The Australian’s Foreign Editor Greg Sheridan says it’s “a bit of a mystery” as to why Australia can’t do something to help the US after it was revealed our country plans to deny the US a warship.
“There’s still a bit of a mystery about why we can’t do something,” Mr Sheridan told Sky News host Caleb Bond.
“Our frigates are indeed pathetic, clapped out, old, geriatric pensioners who should be given an honourable retirement in an aged care home.
“Indeed if they sail all the way there, they may well need the RACV or the NRMA to help them on the way or something.
“But if they’re there as part of an American task force, they won’t be subject to any real danger.”
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Labor doesn't want to upset their Arabic constituency.
Australia: "We are almost 100% reliant on the US for our defence"
Also Australia: "FU America, we aren't going to lift a finger when you ask for anything in return"
What a spineless prime minister we have . Onya Albo yah dingo
Stop wasting money on games and shit and start building ships . create a bit of employment on the way .
Australia, Canada and most of Europe is so terribly weak it’s sad and pitiful.
Hooray for Albo to ensure Australia interest comes first. You can not trust the USA. USA has betrayed Vietnam and now Ukraine soon.
One thing that is being missed is that commercial ships are being attacked and impeded from carrying on their business… that is the idea of sending warships to that region. It's not just about someone else's war. It is an attack on everyone.
Why China doesn't want us to defend the free sailing and trade on the open seas is a demand for capitulation, especially in the South China Sea.
Albo and his party are communists. No great mystery at all.
What a joke and we want their nuclear submarine.
Well long term this is a good thing, less arms being used, less use of naval warfare, less people getting involved, and less war intensification. Just because AUKUS exists. Australia is still within their rights to deny or supply their allies with warships. I mean currently Australia is not waging any wars at this current stage, just a cultural one a political one from within and that's it.
Why does australia need to involve itself in yet another war with people who are no threat to Australia?
Turkey was no threat to Australia, neither was Germany or italy. The North Koreans didn't want to hurt us, and neither did the north Vietnamese… at least they didn't until we became their enemies by turning up on their borders or lands trying to kill them. Iraq, Syria, Afghanistan… Not one of them was or is currently a threat to Australia. Someone please explain our strategic interests in Ukraine, supply and training equals involvement…. They don't believe the things they tell us…
Hey agro, even the experts contradict your baseless claims and you throughout your show carry on like a fuckwit..maybe volunteer mate ,join the armed forces, love to see you at sea with the ships that you'd like to send, couldn't think anything more pleasurable than housing your vomit through the scuppers
SOMEONE forgot to renew the nrma & racv memberships!
If it lapses, then privileges … are lost ; & new membership can be costly.
Australia has a Palestinian for a prime minister.
Australia only has about four frigates and two are practically spare parts and one always broken in dry dock and the other putts around WA Chasing Boat people.
America, the USA is bankrupt, why support a conflict created by 2 corrupt presidents, the Ukrainian government, and the US government, Joe Biden.
Got to be asked is our future with America and NATO partners?
We are 27 million people how big is our armed forces ever going to be.
Ukraine a country of 30 million backed by the US failed to make a dentbin russia.
We are probably the most liked country on earth we dont need to make enemies. We have no reason to get involved in war. I want to stay safe in my country. I dont support fighting someone elses war and definitely need to spend our tax dollars on health welfare construction… Etc. Australian interests come first and thats how it should always be.
Waiting for orders from china
Let me explain why USA requested a warship from Australia, not that USA needed help… USA is testing Australia after PM and his cabinet recent visit to China and Australia failed on this test. It is now clear that Australia's PM has made promises to XI of China… Promises against USA… And that is not good at all.. not good for USA and not good for Australia. If only Australia had agreed to send a little yacht, USA would have been happy… So it was not about the warship at all…
say no to the US who we rely on for help when under threat. Then bow down to China, I find this hard to fathom, this means only one conclusion to me– Albo is a raving nutcase…
Would not be one bit surprised if Airbus albo was leaned on by the greens and teals. That if he wanted their continued support to pass legislation. He had to say no to the US. How pathetic and spineless is Airbus albo? How long til the next election?
The americans must be thinking why are we helping to defend Australia and shareing our subs when they cant even send a single ship to help out , Remember WW. 2 when they saved Australia with there air and sea power
Labor are a embarrassment.
Good job they save our millions of dollars
& yet Australia still insists that the US provide for it's national security….
Would any serious defence analyst take any notice of the rubbush SkY pumps out. You never get any real experts on SKY, They are all people from the murdoch media empire or burned out Liberal.losers. Never real information, always biased, always from old people desperate to keep a job.
Australia is not a world power , it should focus on defending itself.
USA is the global hegemon with hundreds of military bases.
You can’t even fart without them knowing.
We need an early election to rid us of the Albo circus…
Lucky for the USA our pusillanimity may be infectious 😊
Good Australia shouldn’t help the Americans any more because of American hegemony
I have walked along the beaches and across the ridges of Guadalcanal when there were still the bones of Japanese Soldiers on the ground. I have imagined the horrors of the war fought there to protect Australia from a Japanese invasion. Our saviors were young American boys many of whom died in the effort. Now a request from our No. 1 military partner who is letting us have Nuclear Submarines that they have not offered any one else, is refused by our left wing pussy footed government. Today for the first time in my 80 years, I am ashamed of Australia,
Stop running Australia down with your moronic perceptions
No, no, no. Airbus is showing his strength to chna by telling the US to stick it up themselves.
The ANZAC frigates are not clapped out.
A bit pessimistic about our frigates here! After looking into this I have to disagree with Mr Sheridan on this point. These ships are around 20 years old but have upgraded weapons and radar systems, an impressive top speed, are remarkably agile for their size and are quite battle-worthy……..Which begs the question: Why isn't one of them on it's way to the Red Sea?