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Howard Calls Accused War Criminal the 'Modern Personification of the Anzac Tradition'

Ben Roberts-Smith, Victoria Cross recipient, arrested on war crimes charges and remanded in custody. Former PM John Howard responded by calling him the modern personification of the Anzac tradition, deepening the national divide over military mythology and accountability.

Howard calling Roberts-Smith the 'modern personification of the Anzac tradition' might be the most damning thing said about that tradition since Gallipoli. The bloke's on remand for alleged murder and the former PM reaches for the mythology like a drowning man grabbing the anchor. Sixty years of politicians draping themselves in the flag at dawn services and this is where it lands — the cenotaph drafted as character witness.

SBS News

Artemis II astronauts return from the moon while Australia still can't build a train line

NASA's Orion capsule splashed down off California after a ten-day mission around the moon, returning all four Artemis II crew safely to Earth.

Four humans flew to the moon and back in ten days. Canberra can't get a railway from the airport to the CBD in ten years.

SMH · Nick Newling

One Nation calls Facebook attack on independent 'par for the course' — and for once, they're right

One Nation's candidate has dismissed a contentious Facebook post attacking independent Michelle Milthorpe ahead of a pivotal byelection, calling it standard political fare.

One Nation calling a Facebook attack 'par for the course' is the most honest thing they've said all year — finally, a party platform that's just admitting the game is played in the gutter.

Spectator Australia · Leila Naseri

The Spectator Discovers Iran Has A Past

Spectator Australia runs an explainer on Iran's foundations alongside a sidebar of pieces advocating military escalation, creating an editorial corridor from cultural appreciation to regime change.

The Spectator's discovered Iran has foundations. Next week: countries have histories. The related reading list — 'it's about sulphur,' 'the death of decarbonisation,' a ground invasion — reads like a hawkish advent calendar where every door opens onto the same tank.

Guardian Australia · Josh Butler

Energy Superpower Secures Promise That Its Own Gas Will Keep Coming Back

Singapore's PM has pledged not to cut fuel supplies to Australia amid the Middle East energy crisis, with a new agreement to maintain flows of refined petrol and LNG between the two countries.

We ship them the gas, they refine it, ship it back, and we're celebrating that they've promised to keep doing so. Somewhere between Gladstone and Jurong Island, Australia became the only energy superpower in history that needs a pinky swear from its middleman to keep the lights on.