."

DOWNER: "Well I think the worst thing about Trump is all the tweeting and the language he uses from time to time, which appeals with his base…I think his strategy on North Korea has BEEN WORTH A TRY."

DOWNER: "He has in his personal style alienated a number of Wester leaders…who are quite critical of him, particularly behind his back."

DOWNER: "This is ridiculous. The Australian Intellegence agencies just provide impartial intelligence information to the government."

Don't bother watching past 11 minutes. There are no noteworthy lies after that (except how Bolt pretends he's pro-Trump, even while he works for Sky Net).

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ygckFL8m2Ws

George Papadopoulos Twitter Round Up

Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, is having a meltdown on Twitter about POTUS. He is terrified that the world will now see that he was a wannabe spy who I caught right away and reported to the FBI/congress/Mueller. Unfortunately for him, POTUS is declassifying everything!

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1125428330205814785

It’s so bizarre that Comey is actually still going on tv expounding that Mifsud was a Russian agent and that Downer was a random diplomat. Both are currently under investigation by congress for being FBI assets entrapping a rival campaign.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126291557454237696

I was approached by Australian/US/UK intel BEFORE Alexander Downer made contact with me. I was so disturbed by his behavior at our meeting, where I felt he was spying on me and recording our conversation with his phone, that I reported him to both the FBI and Congress.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126909188167233536

Stefan Halper/Alexander Downer, besides their connection to MI6, and disdain for Trump, BOTH played the same amateur spy game by placing their phones in a manner to show me they were recording/spying on me. We are supposed to take these two jokers seriously? They were pawns.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126947157469122560

Downer and Comey are terrified about the imminent release of the IG report and FISA declassification. Both of them have gone off with bizarre ramblings, demurred or have outright have lied in interviews. Won’t help them when the president declassifies.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126957611322970112

>>6475604

Remember the quote from the great Mark Meadows last month: “An ambassador was conspiring with the FBI.” Based on my testimony to Congress, I am certain that this ambassador was none other than Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer. FISA declassification + IG report imminent.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126959648337055744

The president should make a call to Bibi Netanyahu and find out why a low level/anti-Trump Israeli political counselor, named Christian Cantor, took it upon himself to introduce me to the Australian government in mid April 2016. Story is much more complicated than can imagine.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1126964911848841216

Facts: (1/2)

1) Anti-Trump Israeli political counselor, Christian Cantor, introduces me to Australian intel officer in mid April 2016. She calls Trump a “pariah” and a “threat” to Australia.

2) April 26 (Mifsud mtg)

3) May 2 (UK intel)

3) May 3 (DIA makes contact)

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1127009298553290758

Facts: (2/2)

May 6: Peter Strzok‘ boss, Bill Priestap lands in London.

May 6: Anti Trump Israeli official and Australian intel officer who called Trump a pariah make contact again.

May 10: Alexander Downer spies on me.

May 12: DIA and Mifsud make contact

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1127009965036621824

It has come to my attention that Judge Napolitano was openly discussing the Russians in possession of thousands of Clinton emails on Fox News on May 9, 2016. The day before I met Downer! what a freaking joke Comey is. So much for the “predicate”! I am exposing all.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1127042727332302848

>>6475622

The president knows he and his campaign were set up by the UK and Australia as well as a rogue FBI/CIA. The UK/Australia were in on it voluntarily, not by accident. When he takes the unprecedented step to declassify the FISA materials, he will be doing it for America’s honor.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1127017938463027200

A big Sunday Night "thank-you" to anons bringing us Australian-related content from Q Research General. Much appreciated!

Pauline Hanson lashes ‘racist’ Fraser Anning

Pauline Hanson has labelled former One Nation candidate Fraser Anning a “racist” and accused him of trying to be “another Pauline Hanson”.

Senator Anning was widely condemned after he blamed the Christchurch massacre in March on Muslim immigration.

Senator Anning also called for a ban on all Muslim and “black” immigration to “ensure safety for Australians once more”.

Speaking from Perth before flying to Victoria this afternoon, Senator Hanson told The Australian Senator Anning was “extreme” and would not be re-elected at the forthcoming election.

“People throw the word racist around too freely, they don’t know what they’re talking about, but when you actually target a person based on their skin colour, that is racist because that means you believe your race to be superior to them,” Senator Hanson said.

“That blacks should be banned — that in itself is a racist comment.

“What he says is extreme, it’s unacceptable … you will find people out there who might have that opinion, but it’s not my opinion and not something I’ve ever said or will ever support.

“I feel now he has nothing to lose, I think he’s trying to be controversial, to be another Pauline Hanson.”

Senator Hanson said past comments of hers, including that Australia was “being swamped by Asians”, were not racist because they were “factual”.

“It caused the government to actually look at the policies,” she said.

In response, Senator Anning questioned why he would try and emulate Senator Hanson, who he said had “lost her way”.

“Unlike Pauline, I would never preference Labor everywhere over a conservative party like mine, nor would I back track on Muslim immigration or endorse a Muslim candidate,” he said.

“Pauline has lost her way. She isn’t the same person she was when I ran for her in Fairfax.

“I have called for a plebiscite on immigration to give the Australian people a chance to have their say on who comes here. Since when did democracy become ‘racist’?”

Senator Hanson did not support a Senate censure motion against Senator Anning following his comments on the Christchurch attacks.

“The people will have their say. Not politicians beating their chests about this. He is an elected member of the parliament. He has a voice,” she said at the time.

‘I’ll work with Labor’

Senator Hanson says her One Nation party will work constructively with a Labor government as long as its measures are “right for the country”.

Senator Hanson restated her opposition to Labor’s retiree tax, but said she was open to working with Bill Shorten on other matters should Labor form government.

“I will work with a Labor government and I will pass its legislation if I think it’s right for the country and the people,” she said.

“That’s my main aim, to work for the people.”

On Labor’s plan to scrap franking credit cash refunds to people who have paid no tax, Senator Hanson said it was wrong to “go after retirees”.

“The companies have paid their company tax, they paid the tax, so why then is Labor wanting to rip these people off who rely on the money?” she said.

“Why should we go after them?

“If Labor is so desperate for money, why don’t they go after the unions who are getting tax-free money, instead of the independent retirees who have worked hard to save their money?”

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/ill-work-with-labor-pauline-hanson-pledges/news-story/6de9f474491ed8ab7cfae6f18ac688af

Bill Shorten hints Julie Bishop could be his ambassador to the US as he praises her for standing up to Vladimir Putin and lashes the Liberal Party for not voting her leader

Bill Shorten has praised Julie Bishop's special 'talent' and announced he wants to talk to the outgoing MP about undertaking a high-profile role representing Australia if he wins government.

'I think Julie Bishop is good at most things she does,' he told the Leadership Matters forum in Western Australia on Wednesday.

The Labor leader spoke highly of the former Foreign Affairs Minister when asked if he would consider her for an ambassadorial position.

'She says she wants to work in the private sector, but I'll certainly be talking to her,' he said according to The West Australian.

'I'm saying to you quite unreservedly here that I've got a lot of respect for her, Chloe and I know her well, she's a good person and we can't waste talent,' he said.

Australia's current ambassador to the US, former Liberal Treasurer Joe Hockey, has called it quits and will be returning home in January after three years in the job.

Mr Shorten lashed the Liberal Party for not choosing Ms Bishop as their leader and therefor PM during last year's leadership spill in which Scott Morrison triumphed,

'Candidly, I think the Liberal Party made a mistake (by not electing her leader),' he said.

'When none of her West Australian colleagues voted for her after everything she's done for them, from fundraising to policy – what is it so hard about Liberal men to vote for Liberal women in positions of leadership.'

Mr Shorten went on to praise Ms Bishop for her stint as Foreign Affairs Minister and the manner in which she handled the MH17 disaster.

'She's served this country well. I haven't always agreed with everything she's said but I will always rate her very highly for when the plane of Australians was shot down over eastern Ukraine,' he said.

'I hope that if I was seeing Vladimir Putin, the way she stood up to the Russians, I hope that in the same circumstances I would behave like her.'

The suggestion to make a high ranking former Liberal draws a contrast to the events of 2016 when Malcolm Turnbull faced pressure from the cabinet and refused to nominate Kevin Rudd as UN secretary general.

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7030699/Bill-Shorten-hints-Julie-Bishop-ambassador-US.html

Sydney man denies assaulting News Corp photographer at Fraser Anning media event

A Sydney man accused of assaulting a photographer following a Fraser Anning media event has been temporarily banned from attending any political assemblies, protests or press conferences.

Alleged far-right sympathiser Max Towns was charged in April after an altercation with News Corp Australia photographer Dylan Robinson in Cronulla.

NSW Police allege Towns knocked Robinson’s camera equipment to the ground and tore his shirt.

Towns, 19, on Thursday had his first mention at Sutherland Local Court where his lawyer entered pleas of not guilty to the charges of intimidation and common assault.

Detectives say Towns first made intimidatory comments toward News journalist Eliza Barr and then assaulted Robinson when he tried to intervene.

The scuffle followed a press conference during which Senator Anning announced his Conservative National Party candidate for the Prime Minister’s seat of Cook and part of his NSW ticket for the Senate.

Senator Anning was on the opposite side of the park at the time and said he didn’t see the incident or know if Towns was a supporter.

The Queensland politician — who’s called for a ban on all Muslim immigration — said he didn’t advocate violence.

A police bail document filed in court states Towns is an “associate” of a far-right political group and his alleged actions in late April were unprovoked. His bail conditions stipulate the 19-year-old can’t contact Barr or Robinson, can’t attend political assemblies, protests or press conferences, and must not enter the Sutherland Shire except to attend court.

His matter is due back in the same court on June 27.

Towns is not required to attend.

https://www.news.com.au/national/nsw-act/courts-law/sydney-man-denies-assaulting-news-corp-photographer-at-fraser-anning-media-event/news-story/edcde65092a2913ebf238fd6daab359c

Posting for comparison with the final result.

Let the Games begin.

>>6524767

BREAKING: ABC projects Coalition victory

This is what chief elections analyst Antony Green says of the results tonight.

"Let's put it out on the table here. At this stage, we think the Morrison government has been re-elected. We can't see an alternative to a Morrison government in the numbers we're seeing at the moment.

"We can't say whether the Government will be in a majority or minority, but we're certainly seeing enough numbers to say that the Coalition will end up with more seats than Labor.

"And the only way that the Morrison Government cannot win this election is if the number of them aren't seats where they're currently ahead, they fall back on and fall behind in pre-polls, but also that Labor would have to cobble together all of the crossbench to be in government.

"So, at the moment, it's looking very strongly like the Morrison government will be returned. We're just not sure in what position it will be returned.

"Will it be a majority? Will it be a minority? That's where the pre-polls will determine what happens."

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-17/live-coverage-federal-election-2019-scott-morrison-bill-shorten/11118632?section=politics

>>6529620

Fiona Barnett's response -

Unnecessary Evidence

>Owing to my article exposing high profile psychologist Bob Montgomery, I have come under an orchestrated series of threats and attacks. One of these attacks was launched by low-IQ cult scum who tried to discredit my testimony by saying my family are not related to Helen Holowczak. Their main source of ‘evidence’ is my grandmother’s gravestone which excludes the names of my father and his children. So, here a few documents to disprove their lies.

https://fionabarnett.org/2019/02/06/unnecessary-evidence/

Fraser Anning out as Jacqui Lambie and Malcolm Roberts return to Senate

The Senate crossbench looks likely to be less diverse but a couple of familiar faces are set to return to the upper house.

A pair of familiar faces look likely to re-join the Senate after being knocked out by the dual citizenship debacle that plagued the previous parliament.

While the final Senate count will take some time, One Nation's Malcolm Roberts in Queensland and Jacqui Lambie in Tasmania look likely to be returned to the red chamber.

Ms Lambie had a warning for Scott Morrison at her election night party:

“You know what, Scott Morrison? If I am lucky and I hold that balance of power, I hope to God you and your people treat me a hell of a lot better than what they did in the three and a half years I was up here,” she told ABC TV.

“Otherwise, mate, if I’m part of that balance of power, we’re going to have a lot of difficulty getting things through unless it’s going to cost you a lot of money, which is great for Tasmania because I’ll be able to deliver. You know what? Drop the attitude.”

Controversial figure Fraser Anning has missed out returning to the Senate in what North Sydney Liberal MP Trent Zimmerman said was “one of the great outcomes of this election”.

“There have been a lot of people concerned about the rise in extremism here and around the world. And what we've tonight is Australians reject the type of extremism Fraser Anning was offering.

“Frankly the position he took on issues of race were simply reprehensible and it had no place in the Australian Parliament and the Australian people appeared to have agreed with that."

As the numbers stand late on Saturday night, in Queensland, the Coalition will hold two of the six Senate seats up for election, and Labor one.

The final seats will be up for grabs between the two major parties and the Greens' Larissa Waters and Mr Roberts, who are about level pegging.

The tens of millions of dollars Clive Palmer spent advertising his United Australia Party don't seem to have paid off, with it picking up about a third of the vote of One Nation and the Greens.

In Tasmania, the Liberals and Labor look set to hold two seats each and Greens incumbent Nick McKim to return, with Ms Lambie in line for the final seat.

The coalition is likely to retain three seats in both NSW and Victoria and Labor another two, with the Greens probably taking the final seat in each state.

It's a similar story in South Australia, where the major parties will take two seats each and the Greens' Sarah Hanson-Young will hold on, with the final seat probably also going to the Liberals.

And in the two territories, ACT and NT, the status quo will prevail with Labor and the Liberals taking one seat each.

https://www.sbs.com.au/news/fraser-anning-out-as-jacqui-lambie-and-malcolm-roberts-return-to-senate

>>6533653

>Went to include the link and POTUS deleted the tweet!!!

>And potus deleted his retweet. Meant to be found and analyzed. He deleted that shit within minutes of my post.

>seemed interesting that Trumps tweet was altered/deleted.

Is this accurate? The tweet screencapped here >>6532032 seems to be the same one as published here:

Congratulations to Scott on a GREAT WIN!

1:59 PM - 18 May 2019

https://twitter.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1129853974247550977

Unless there was another tweet before this one? Whatever the case, I'm sure Q+ wouldn't have retweeted the animation without being fully aware of what the sausage signified.

Democracy sausage

>"Democracy sausage" is a colloquial name given to the sausages cooked and eaten as part of the Australian tradition of holding a sausage sizzle at polling places on election day as a fundraiser often for the schools or other institutions that house the polling place. In 2016, the BBC reported that just under one-third of the 1,992 polling booths across Australia had a sausage stand by the count of the Election Sausage Sizzles site.

>The democracy sausage has become so well recognised and expected in Australian culture, that in the 24 hours leading up to the 2 July 2016 federal election Twitter changed its emoji for #ausvotes from a ballot box to a sausage lying on a slice of white bread topped with sauc. In December 2016 the Australian National Dictionary Centre selected "democracy sausage" as its Australian Word of the Year for 2016.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Democracy_sausage

I wonder if THIS phone call will leak…

Trump calls Morrison ‘to reaffirm alliance, friendship’

Donald Trump has called Scott Morrison to re-affirm the importance and strength of the US-Australia alliance after the Coalition’s surprise victory last night.

“President Donald J Trump spoke this evening with Prime Minister Scott Morrison of Australia. The President congratulated the Prime Minister on his coalition’s victory,’ the White House said.

“The two leaders reaffirmed the critical importance of the long-standing alliance and friendship between the United States and Australia, and they pledged to continue their close cooperation on shared priorities.”

Earlier, Mr Trump and the White House welcomed Mr Morrison’s victory in the election, with the president tweeting “Congratulations to Scott on a GREAT WIN.’

Senior US officials inside the White House and the National Security Committee have privately expressed their pleasure at the result which they see an ensuring a continuity in US-Australia relations.

Mr Trump congratulated Scott Morrison by retweeting a news.com.au tweet which said ‘Scott Morrison has swept to victory in a sensational federal election result that defied the polls and cements the Coalition’s power.’

The tweet included a ten second montage of Mr Morrison against an Australian flag with a series of hands giving the thumbs up and a sausage wrapped in bread and covered in tomato sauce being offered to him.

Senior US officials have told The Australian that the victory of Mr Morrison and the Coalition was a bonus for the relationship.

“We know what we are dealing with and we like it,’ one said.

—–

Mr Morrison met with Mr Trump at the G20 summit in Argentina late last year and the two men have had several phone conversations in which they got on well.

Mr Trump has congratulated Mr Morrison about Australia’s courage in taking the lead last year in banning Chinese telecommunications companies from participating in Australia’s evolving 5G communications network.

Only last week, Mr Trump signed an executive order effectively banning Chinese companies from participation in the US telecommunications market - a policy which US officials say was in part inspired by Australia’s stance.

Mr Trump is mulling a possible visit to Australia later this year although nothing has been confirmed.

Mr Morrison is likely to meet Mr Trump in New York during Leader’s Week at the United Nations General Assembly in New York in September if he does not come to Washington sooner.

The Prime Minister has also been in touch with US Vice President Mike Pence.

He has had contact from the UK and is expected to speak to Prime Minister Theresa May on Sunday afternoon.

French President Emmanuel Macron and New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern have also offered their congratulations directly.

So too have former New Zealand prime ministers John Key and Bill English.

Elsewhere, American political activist Pamela Geller trumpeted: “The people are taking back their countries from the totalitarian left”.

Axios’ Amy Harder told readers the election result indicates “Australia will continue to closely resemble the Trump administration’s positioning on climate change.

“Climate advocates had said this election would be a referendum on the current leadership’s positions on climate change, the results suggest that either voters don’t care as much about the issue compared to others or they prefer less aggressive measures, as the current leadership is pursuing,” Ms Harder wrote.

The New York Times described how “the conservative victory also adds Australia to a growing list of countries that have shifted rightward through the politics of grievance, including Brazil, Hungary and Italy.

In the UK, The Sunday Times wrote: “Street-smart Morrison caused a political upset by beating his cerebral Labor rival.”

And the Telegraph UK wrote that Mr Morrison had “stunned the political establishment” by his victory in what was supposed to have been the election “the opposition Labor Party couldn’t lose”.

https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics/federal-election-2016-us-celebrates-liberals-miracle-win/news-story/4236df8c07924968b1368114c6a11c27

>>5278998 (pb)

>I heard Shorten was already given the green light as next PM by the cabal

The Cabal's days are numbered.

US Department of State Tweet

.@SecPompeo: The U.S. congratulates @ScottMorrisonMP & the Coalition on their victory in the May 18 Australian federal election. We look forward to continuing to work with the Coalition govt. on our shared vision for a peaceful & more prosperous world.

https://twitter.com/StateDept/status/1130135548121800704

https://www.state.gov/australian-federal-elections/

WikiLeaks says Assange papers, manuscripts will be given to US authorities: report

Wikileaks said Ecuador would turn over to U.S. prosecutors possessions belonging to Julian Assange that remain in the country's London embassy.

The organization claims that Ecuadorian officials will permit U.S. prosecutors to "help themselves" to Assange's legal papers, medical records and electronic devices, according to The Guardian.

WikiLeaks said that Assange's attorneys will not be present.

"On Monday Ecuador will perform a puppet show at the embassy of Ecuador in London for their masters in Washington, just in time to expand their extradition case before the UK deadline on 14 June," WikiLeaks editor-in-chief Kristinn Hrafnsson said, according to the British newspaper. "The Trump administration is inducing its allies to behave like it's the Wild West."

Wikileaks' and Assange's defense coordinator, Baltasar Garzón, also called the reported development "extremely worrying."

"Ecuador has proceeded with the search and seizure of property, documents, information and other material belonging to the defense of Julian Assange, which Ecuador arbitrarily confiscated, so that these can be handed over to the the agent of political persecution against him, the United States," he said.

Ecuador has recently said it was awaiting the completion of an investigation into Assange's items and has also accused Assange of trying to use the embassy for spying, according to the British outlet Sky News.

Assange was arrested at the embassy earlier this year and is serving a sentence in London for skipping bail. He had previously been holed up in the building since 2012. He is wanted in the U.S. for allegedly helping former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning steal classified information. Sweden has also recently reopened a rape case against him.

https://thehill.com/policy/international/europe/444467-wikileaks-says-assange-papers-manuscripts-will-be-give-to-us

'Now is not my time': Tanya Plibersek rules herself out of race for Labor leadership

Labor's deputy leader Tanya Plibersek will not run for the leadership of the Labor Party following its devastating defeat at Saturday night's election.

Ms Plibersek was due to announce her candidacy on Monday after consulting colleagues on Sunday and deciding to throw her hat in the ring. Instead she released a statement ruling herself out, saying the top job would have meant more time away from her family.

Ms Plibersek's decision paves the way for the party's left faction to get behind Anthony Albanese, who has already declared himself a contender.

In a statement released on Monday afternoon Ms Plibersek said "now is not my time".

"At this point, I cannot reconcile the important responsibilities I have to my family with the additional responsibilities of the Labor leadership. I know some people will be disappointed with this decision," Ms Plibersek said.

Ms Plibersek said she had "support, from across the party, to be elected leader" and was "overwhelmed by the confidence my colleagues, the union movement, and Labor party members have placed in me".

The announcement comes only hours after former prime minister Julia Gillard embraced Ms Plibersek as a future Labor leader.

But it became clear on Monday that the party's left faction in NSW was coalescing behind Mr Albanese for the leadership.

Labor frontbencher Stephen Jones, who holds the NSW seat of Whitlam, said the party needed a leader who could communicate with regional voters alienated by parts of Labor's platform.

"We need to look at how we are talking to regional Australia. It's not just Queensland, it's northern NSW, northern Tasmania and Western Australia. We failed to pick up those regional areas," Mr Jones told The Sydney Morning Herald and The Age on Monday morning.

"Anthony [Albanese] will enjoy significant support. I think Anthony will be more effective in talking to regional Australians. I'm not saying Tanya can't, I just think he'll be more effective."

Others in the party's left faction felt Ms Plibersek was too close to the policies of the failed campaign, while Mr Albanese was safely isolated from them in his infrastructure portfolio.

"That's just the price you pay for being the deputy of a failed campaign," one source said.

Possible leadership contenders from the party's right faction who had not ruled themselves out on Monday afternoon included shadow treasurer Chris Bowen, finance spokesman Jim Chalmers and defence spokesman Richard Marles.

Bill Shorten, who led the party for nearly six years, announced on Saturday night he would vacate the leadership following his unexpected loss to Scott Morrison's Coalition. He will remain interim leader of the party until a replacement is chosen.

Under Labor Party rules, if there are two or more candidates for the leadership, a ballot of party members and caucus MPs is held. Both voting blocks are weighted at 50 per cent.

Mr Albanese contested the leadership in 2013, backed by a majority of grassroots party members, but lost to Mr Shorten, who had more support within the parliamentary caucus.

https://www.smh.com.au/federal-election-2019/tanya-plibersek-rules-herself-out-of-race-for-labor-leadership-20190520-p51pb2.html

>>6541654

Indeed, we've come a long way since Q paid us a visit in late March. Extensive notables are being compiled in preparation for the next thread. Assuming Q doesn't drop in again, expect thread #5 to materialise in the not-to-distant future.

Some media charges dropped for reporting of George Pell conviction

Charges have been dropped against a newspaper editor and radio identity for reporting of the Cardinal George Pell sex abuse convictions.

The editor of Melbourne’s tabloid Herald Sun newspaper, Damon Johnston, and 2GB broadcaster Ray Hadley will no longer be prosecuted, however dozens of Australian news organisations and editorial staff still face charges.

It is considered an unprecedented media case in Australia, and possibly globally, in terms of the large number of respondents.

Victoria’s Director of Public Prosecutions on Monday dropped proceedings against Johnston and Hadley, Supreme Court documents revealed.

But more than 30 news organisations and editorial staff are still facing charges of contempt of court, and aiding and abetting overseas media over their coverage of the cardinal’s convictions.

Among those are The Age, The Sydney Morning Herald, Nine Entertainment, The Australian Financial Review, Macquarie Media and website Mamamia.

Journalists and editors have demanded more details of allegations they breached a suppression order and helped foreign media report Pell’s child sexual abuse verdict after a jury found him guilty of five charges in December 2018.

Pell was found guilty of attacking two choirboys at St Patrick’s Cathedral in the late 1990s.

Suppression orders during the December trial prevented publication of the verdict in Australia until February, however overseas news outlets were reporting the conviction of the high-ranking Vatican figure.

While not naming Pell or alluding to the crime, the Herald Sun’s front-page headline alerted readers to the fact the rest of the world was able to report the conviction.

Victoria’s County Court had suppressed reporting because a second trial was due on other charges in April 2019. It collapsed in February, and the suppression order was lifted.

Some media outlets had alluded to the verdict – without naming Pell – while the suppression was still in place.

No Australian media named Pell or the charges at the time. But some foreign media did, resulting in the story going viral on social media.

At one point, after the conviction, the verdict was No. 2 in trends on social media platform Twitter.

Victoria’s director of Public Prosecutions said a series of publications and broadcasts on December 13 last year were in contempt.

The media organisations’ lawyer, Matthew Collins QC, labelled the case “as serious as it gets” in a Supreme Court hearing in April, suggesting guilty findings could have a chilling effect on open justice in Australia.

Justice John Dixon had ordered prosecutors file detailed statements of claim against all individuals facing charges by Monday, and the defence to file responses by June 21.

Pell is appealing his convictions and denies any wrongdoing.

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/george-pell/2019/05/20/george-pell-media-contempt/

Christchurch attacks accused Brenton Tarrant facing new charges

More charges have been laid against the Australian man accused of the March 15 Christchurch terrorist attacks.

New Zealand police charged Brenton Harrison Tarrant with one count of engaging in a terrorist act. An additional murder charge and two additional attempted murder charges were also filed.

Tarrant is now facing 92 charges — 51 charges of murder, 40 of attempted murder, and one terrorism charge.

The victims' families and survivors were told about the new charges at a meeting with police on Tuesday afternoon.

"The charge will allege a terrorist act was carried out in Christchurch on 15 March 2019 and follows consultation between Police, Crown Law and the Christchurch Crown Solicitors Office," NZ police said in a statement.

Tarrant was arrested on March 15 for his involvement in the shooting deaths of 51 people at two mosques in Christchurch. He was initially charged with one count of murder.

He stormed the mosques during Friday prayers with a number of high-powered weapons and live-streamed the attack online, in what is alleged to be the single-worst terrorist attack carried out by an Australian.

New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said Tarrant had been in possession of a "category A" gun licence, obtained in 2017.

It allowed him to legally obtain the weapons in December 2017, and he was not on any watchlists prior to the attacks.

Ms Ardern said the 28-year-old Australian had based himself in the city of Dunedin prior to the attack.

Tarrant is being held at a maximum security prison in Auckland and has appeared at the Christchurch High Court via video link.

At a March 16 court appearance, Tarrant did not apply for bail or for the suppression of his name, and he made a white power gesture as he was brought into the court.

During a subsequent court appearance on April 5 the presiding judge, Justice Cameron Mander, ordered a mental health assessment to determine Tarrant's fitness to enter a plea.

Justice Mander said this was an entirely normal undertaking.

Tarrant has previously said he wants to represent himself, and was not required to enter a plea.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-21/christchurch-attacks-accused-brenton-tarrant-facing-new-charges/11134784

''They never thought he would lose…''

Photo posted by Chris Bowen on eve of election campaign reveals arrogance that doomed ALP

It’s a photograph that demonstrates the misplaced confidence of Bill Shorten and his Labor colleagues — a carefully posed shot that was supposed to accompany them into government.

But this picture, ­posted on social media on the eve of the election campaign by would-be Treasurer Chris Bowen and tagged with the heading “We’re ready’’, is now being merci­lessly mocked.

It is not the first time Labor’s cockiness has bitten them, with Mr Shorten infamously telling Hollywood star Arnold Schwarzenegger last year that he was going to be “the next Prime Minister of Australia”.

Liberal MP Alex Hawke has been quick to capitalise on the picture of the ALP inner circle, which was taken for The Sydney Morning Herald’s Budget coverage in April but now serves as an unwanted reminder of Labor’s crushing defeat.

“Hubris describes a personality quality of extreme or foolish pride or dangerous overconfidence, often in combination with or synonymous with arrogance,” Mr Hawke wrote as a caption to the photograph. “In its Ancient Greek context, it typically describes behaviour that defies the norms of behaviour or challenges the gods, and which in turn brings about the downfall, or nemesis, of the perpetrator of hubris.”

Punters on Facebook soon got in on the joke, renaming Bill Shorten “Billary Clinton” and drawing comparisons to Hillary Clinton’s infamous birthday selfie before the 2016 election where she referred to herself as the “future president”. One commenter said Mr Bowen must have meant he was “ready for Labor history books, gathering dust”.

Footage re-emerged on Tuesday of Mr Shorten meeting Schwarzenegger last year. His “next Prime Minister” claim, confirmed by lip-readers, coupled with the puzzled look on the superstar’s face will no doubt continue to haunt the former Labor leader as he deals with losing an “unlosable’’ election.

https://www.dailytelegraph.com.au/news/nsw/photo-posted-by-chris-bowen-on-eve-of-election-campaign-reveals-arrogance-that-doomed-alp/news-story/517e6f06fcd9b348dd4f7d21d64cebfb

Albanese a step closer to Labor leadership as Bowen bows out

Anthony Albanese appears likely to be elected unopposed as Labor leader with Queenslander Jim Chalmers as his deputy following the withdrawal of Chris Bowen on Wednesday afternoon.

Mr Bowen confirmed at a media conference that he did not think he would have won the leadership contest against Mr Albanese.

“I’ve been on the phone to colleagues. I’ve been very pleased with the response – it’s clear to me that I would have majority support in the actual caucus ballot,” he said.

“But it’s also clear to me – I’m a realist – that Albo would win the rank and file, for good reason – he’s a popular character … Hence I have reached the view that it would be unlikely for me to win the ballot.”

Mr Bowen’s decision means that unless another challenger comes forward a ballot can be avoided and the new leadership team put in place swiftly.

Mr Albanese is not running on a ticket with Mr Chalmers, and there is no deal for who will be his deputy.

Mr Chalmers said on Wednesday he would announce whether he would run for leader or deputy leader on Thursday.

If another candidate emerges for the leadership, there will be ballots of the ALP membership and caucus. The position of deputy is decided solely by the ALP caucus.

On Wednesday, Labor insiders also rubbished claims that Bill Shorten, the interim leader, had pushed Mr Bowen to run to stop his former rival, Mr Albanese.

While Mr Shorten had encouraged him to run, Mr Bowen had also decided to run to give himself a chance to respond to attacks over his role in the policy decisions being blamed for the election shock loss.

Earlier on Wednesday, Mr Bowen said while he took full responsibility for the economic agenda that Labor took to the election, a scare campaign over death taxes was also to blame.

“We paid a price for some of our policies. I will never be part of an opposition which lies about its plans and hides its plans: Whether I’m leader or in any other capacity, I will argue against that,” Mr Bowen said.

“We paid a price for things which weren’t our policy, like the death tax.

“About 10 times more people raised the death tax with me during the election campaign than franking credits. And the death tax, of course, was an invention of the Liberal Party.”

Nominations for the leadership close on Friday. If it pans out as expected, the leadership team – elected unopposed – will then consist of Mr Albanese, Mr Chalmers and Penny Wong, who would remain as Senate leader.

Former NSW premier Kristina Keneally will take the job of deputy Senate leader from the Right faction’s Don Farrell, a South Australian.

The decision means that while the party has no women as leader or deputy leader, they do hold both positions in the Senate.

Earlier, Senator Wong urged Labor to get behind Mr Albanese’s leadership.

“Anthony Albanese knows who he is and he knows what he stands for. He’s a man of authenticity and integrity. He’s got a capacity to speak to people across this great country, to speak to people in the regions and in the outer suburbs as well as in our cities,” Senator Wong said.

“Albo is the outstanding parliamentarian of our generation. He’s shown that in his previous capacity as Leader in the House and he’s shown that he can work with people across the Parliament to achieve the outcomes that benefit working people.

“I think he is the best person to lead us and he is the best person to take up the fight to Scott Morrison and the Coalition. He’s also the best person to unify our party, which is so important after this.”

Senator Wong said she doubted that Mr Shorten had involved himself in meddling over the leadership to stop Mr Albanese.

“I would be surprised if that were occurring. I’d be surprised because it’s not consistent with the role he now has and I’d be surprised because it would potentially undermine the very unity he has been part of developing and building in opposition,” she said.

“Obviously Labor just suffered a disappointing loss on Saturday night. I want to open by saying thank you to Bill Shorten. We thank him for unifying the party. Bill led a united and stable team for six years, rebuilt our party after the 2013 loss; and for that he deserves our thanks and respect.”

https://thenewdaily.com.au/news/election-2019/2019/05/22/chris-bowen-labor-leader/

New George Papadopoulos tweet

Judge Napolitano on 5/5/16 stated that former CIA chief Michael Hayden said it was "an absolute given" that Russians hacked Hillary Clinton's server. This was before I met Clinton errand boy/FBI asset, Alexander Downer. The moron is in for a rude awakening with declassification.

https://twitter.com/GeorgePapa19/status/1131495581963042817

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing 18 charges of receiving and publishing classified information

The US Justice Department has charged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange with receiving and publishing classified information, including the names of confidential sources for American armed forces.

The 17 new charges go far beyond an initial indictment against Assange, made public last month, that accused him of conspiring with former Army intelligence analyst Chelsea Manning in a conspiracy to crack a Defence Department computer password.

The new indictment says Assange conspired with Manning to obtain and disclose classified national defence documents, including State Department cables and reports on the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan. It says his actions "risked serious harm" to the United States.

The case presents immediate questions about media freedom, including whether the Justice Department is charging Assange for actions — such as soliciting and publishing classified information — that journalists take as a matter of course.

Department officials believe Assange strayed far outside First Amendment protections.

"These unprecedented charges demonstrate the gravity of the threat the criminal prosecution of Julian Assange poses to all journalists in their endeavour to inform the public about actions that have been taken by the US Government," said Barry Pollack, an American attorney for Assange.

Wikileaks describes itself as specialising in the publication of "censored or otherwise restricted official materials involving war, spying and corruption".

"Julian Assange is no journalist," said assistant Attorney-General John Demers, the Justice Department's top national security official.

"No responsible actor, journalist or otherwise, would purposely publish the names of individuals he or she knew to be confidential sources, exposing them to the gravest of dangers."

The US Justice Department alleges Wikileaks caused particular harm by publishing the names of people who helped American forces in Iraq and Afghanistan and diplomats around the world.

Assange is serving a 50-week sentence in London after being evicted from the Ecuadorian embassy in April.

The Justice Department's quick turnaround with the filing of a more substantial indictment against Assange is not surprising.

Under extradition rules, the United States had only a 60-day window from the date of Assange's arrest in London to add more charges. After that, foreign governments do not generally accept superseding charges.

The US is seeking the 47-year-old's extradition.

Manning, who was convicted in military court for providing a trove of classified documents to WikiLeaks, is currently in a northern Virginia jail on a civil contempt charge for refusing to testify to a grand jury investigating WikiLeaks.

That grand jury is sitting in Alexandria, where Assange is charged. Manning could remain in jail for up to 18 months, the length of the current grand jury's term.

Manning has said she believes prosecutors want to question her about the same conduct for which she was convicted at her court-martial. She served seven years of a 35-year military sentence before receiving a commutation from then-president Barack Obama.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2019-05-24/julian-assange-hit-with-new-charges-from-us-justice-department/11144990

New Q post referencing Julian Assange

Q

What can you tell us about Assange??

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/6571752.html#6572364

>>6572364 (/pb)

Under protection.

Threat is real.

Key to DNC 'source' 'hack' '187'.

Q

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/6572498.html#6572667

New Q posts referencing Australia, Five Eyes and FISA

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/6572498.html#6572698

https://8ch.net/qresearch/res/6572498.html#6572842

Collected Notables from Q Research AUSTRALIA #4. Baking a new bread shortly.

Notables

are not endorsements

#4 - Part 1/7

>>5945720 Anon Theory - Donations to the Clinton foundation dry up after 2016 election

>>5957085 Andrew Bolt on the One Nation 'scandal' re gun laws in Australia.

>>5957623, >>5957918 New Ben Garrison political cartoon - "Australian Freedom Force"

>>5958268 Video: Lauren Southern - Thrown Out Of Sydney No Go Zone

>>5958361 Q's Posts made on Q Research AUSTRALIA threads

>>5958473, >>5959568 Lyndon LaRouche, the Packer-Murdoch media and the rise of Pauline Hanson

>>5958509 Clinton Foundation gets another $5.5m from NZ taxpayers

>>5958575 New border security screening for Australian permanent residents visiting New Zealand

>>5958588 Like AUS and CAN, NZ is a US corporation registered with USA SEC

>>5958998 Pauline Hanson challenged over Al Jazeera sting

>>5959006 Renamed TPP signed by 11 nations with U.S. out

>>5959016 The keys to understanding TPP11

>>5959017 TPP - The importance of the United States

>>5959027 The Integral Treaty and "Progressive" of the Trans-Pacific Partnership

>>5959031 After The Midterms: Australia, The United States And The International Order

>>5959049 The world now wants to move to New Zealand

>>5959586, >>5959764 Wayne Swan, Bob Katter and Masonic symbolism

>>5962497, >>5962526 Sydney Air Traffic Control Tower Evacuated After Smoke Detected

>>5962572 Australian news site promoting gay 'sugar daddys' for university students.

>>5968815 Stargazers looking for Aurora Australis mystified by bright green flash

>>5969466, >>5969437 Former Trump aide slams Alexander Downer as a ‘devil’

>>5969816 Pauline Hanson defends One Nation staffers James Ashby and Steve Dickson

>>5969940 Shooters, Fishers and Farmers deny links to NRA, blasts One Nation

>>5975478 New Zealand removes any reference to Jesus from parliamentary prayer

>>5975519 Alexander Downer was a Huawei Board Member - Article from 2011

>>5975545 Microsoft researchers find NSA-style backdoor in Huawei laptops - 2019 Article

>>5975560 IT Security Pros Slam State-Backed Encryption Backdoors

>>5975575 Enormous shark found with head bitten off by even bigger beast off Australia coast

>>5975587, >>5975593 Stargazers looking for Aurora Australis mystified by bright green flash

>>5975644 Bank for International Settlements in Switzerland to reclassify physical gold as a cash equivalent

>>5975649 Toyota Security Breach Exposes Personal Info of 3.1 Million Clients

>>5976001 FRIENDLY REMINDER FROM Q - We are saving Israel for last.

>>5976441, >>5976445, >>5976454, >>5985163 Anon's analysis of Q drop #2619 - Gold Standard coming back?

>>5978125 Door-to-door gun confiscations begin in New Zealand

>>5984948, >>5985006 Sex scandals plague New Zealand's Labour party Prime Minister (2018)

>>5985280 Facebook Statement - By Working Together, We Can Win Against Hate

>>5986100 Mark Zuckerberg admits Facebook should be regulated after Christchurch mosque terror attack

>>5987997 Anon observes - Keep an eye on Channel 10, recently bought by CBS

>>5988798 Australian Climate Change Whistle blower Censorship

>>5988804 Friendly reminder - do not dox yourself, leave all of the first three input fields blank

>>5988805 Federal budget 2019: Frydenberg promises 'stronger economy, better future for Australians'

>>5998053, >>5998145 Chinese ownership and operation of Australian regional airports (2017)

>>6002085 NSW Education Department covers up teacher’s alleged 18-year child sex abuse spree (2013)

>>6002141 NSW police protects alleged Tweed Heads pedophile ring (Fiona Barnett article)

>>6002160 NZ Gun Confiscation Begins as Police Show Up Unannounced At Homes, Workplaces

>>6002174 Jury selection starts for Minneapolis officer accused in fatal shooting of unarmed Australian woman

>>6002037, >>6002045, >>6002276 Anons comments on Why Christchurch? Gateway to Antarctica?

>>6002297 History of Five Eyes in Australia

>>6002802, >>6003144 Muslims reject call from senior Imam in Jerusalem to invade Australia and NZ

>>6010904 'McDonald’s April Fools' joke lands burger chain in pickle

#4 - Part 2/7

George Papadopoulos Tweet Bun

>>5969192 Alexander Downer, Stefan Halper, Joseph Mifsud and Comey’s corrupt team had one thing in common

>>5985039 Declassification coming. Australia’s role too.

>>6002244 The British and Australians spy on me…Time to fight

>>6014117 The U.K. and Australia interfered in the election

>>6014117 How it feels to have an Australian ambassador spy on you

>>6014138 That target on me attracted assets like Halper, Downer, Mifsud, CIA and DIA

>>6014138 Alexander Downer was so blatantly spying on me (17 March 2019 Retweet >>5749685)

>>6014138 The western intelligence operatives and US allies (UK, Australia, Italy) involvement

>>6028910 My book explains how the entire investigation began

>>6069101 The FBI sends Clinton ally, Alexander Downer, to make contact with me

>>6069101 I was so disturbed by Alexander Downer’s behavior

>>6070754 If the president doesn’t sit down with the leaders of Italy, the U.K. and Australia

>>6173712 Alexander Downer begged to meet me in London

>>6237372 Subpoenae the three spies: Joseph Mifsud, Alexander Downer and Stefan Halper

>>6249415 Bob Mueller himself stated that I met Alexander Downer on May 6th

>>6249415 He must have gotten it from some surreptitious spying by Alexander Downer

>>6249415 Alexander Downer’s wannabe honey pot, Erika Thompson, was trying to meet with me on May 6th

>>6249415 I am certain that our Israeli friends are going to throw the Australians under the bus

>>6294548 Clapper was in Australia the same days I was meeting Mifsud in Rome

>>6400714 Collusion was between the Obama WH/CIA/FBI with the U.K./Australia/Italy/Turkey/Ukraine

>>6410968 Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, was sent to make contact in May 2016 by the FBI

>>6418434 Alexander Downer was an asset sent by US intel to make contact with me

>>6419805 I reported Downer to the FBI and Mueller for my suspicions he was spying on me.

>>6453353 Clapper is an imbecile. Not only did he outsource spying on me to the Italians/UK/Australia

>>6475604 Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer, is having a meltdown on Twitter

>>6475604 Comey is expounding that Mifsud was a Russian agent and that Downer was a random diplomat

>>6475604 I was approached by Australian/US/UK intel BEFORE Alexander Downer made contact with me

>>6475604 Stefan Halper/Alexander Downer BOTH played the same amateur spy game

>>6475604 Downer and Comey are terrified about imminent release of the IG report and FISA declassification

>>6475622 I am certain that this ambassador was none other than Clinton errand boy, Alexander Downer

>>6475622 Christian Cantor, took it upon himself to introduce me to the Australian government in mid April 2016

>>6475622 Facts: (1/2) Australian intel officer calls Trump a “pariah” and a “threat” to Australia

>>6475622 Facts: (2/2) May 10: Alexander Downer spies on me

>>6475622 The day before I met Downer! what a freaking joke Comey is

>>6475642 The president knows he and his campaign were set up by the UK and Australia as well as a rogue FBI/CIA.

>>6567993 This was before I met Clinton errand boy/FBI asset, Alexander Downer.

>>6576333 Alexander Downer went public in an interview and is blaming the Israelis

#4 - Part 3/7

>>6014726 Australia, Holland, Russia start talks over downed MH17

>>6014738 Xi meets with New Zealand prime minister to court US ally

>>6026141 Analysis of emergency call from foster mother of missing Australian toddler, William Tyrrell

>>6028965 The Rot Starts At The Top: The Problem With De-Platforming The Far-Right

>>6029295 Australia will stop contributions to the UN’s major fund for battling climate change this year

>>6029327 Australian Bureau of Meteorology altering historical temperature records

>>6029348 New Zealand Prime Minister Ardern in Beijing - progress on trade, climate change and Huawei

>>6029569 Measles case involving Sydney baby two months away from vaccination 'terrified' parents

>>6030883 Australian Woman Mysteriously Dies During Flight Home from Los Angeles After Vacation

>>6030905 NZ tech company discovers major Google Chrome, Mozilla Firefox bug

>>6031056 Doctors Who Discovered Cancer Enzymes in Vaccines all Found Murdered

>>6037300 Fraser Anning: Australian MP censured for 'appalling' Christchurch remarks

>>6037346 Panama Papers investigation helps recover more than $1.2 billion around the world

>>6037540 Is the Mueller Report another Stealth Bomber?

>>6037812 Video: The Truth about The Port Arthur Massacre

>>6037847 Video: Mother of the Port Arthur massacre killer, Martin Bryant, speaks out

>>6040531 Video: Steve Hughes: Feminism & Transgenderism

>>6042762, >>6042765 Video: Wind turbine noise from Australia

>>6043026 Sword Anon visits Q Research AUSTRALIA

>>6043672 Facebook and Instagram could face fines or jail time under new Australian laws

>>6055767 Australia rushing through new social media laws

>>6055783 Tough New Laws to protect Australians from Live-Streaming of Violent Crimes

>>6055789 Australia passes social media law penalising platforms for violent content

>>6055835 Australia could put social media executives in jail for violent posts

>>6055874 Goldcorp shareholders approve Newmont's $10 billion takeover offer

>>6055905, >>6056952 Massive factory fire is burns out of control in Melbourne

>>6056016 Australia doubles down on being stampeded into catastrophically stupid tech laws

>>6056883 Aus Anon's Thoughts On Q's Spill Comment

>>6064603 US Anon visits with Marker Solution theory

>>6068878 Australian Government to hold Royal Commission into abuse and neglect of disabled Australians.

>>6068972 Accused Christchurch shooter ordered to undergo psychiatric assessment

>>6070695 Social Media execs could be held personally liable for harmful content under new UK laws

>>6070824 Footage shows moment Daniel Morcombe kidnapper, murderer arrested

>>6074002 Canadian Police Raid ‘Orcus RAT’ Author (Remote Access Trojan)

>>6086063 "53-47" (Q Post #2318) in Aust News - Morrison government on course for major election defeat

>>6090334 Leaked Turnbull-Trump phone call could lead to criminal charges

>>6092495 Q posts relating to leaked Turnbull-Trump phone call

>>6094644, >>6094666 Aus Anon on Access to chan sites

>>6094702 Militant Vegan Protesters shut down cities across Australia

>>6094706 Britain plans social media regulation to battle harmful content

>>6094919 Australia appoints new ambassador to Afghanistan

>>6094982 Animal Activist Groups Active in Australia Today And Cuba As Well

>>6110109 Leak of call between Trump and Malcolm Turnbull could lead to criminal charges

>>6114024 Facebook, Google And Twitter Hit By New Legal Regulation To 'Clean Up Their Acts'

>>6118189 New Zealand Govt confirms details of Royal Commission into Christchurch terror attack

>>6118189 PDF: Terms of Reference for the Royal Commission into the Attack on Christchurch Mosques

>>6118234, >>6120347 Anons comments on UK's published divide and conquer strategy (Dec 2018)

>>6132788 Rugby Australia say they plan to sack Israel Folau over controversial social post

>>6132801 New Zealand votes to amend gun laws after Christchurch attack

>>6152799 NZ police seek man wearing Trump t-shirt who allegedly abused worshippers outside Al Noor Mosque

#4 - Part 4/7

Julian Assange Arrest Bun

>>6029236 Ecuador's president says Julian Assange has 'repeatedly violated the terms of his asylum in London embassy'

>>6030993 Bashing of Assange is linked to reportage on Ecuador president’s corruption scandal – WikiLeaks

>>6068928 Armed police surround Ecuadorean embassy as Julian Assange 'is set to be kicked out

>>6069188 Sara Carter Tweets about Police waiting for Julian Assange to be expelled

>>6069380 Ecuador’s UK ambassador REJECTS Wikileaks’ claims that Julian Assange is about to be expelled

>>6070879 U.N. torture expert urges Ecuador not to expel Assange from embassy

>>6094619 Leaked Assange Court Transcript Sheds Light on US-Backed Ecuadorian Expulsion Plans

>>6114168 Ecuador reserves the right to investigate Assange: foreign minister

>>6114182 “I’m an assassination risk”, writes Assange to Ecuador court in leaked testimony.

>>6118488 Julian Assange is involved in new criminal case

>>6152839 Julian Assange Arrested

>>6152890 Video: JA's Arrest Footage

>>6152921 JA Arrested by British police at Ecuadorean embassy after Ecuador relinquishes asylum

>>6152936, >>6153212 Tweets confirming Julian Assange's arrest and U.S. extradition request

>>6152953 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange arrested after eviction from Ecuadorian Embassy in London

>>6152975 WIKILEAKS INSURANCE FILES - Keys might be released after JA arrest

>>6153067 JA arrest translation by an Ausfag

>>6153095 Assange Arrested Carrying Gore Vidal's History of the National Security State

>>6153195 DOJ Assange Indictment link

>>6163220, >>6163231 Sara Carter on JA

>>6163274 Snowden Tweets about JA

>>6163296 JA to appear in court on 2 May

>>6163364 WikiLeaks Founder Charged in Computer Hacking Conspiracy and Anons response

>>6173023 Australian consular officials will visit Julian Assange over death penalty fears

>>6173642 How You Can Be Certain That The US Charge Against Assange Is Fraudulent

>>6173698 Pentagon Papers Lawyer: Julian Assange Being Convicted Will Criminalize the News-Gathering Process

>>6173769 Julian Assange 'must face Swedish justice' if country asks, say MPs

>>6173808 Political prisoner Julian Assange is being held in what is known as "Britain's Guantánamo Bay"

>>6173850 Julian Assange’s Mother Begs Officials: ‘Be Patient, Gentle & Kind to Him’

>>6184417 Assange's lawyer says he only fears 'US injustice'

>>6184445 Julian Assange: WikiLeaks founder's life in Ecuadorian embassy captured on security camera

>>6197273 Rand Paul Suggests Granting Assange Immunity In Exchange For Congressional Testimony

>>6209960 Julian Assange wins EU journalism award

>>6237482 Wikileaks founder Julian Assange agrees to remain at maximum security Belmarsh jail

>>6237608 Wretched are the offence-takers: in defence of Folau and Assange

>>6320338 IMF approves $4.2bn loan for Ecuador, suspicious timing after Assange arrested

>>6331971 Assange's Imprisonment Reveals Even More Corruption Than WikiLeaks Did

>>6369178, >>6369178 Video: 60 Minutes Australia - Julian Assange's father's fears for his son

>>6383769 WikiLeaks' Julian Assange sentenced to 50 weeks' jail over bail breach

>>6394160 WikiLeaks’ Julian Assange won’t be given ‘special treatment,’ Australian prime minister says

>>6410549 Video: Julian Assange: Clinton Foundation and ISIS were funded from the same source

>>6410955 >Julian Assange gets 50 weeks on bail charge, day before extradition hearing

>>6418273 I won't surrender to extradition ‘for doing journalism’ – Assange

>>6486471 WikiLeaks co-founder's files, computer, mobile phones and other electronic devices to be seized by US

>>6494390 Sweden reopens Assange rape investigation, to seek extradition

>>6541355 WikiLeaks says Assange papers, manuscripts will be given to US authorities: report

>>6576086 WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange facing 18 charges of receiving and publishing classified information

>>6576224 New Q post referencing Julian Assange - "Under protection. Threat is real. Key to DNC 'source' 'hack' '187'."

#4 - Part 5/7

>>6163313 Anon Comment on April Showers

>>6163392 Newmont shareholders OK $10 billion Goldcorp takeover, creating biggest gold producer

>>6172318 China takes Australia's Huawei 5G ban to global trade umpire

>>6173762 Tensions Erupt As China Slams Australia's "Irresponsible Comments"

>>6173843 'Multiple' victims in Australia shooting: Police

>>6173918 At least 4 people shot, 1 killed, outside Melbourne nightclub

>>6197149 6 charged with spreading New Zealand mosque shooting video online

>>6209868, >>6210078 Australian DJ charged after boy, 2, snatched off San Francisco street

>>6209875 NZ Police have released a timeline of the day of the Christchurch shooting

>>6209875 PDF: Christchurch Mosque Shootings: Timeline of events 15 March 2019

>>6209917 Climate change narrative takes a hit - Peter Ridd wins in court

>>6210008 Updated timeline of Christchurch terrorist attack released by police

>>6237284 Australia ‘ready to confirm’ key meeting that led to Mueller probe

>>6249770 Australian Government Confirms Official Role in "Spygate"

>>6249866 Australia Says It's "Ready To Confirm" Key Meeting That Led To Russia Investigation

>>6261103, >>6261168 Atrocities in the world and notable names nearby - Podesta, Pelosi and Michelle icObama

>>6261124 Social Media Platforms want centralized censorship. That should scare you

>>6261190 U.S. intelligence says Huawei funded by Chinese state security: report

>>6261228 Facebook, Microsoft, Twitter, YouTube Working on ‘Global Censorship Database’

>>6261355 Date shift raises questions on Downer meeting in wine bar

>>6274793 Donald Trump invited to Melbourne for the Presidents Cup

>>6279384 Kevin Rudd: If an Australian PM did 1/10th of Trump's alleged acts, he'd be out of office

>>6280357 Kevin Rudd, Christopher Joye and the 2008 mortgage backed securities bail out

>>6294133 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says

>>6294562 US spy boss James Robert Clapper Jr makes secretive visit to Australia

>>6294983 Time To Investigate The FBI, Steele And The Rest Of The 'Witch Hunters'

>>6294995 Video: MASS Surveillance State In Australia!

>>6295007 Theresa May tweets after NZ and Sri Lanka attacks

>>6295873 Islamic State supporters celebrate Sri Lanka suicide bombings as ‘revenge’ for NZ mosque massacre

>>6302266 Video: ANZAC Day 2019 - The Last Post bugle call and recitation of The Ode.

>>6302791 Papadopoulos Disputes Key Claim in Mueller Report - and Anons Analysis

>>6302832 Sri Lanka military gets special powers after deadly bombings

>>6302932 Video: 60 Minutes Australia - Inside the depraved world of David and Louise Turpin

>>6302951 Sri Lankan Minister of Defense claims attacks were in retaliation for Christchurch mosque attacks

>>6303591 Jacinda Ardern to lead global attempt to shutdown social media terrorism

>>6303599 NZ and France seek to end use of social media for acts of terrorism

>>6303686 UK Archbishop Calls for Recognition of ‘Anti-Christianism’ After Sri Lanka Attacks

>>6308684 Australia's canceled Israel embassy move shows country's Asian concerns

>>6308690 Australian comedian jokes about Nazi gas chambers, gets complaint, doubles down

>>6308739 Microsoft Discovers Huawei Driver Allowing Backdoor Hack Into Laptops

>>6308846 Easter Sunday suicide bomber studied in Australia, Sri Lankan minister says

>>6308863 Suspected Islamic State member arrested over alleged plan to attack Gallipoli

>>6308895 Australian police allow rapist to remain free - he goes on to rape a child

>>6319487 Man arrested in counter-terrorism operation in North Melbourne

>>6320045 May to Let China Build UK 5G Network, Damaging National Security, Anglosphere Co-operation

>>6320074 South Australian child ‘sex tourist’ branded the worst paedophile in nation’s history

>>6320205 Turkey arrests Islamic State member over alleged Gallipoli threat

>>6320227 Facebook says head-cam Christchurch video foiled its AI system

>>6320287 Prince William visits mosque in New Zealand, in pictures

>>6320327 Theresa May ANZAC Day tweet

#4 - Part 6/7

2019 Australian Election Bun

>>6131361 Election 2019: Date set for May 18

>>6133618 Australia Heads to Election in Showdown Over Taxes, Climate

>>6115863 Right-wing anti-immigrant party rebrands as ‘Yellow Vests Australia’ ahead of elections

>>6133679 Coalition will roll out 'name and shame' paedophile register across Australia if elected

>>6161270 Video: Fraser Anning - The Carl Higbie Show

>>6183034 Newspoll: One Nation’s slide gives Labor and Coalition a boost

>>6233644 Party-hopping pollies need to respect the will of the voters

>>6311560, >>6311576, >>6311598 Alt-right to release 'avalanche' of election campaign propaganda to help Fraser Anning

>>6314968 Background Briefing twitter account banner and Fraser Anning profile pic

>>6319069 Teen charged after attack at Fraser Anning press conference named

>>6319395 Photographer hurt in scuffle at Fraser Anning press conference

>>6319403 Video: Female journalist attacked following Fraser Anning press conference

>>6319429 Liberal party strikes deal to exchange preferences with Clive Palmer

>>6320000 Senator Fraser Anning press conference - 26/4/2019.

>>6328721 One Nation candidate filmed making controversial comments

>>6332066 Far-right social media views of alleged attacker at Fraser Anning political announcement

>>6344236 It’s Clive Palmer (Trump) vs Bill Shorten (Hillary)

>>6356157 Heckler targets Queensland Senator Fraser Anning at Adani-related press conference

>>6356707 Major parties shun Fraser Anning's candidates, Liberals embrace United Australia Party, as pre-polls open

>>6369051 Video: Pauline Hanson's One Nation candidate Steve Dickson resigns over strip club videos

>>6418610 Anti-gay, anti-Muslim rogue candidates taint PM Scott Morrison's Australia election bid

>>6419821 Treasurer Josh Frydenberg's billboard defaced with nazi imagery

>>6427309 Fraser Anning's Conservative National Party objects

>>6435304, >>6435314, >>6445341 Scott Morrison egged while campaigning in Albury

>>6438554 ABC defends free advertising to ‘disgraced’ Fraser Anning

>>6444103 Bill Shorten fights back tears as he defends his Mum’s story

>>6444140 Greens candidate Jay Dessi quits as candidate for Lalor over offensive Facebook posts

>>6444676 Video: We Are Change Talk Show Guest - Wayne Glew, Great Australian Party

>>6503461 Pauline Hanson lashes ‘racist’ Fraser Anning

>>6503465 Bill Shorten hints Julie Bishop could be his ambassador to the US

>>6524767 Pre-Election Newspoll prediction - Labor victory, 80 Lower House seats, 1.86% swing

>>6527582, >>6527618 BREAKING: ABC projects Coalition victory

>>6527778 Video: Pauline Hanson’s tears – Nine News Australia

>>6528229 Red shoe Julie Bishop featured in election coverage with animated red shoe symbolism

>>6529513, >>6529574 Federal Election map and summary - See how the Coalition defied the polls to retain power

>>6529765 'I always believed in miracles': Scott Morrison celebrates as Bill Shorten concedes defeat

>>6532032 President Trump Tweet: Congratulations to Scott on a GREAT WIN!

>>6532204 Video: Scott Morrrison makes his final pitch to voters before election day - ABC 7.30

>>6532807 Fraser Anning out as Jacqui Lambie and Malcolm Roberts return to Senate

>>6533220 Scott Morrison clinches unlikely victory over Bill Shorten in bombshell election result

>>6533244 Video: Prime Minister Scott Morrison apologises to victims of child sexual abuse - ABC News

>>6533398 Australia’s Conservatives Win Surprise Election Victory

>>6533653, >>6534245 Bun of Anons comments on POTUS Tweet about Scott Morrison

>>6533766 Video: Think someones having a kek - ScoMo thanks Chief Of Staff, John Kunkel

>>6534309 Trump calls Morrison ‘to reaffirm alliance, friendship’

>>6536935 US Dept. of State Tweet - The U.S. congratulates @ScottMorrisonMP & the Coalition on their victory

>>6539985, >>6540010 Negative Twitter reactions to Coalition election victory

>>6541405 Tanya Plibersek rules herself out of race for Labor leadership

>>6541518 Australia Re-Elects Conservative As Prime Minister In 'Shock' Result, Left Predicts Environmental Apocalypse

>>6541530 Trump and Australia’s Scott Morrison Reaffirm Alliance, Friendship After General Election

>>6556487 Photo posted by Chris Bowen on eve of election campaign reveals arrogance that doomed ALP

>>6556521 Albanese a step closer to Labor leadership as Bowen bows out

>>6556973 'I'll burn for you': How our Pentecostal PM energised Christian voters

>>6576544

Yes please, nearly done. Regional Resignations made the last part a bit too long, so making some slight adjustments.

#4 - Part 7/8

>>6325628, >>6327329 Original Australia thread still visible on /thestorm/

>>6331860, >>6331863 North Melbourne counter-terrorism operation: Target appears to be an Anglican Church

>>6352840 New Zealander faces 14 years in prison for sharing Christchurch video online

>>6368726 Donald Trump's Deputy Attorney-General Rod Rosenstein submits letter of resignation.

>>6369240 Sydney, Melbourne and Brisbane airports' international terminals passport control down

>>6369324 Without fanfare, Australia opens trade and defense office in Jerusalem

>>6379397 Minneapolis cop who shot Australian Justine Damond found guilty of 2nd degree manslaughter

>>6399143 Video: Rebut this. Foreign fake "Australian Government" Corporations

>>6410312 Explosive device and ammunition found at empty Christchurch property

>>6410441 China’s Big Brother Social Control Goes to Australia

>>6410648 William Barr made a major disclosure in his Senate hearing that hardly anyone noticed

>>6411473 Australian man found guilty in plane bomb plot involving meat grinder

>>6418242 Australian Journalist Arrested for Plotting to Murder Christians in Revenge for Christchurch

>>6418838 COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA IS A CORPORATION

>>6419711 Australian Cyber security chief MacGibbon resigns

>>6419768 $20 MILLION: Minneapolis City Council agrees to historic settlement with Justine Damond's family

>>6426690 Avi Yemini in court over assault, knife-throwing charges against woman

>>6426752 Gold Coast Music Awards 'Skull Trophy'

>>6434334 Video: NZ and Australia Have Fallen

>>6437035 Australian DJ Adam Sky found dead in Bali resort

>>6437067 Video: Rogue Boeing 737 Max planes ‘with minds of their own’ (60 Minutes Australia)

>>6437088 Trolls will be jailed for five years under proposed new legislation.

>>6452373 Lowering Standards: Australian Universities, English Requirements and Student Cash Cows

>>6453464 Ex-Nauru president Sprent Dabwido who oversaw detention centre reopening dies

>>6453489 NZ & US Special Forces joint training exercises

>>6460587 Video: AUSTRALIA IS PANICKING! Andrew Bolt interview with Alexander Downer (Sky News Australia)

>>6478345 Defence Force names New Zealand SAS soldier who died following training incident in Auckland

>>6478353 US Drug Enforcement Administration open offices in New Zealand to help police investigate cartels

>>6478436 Christian star athlete posts what Bible says about homosexual behavior. Now Rugby Australia wants him gone.

>>6478466 Australia Prints Embarrassing Typo On 46 Million $50 Banknotes

>>6478482 Alexander Downer defends FBI tipoff that sparked Trump-Russia probe

>>6478563 Rugby Player Found Guilty of ‘High Level’ Breach of Conduct for Posting Bible Verse

>>6486418, >>6486794, >>6493200 Anon's summary: Australia on sale to Chinese

>>6486447 Downer Denies Meeting Supposed to Launch FBI’s Russia Probe Was a Set-Up

>>6494456 This Common Food Additive Harms Gut Health, Could Trigger Disease

>>6503412 Virgin passengers stuck in baggage lines for hours as technical trouble hits check-in system

>>6503418 Jacinda Ardern won't rule out blocking Facebook if used to spread extremist content

>>6503434 Papua New Guinea earthquake: Huge 7.7m tremor as tsunami alert issued - 14 May 2019

>>6511127 Sydney man denies assaulting News Corp photographer at Fraser Anning media event

>>6511690 Obama admin secretly agreed with then-Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull to relocate 2 Rwandan terrorists

>>6511933 Labor legend Bob Hawke dies aged 89

>>6513492 Australian Diplomat at Center of Russia Hoax Also Has China, Clinton Foundation Links

>>6516255 Sportsbet pays out early on Labor to win election

>>6519173 Israel Folau officially sacked by Rugby Australia

>>6519598 Anon speculates: possible that Bob Hawke died and was kept on ice until eve of the federal election?

>>6519707 Video: 60 Minutes Australia - Population debate

>>6521723 Fiona Barnett allegations - Bob Hawke never brought to justice for allegedly raping 2 girls

>>6541726 Some media charges dropped for reporting of George Pell conviction

>>6548988 Christchurch attacks accused Brenton Tarrant facing new charges

>>6549319 Wierd Pizza News from NZ

#4 - Part 8/8

>>6549427 After ‘Stunning’ Conservative Win, NY Times Compares Australia to ‘American South’

>>6549432 China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Is Dystopian Nightmare

>>6549461 NZ study highlights the risk of 'deep fakes' on social media

>>6549471 ‘Nuclear Coffin’ Might Be Leaking Radioactive Material Into Pacific, Says UN Chief

>>6556949 China's communists fund Jacinda Ardern's Labour Party: What the United States Congress was told

>>6576289 Downer mentioned in yet another Tweet

>>6576293 New Q posts referencing Australia, Five Eyes and FISA

>>6576306, >>6576371 Meteor crashes to earth at Mt Gambier, South Australia

>>6576383 Phillip Nitschke's 3D-printable 'Death Pod' for 'stylish' and 'peaceful' suicide premiered at Venice expo

>>6576391, >>6576437 Australian actor Geoffrey Rush awarded $2.9 million

Australian/Regional Resignations Bun

>>6184820 Nuk Korako resigns as NZ National MP

>>6237599 Another resignation from PNG cabinet - Justice Minister Davis Steven

>>6332148 Multiple resignations from PNG's People’s National Congress party

>>6369369 One Nation's Steve Dickson resigns over strip club footage

>>6407925 Australian Cyber security chief MacGibbon resigns

>>6418178 Boss of troubled NDIA quits after less than two years in the role

>>6419766 3 Senior PNG Ministers Resign

>>6447134 Joe Hockey to leave post as Australia's ambassador to the United States

>>6494389 Director of company that may acquire Vodafone NZ resigns from Spark's board

>>6519753 AFL Victoria receives Gippsland commission's resignation amid insolvency fears

NEW OZ BREAD

Q Research AUSTRALIA #5 - Shill count HIGH Edition

>>6576586

>>6576586

>>6576586

Thank you for your patience,

Greetings and best wishes from Australia!

Filling up…

>>6158914

>Australia's shill count HIGHER THAN HIGH.

>Dark.

>Safe?