# ![@MmarianneJoseph Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:26/cr:twitter::1744211017.png) @MmarianneJoseph Margaret Joseph

Margaret Joseph posts on X about australia, war, history, in the the most. They currently have [---] followers and [---] posts still getting attention that total [------] engagements in the last [--] hours.

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### Top Social Posts
Top posts by engagements in the last [--] hours

"Snobbery is such a strange thing. My grandfather was son of poor and illiterate immigrants from Lebanon but won a scholarship in the 1930s to the prestigious St Ignatiuss College Sydney. He was very popular with his classmates. Australia has always been wonderfully egalitarian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2019707038163783774)  2026-02-06T09:37Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@sallyacb275 Agree this terrible event has been obscured in many ways. Some similarities with the "Black Christmas" St Stephen's Hospital massacre in Hong Kong in WWII. On Christmas Day [----] the Japanese murdered British and Canadian wounded and raped and killed British and local nurses"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2020981821245390874)  2026-02-09T22:03Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Contrary to popular myth most people are good. This is borne out by recent coroner's report of the terrible [----] Bondi junction attacks where [--] died. None of the injured were left - even for a moment - alone. Others helped and held them to the end rather than flee themselves"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021060332932956640)  2026-02-10T03:15Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"It is utterly awful to read about and the cruelty is difficult to fully comprehend. The Hong Kong events should have made commanders in Singapore more cautious yet they delayed evacuating the Australian nurses. As you say the same Japanese committed the atrocity on the Aussie nurses. Utterly dreadful. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021095104694583366 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2021095104694583366"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021095104694583366)  2026-02-10T05:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"A few "balancing" facts on @nswpolice: - Police injured fighting Bondi terrorists; one lost an eye (2025) - Amy Scott shot Bondi Junction attacker expecting she would herself die (2024) - Kelly Foster gave her life to save a tourist (2021) - Countless others injured on duty"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021104303038206223)  2026-02-10T06:09Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Disgraceful pile-on on NSW Police today. Only [--] short months ago 22-year-old Probationary Constable Jack Hibbert was rendered blind in one eye shot after fighting back against terrorists at Bondi. Other police also shot or traumatised yet did their duty until relieved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021117109699477795)  2026-02-10T07:00Z [---] followers, 13.1K engagements


"@TAStanton2323 @GrayConnolly Yes Scott was seriously injured also. Jack lost his sight according to news reports"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021120866789282206)  2026-02-10T07:15Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"I believe it was Mandela's own courage and virtue (his moral leadership honed during years of patient suffering in prison) that led to the movement for change in South Africa - not the protests of a group of Australians over a rugby tour"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021552675037557244)  2026-02-11T11:51Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"There are [--] ways of looking at the past. [--]. You can lament the poor state of affairs today by comparison. Or [--]. You can take inspiration from past heroes and virtues to try to make the present better. Everyone including me does (1) but (2) is far superior"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2022206925094666652)  2026-02-13T07:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@mattkeogh PM Leader of Opposition and ACT Chief Minister all failed to show up at the official National Commemorative Service. I do not think this shows proper respect for our Nashos - however the ceremony was nicely done"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2022516859292299368)  2026-02-14T03:42Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


""Inspiring Women in Leadership - special North Korean edition""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2022537312551473334)  2026-02-14T05:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Yet another incredible story of heroism and service from the terrible events at Bondi I do not think we have heard the last of these stories even now. Bravo Jaydan "I didnt think about personal danger. I would have made the same decision." On December [--] as sirens wailed and crowds ran from the Bondi shooting Navy Clearance Diver Able Seaman Jaydan Minovski sprinted towards the beach to a scene of horror. Leveraging his Clearance https://t.co/4FzK1Pqs7A "I didnt think about personal danger. I would have made the same decision." On December [--] as sirens wailed and crowds ran from the Bondi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2022621036559348124)  2026-02-14T10:36Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Newspapers across Australia carried the news of Sister Vivian Bullwinkel's survival of the Bangka Island Massacre and her return home in September [----] after the end of WWII. Even for a public used to war and loss Australians were deeply shocked by Vivian's story"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023677697269080323)  2026-02-17T08:35Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"The official statement on Australian values - supported by both left and right of politics - is quite sensible. It is worthwhile pointing this out to those - esp on left - who dispute Australian values exist. Values do exist and should be observed by all. https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/social-cohesion/australian-values# https://www.homeaffairs.gov.au/about-us/our-portfolios/social-cohesion/australian-values#"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2022899208064503829)  2026-02-15T05:02Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"https://x.com/mmariannejoseph/status/2023368170590138629 [--] years today since [--] Australian nurses marched "chins up" into the sea on a quiet Sumatran beach and were murdered by Imperial Japanese forces. The nurses had earlier refused to flee and leave their patients. Amongst the most gallant of our Greatest Generation. Lest we forget. https://t.co/qABm34a4w6 https://x.com/mmariannejoseph/status/2023368170590138629 [--] years today since [--] Australian nurses marched "chins up" into the sea on a quiet Sumatran beach and were murdered by Imperial Japanese forces. The nurses had earlier refused to"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023636459131932903)  2026-02-17T05:51Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@sallyacb275 has been posting individual pictures of all the courageous Australian army nurses who ended up on Radji Beach that dreadful February day in [----]. A wonderful resource - yet heartbreaking to see the cheerful smiles now knowing as we do what lay ahead for them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023665112087683352)  2026-02-17T07:45Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"It is hard to express the silent grief Australians suffered over their young people's brutal captivity in WWII. My dad remembers as though it was yesterday the [----] lunch when his mother spoke of her cousin Owen who died on the Sandakan Death March. She never mentioned him again"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023932767109812548)  2026-02-18T01:29Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"We can know however that - whatever terrible unthinkable crimes were perpetuated on the nurses in body - their spirits were and remain unconquerable"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023946193630359742)  2026-02-18T02:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Another useful link from the Australian College of Nursing on modern day efforts to recognise the heroic nurses. https://www.acn.edu.au/nurseclick/remembering-the-fallen-of-the-banka-island-massacre https://www.acn.edu.au/nurseclick/remembering-the-fallen-of-the-banka-island-massacre"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023689991998894408)  2026-02-17T09:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"It is impossible over [--] years later to make sense of Imperial Japan's WWII atrocities. The reaction today to the Australian nurses' story bears this out. But it is never too late to welcome home the Allied men and women who fought suffered and died. I wrote this for Anzac Day"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023707531659600355)  2026-02-17T10:34Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"https://x.com/i/status/2023707531659600355 It is impossible over [--] years later to make sense of Imperial Japan's WWII atrocities. The reaction today to the Australian nurses' story bears this out. But it is never too late to welcome home the Allied men and women who fought suffered and died. I wrote this for Anzac Day. https://t.co/FDWBz3CvUA https://x.com/i/status/2023707531659600355 It is impossible over [--] years later to make sense of Imperial Japan's WWII atrocities. The reaction today to the Australian nurses' story bears this out. But it is never too late to welcome home the Allied men"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023707805291868269)  2026-02-17T10:35Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"What would the brave nurses who perished on Radji Beach want from us as Australians today This is best answered by survivor Vivian Bullwinkel herself: I would like people to appreciate that the lives opportunities sports and freedom for our young were bought at a price"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024003298458509584)  2026-02-18T06:09Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Following the Bondi attacks it is clear to me there are evils in our world I cannot explain. But I have chosen to write on what I am absolutely confident about which is the goodness and decency of our Australian spirit. In today's Daily Telegraph"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2007999204539748418)  2026-01-05T02:14Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@DarrenPlane Thank you for this beautiful story. A bit teary myself now Vivian knew how much had been sacrificed by young people of her generation so that children of future generations could grow up in a free and happy land. I think your 11-year-old self got it exactly right🙏"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024049891308409010)  2026-02-18T09:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@ArmchairBard I gather the latter. There are no indications of any remorse in the records. Quite terrible to contemplate the evil he presided over - his unit also committed atrocities against nurses during the fall of Hong Kong"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023913519394267621)  2026-02-18T00:12Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A beautiful story. A few tears. Sister Vivian knew well the sacrifices of all her generation - our Greatest Generation - were made so children of future generations could grow and thrive and play happily together in a free and peaceful land. @MmarianneJoseph We had a small park in the corner of our old Hospital grounds in Broken Hill the Vivian Bullwinkel park. Swings Monkey bars. For 4yrs or so when I was a kid my best mate and I would use this park to play cricket it was only about 20m by 40m it had 12ft green cyclone @MmarianneJoseph We had a small park in the corner of our old Hospital"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024051243690152331)  2026-02-18T09:19Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Vivien Bullwinkel bravely stood up for her murdered colleagues when she appeared at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal in [----] to tell the world what had occurred at Radji Beach. Perpetrators largely evaded earthy justice; the commanding officer of the Japanese unit committed suicide"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023887594837471324)  2026-02-17T22:29Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"84 years this week since Australias most catastrophic military defeat when Singapore fell in WWII. Over [-----] of Australias best young men captured. Many died in brutal captivity. There are Australians in their 80s and 90s today who have ached for lost dads their whole lives"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2021891462506713564)  2026-02-12T10:17Z [---] followers, 26.5K engagements


"You can choose to be patriotic and sincerely love your country without having to embrace the narratives put forward by any political party right or left. That freedom is embedded in democracy itself"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023302131995083146)  2026-02-16T07:43Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"As I have carefully explained before Australian identity and values are supported by both left and right of politics and are set out clearly on the Home Affairs website. This is a good example of social media creating unnecessary division where broad consensus actually exists"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023334257972891826)  2026-02-16T09:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"As a left-wing government is currently in power in Australia many inflammatory things "leftists" say on social media do not make sense. If their views were widespread then ideas would already have been implemented. So such views must lie outside mainstream. (Same for right)"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023346862301007941)  2026-02-16T10:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"84 years today since [--] Australian nurses marched "chins up" into the sea on a quiet Sumatran beach and were murdered by Imperial Japanese forces. The nurses had earlier refused to flee and leave their patients. Amongst the most gallant of our Greatest Generation. Lest we forget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023368170590138629)  2026-02-16T12:05Z [---] followers, 433.8K engagements


"Two lovely photos of gifted leader Matron Irene Drummond (with glasses) with her nurses. Even in the last minutes of her life that terrible day on Bangka Island Irene did not stop caring for her young nurses calling out "Chin up girls I'm proud of you and I love you all""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023610910447988838)  2026-02-17T04:10Z [---] followers, 14.5K engagements


"The Australian Army nurses who suffered deeply as POWs in WWII never gave up on doing good post-war. Sister Betty Jeffrey urged young people to Help everybody.And have a good time. This is a wonderful land of ours and we are part of a pretty wonderful world. Be part of it""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023891707440635958)  2026-02-17T22:45Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Vivian Bullwinkel bravely stood up for her murdered colleagues when she appeared at the Tokyo War Crimes Tribunal in [----] to tell the world what had occurred at Radji Beach. Perpetrators largely evaded earthly justice; the commander of the Japanese unit committed suicide. https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023893891246944764/photo/1 https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023893891246944764/photo/1"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023893891246944764)  2026-02-17T22:54Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@DarrenPlane It is one of the most extraordinary heartbreaking yet inspiring stories from Australias history. Once you hear it you never forget it. Lest we forget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024051548108509495)  2026-02-18T09:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"One sad regrettable aspect of Australian Army nurses' capture after fall of Singapore is that Australian commander Gordon Bennett refused the plea of his senior medical officer to evacuate them back to Australia days earlier. To this day few can understand Bennett's decision"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024094840007639080)  2026-02-18T12:13Z [---] followers, 11.2K engagements


"@hNW7xLv4NwOcOIn Thank you for your brave and thoughtful comment 🙏It was a terrible war and it is difficult to confront and comprehend the events looking back. A sad and dreadful chapter of history"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024198462351478845)  2026-02-18T19:04Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Sadly such terrible posts excusing monstrous acts are becoming common. At their heart is the ugly Marxist view that human beings are merely disposable pawns in a power struggle - with no inherent dignity or right to life. Ive seen a lot of depraved things on this site but Rnn gaslighting Ann by insisting her sister wasnt murdered has to be one of the worst. Provo apologists are vile people. https://t.co/wD1lBM5Rr7 Ive seen a lot of depraved things on this site but Rnn gaslighting Ann by insisting her sister wasnt murdered has to be one of the worst. Provo apologists are vile people."  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023354573369581710)  2026-02-16T11:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Tremendously moved today to see how the story of Australias gallant WWII nurses on Radji Beach resonates with so many over [--] years later. But of course as I have written before there is no time limit on fighting evil nor any expiry date on sacrifice. Lest we forget"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023640100899520568)  2026-02-17T06:06Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@sallyacb275 has been posting individual pictures of all the courageous Australian army nurses who ended up on Radji Beach that dreadful February day in [----]. A wonderful resource - yet heartbreaking to see the cheerful smiles now knowing as we do what lay ahead for them"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023664848802877449)  2026-02-17T07:44Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Official Australian War Memorial page and account of the Australian nurses and the Bangka Island massacre. A useful short reference. https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island https://www.awm.gov.au/vyner-brooke-and-banka-island"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023689447301403030)  2026-02-17T09:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Wonderful news for anyone familiar with Roddie's story. Roddie's act of moral courage in captivity exemplifies virtuous leadership. His example can inspire us today to stand up for what is right - even when we are placed under acute pressure to look the other way. Breaking: A South Knoxville native will receive the militarys highest and rarest medal WWII Master Sergeant Roddie Edmonds will posthumously receive the Medal of Honor. Held captive in a German POW camp MSG Edmonds had a gun pointed at his head by a Nazi officer commanding https://t.co/5aumHRRmTi Breaking: A South Knoxville native"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023736711432339608)  2026-02-17T12:30Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"On further atrocities (rape) that may have occurred to the nurses historians have offered circumstantial evidence but there is no direct testimony from Vivian Bullwinkel herself and her family has expressed concern about speculation. We will likely never know the full truth"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023945758589022622)  2026-02-18T02:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The plight of the Australian nurses following the fall of Singapore is covered in the first six minutes of this documentary. Sole survivor Sister Vivian Bullwinkel herself discusses - with great dignity and clarity - what happened on Radji Beach on [--] February [----]. @MmarianneJoseph @AllisonPearson https://t.co/d57Yihb4E0 The story is movingly & heartbreakingly told at beginning of episode [--] of this wonderful documentary series about the war in the Pacific Hell in the Pacific It features surviving nurse Vivien Bullwinkle If anyone hasnt watch it highly recommended @MmarianneJoseph"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023863243572474330)  2026-02-17T20:52Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Betty's story is beautifully captured in this splendid book:"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2023936239406379048)  2026-02-18T01:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A lovely kindness by this young girl to show care for Matilda's family. Matilda had a younger sister who misses her sibling terribly. "She started making small bee bracelets and selling them with the simple goal of sending Matildas grieving family on a trip to Disneyland." An Australian schoolgirl has raised more than $40000 for the family of Matilda the 10-year-old tragically killed in last years Bondi terror attack. https://t.co/JuT4gRroqr An Australian schoolgirl has raised more than $40000 for the family of Matilda the 10-year-old tragically killed in last years Bondi terror attack."  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2024206793464041526)  2026-02-18T19:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PaulZauch Happy new year and thank you so much for your kind support. Yes I am realistic it is an uphill battle to defend these truths at best of times - I think sadly it may become even harder this year with ever increasing polarisation. Can only soldier on"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2006603007493025961)  2026-01-01T05:46Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@PaulMan70983272 @StnJensen Talking points can be easily swapped out and updated😆"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2006603402541990290)  2026-01-01T05:48Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"This is a beautiful attempt to capture the spiritual loss to Australia of the Bondi attacks. I do not agree with the Guardian on many things but this is welcome amidst the failure of media and social media to adequately cover the non-tangible costs. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/03/bondi-is-where-i-have-felt-safe-all-my-life-how-could-anyone-want-to-destroy-this-monument-to-humanity-and-joy-ntwnfb https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jan/03/bondi-is-where-i-have-felt-safe-all-my-life-how-could-anyone-want-to-destroy-this-monument-to-humanity-and-joy-ntwnfb"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2007211727864393945)  2026-01-02T22:05Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Sad to see Usman Khawaja's comments on Australia. He seems to place high value on "honesty" but low value on equally important virtue of gratitude. And you cannot "shame" anyone into being grateful for blessings or loving their country. So public reaction unlikely to change him"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2007258512251072585)  2026-01-03T01:11Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Usman Khawaja reminds me of the person in every workplace who likes to point out all the work that hasn't been done (rather than what has been) and carp about people stealing their milk. Am not sure any of this is about Australia is more he is a tiresome "glass half empty" type"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2007358943665033720)  2026-01-03T07:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A sadder aspect of this Sussex saga is two young children being deprived of extended family and their father's homeland. For Archie and Lilibet who are both in direct line of succession to throne it is absurd to grow up knowing nothing of Royal Family Britain or Commmonwealth. Prince Harry Set to Regain Armed Security in U.K. Opening Door for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet To Visit King Charles https://t.co/GKH7VD6pYL Prince Harry Set to Regain Armed Security in U.K. Opening Door for Prince Archie and Princess Lilibet To Visit King Charles https://t.co/GKH7VD6pYL"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2008320266259362138)  2026-01-05T23:30Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"This cartoon is based on the fallacy no individual has agency to make up their own mind on an issue and powerful actors are pulling our strings. But if this is true then the cartoonist herself is no exception and she too is manipulated. So either way this is a fail on her part"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2008745964702756884)  2026-01-07T03:42Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The reason we see "cancellation" sagas play out is because governments have failed to articulate and enforce the minimum duties required by a citizen to his or her country. So others try (often in a muddled/piecemeal way) to fill the gap. An unsatisfactory situation all round"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2009826086843232738)  2026-01-10T03:14Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Our materialist-driven world in all its glory. The Beatles famously sang "Can't buy me love" in the 1960s but in [----] it appears true love is incidental to credit card points"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2009920124451795332)  2026-01-10T09:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"In a free country people are entitled to hold what views they like about any govt anywhere in the world. But they are not entitled to inflict their anger and negative consequences on their own country and its innocent citizens. Why should ordinary Australians pay a price"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2009938479598448665)  2026-01-10T10:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Citizenship is a contract between a person and their country. In Australia very little is required of the citizen (not even military service). The person simply has to refrain from hating Australia and their fellow Australians and not support our enemies. This is not difficult"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2010275915809636627)  2026-01-11T09:01Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Whatever our political views this on [--] Jan by PM is bipartisan and reflects views of vast majority: ".Australians want two things. They want when it comes to the Middle East they want it to stop. But the other thing that they want is for conflict to not be brought here.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2010830375434502575)  2026-01-12T21:44Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


""One thing is sure that.the rights of a man to live 'his own' life without fear of those eternal allies of totalitarianism the secret police the torture chamber and the hangman are rights which must be defended to the death."- Australia's Prime Minister John Gorton in 1968"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2010936289391231365)  2026-01-13T04:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"I will be perfectly honest and say the whole thing confuses me greatly. My sense is that Australians have paid little attention to the Middle East and that social media and protests gives an impression of widespread interest that doesn't actually exist. I don't believe this has been properly polled. I think most are extremely frustrated these foreign policy issues have intruded into our national life. https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010961759012864020 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2010961759012864020"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2010961759012864020)  2026-01-13T06:26Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Most Australians put our country first and are not hateful. So the purpose of any new laws should be to hold the non-virtuous minority to the standard of the virtuous majority. If laws are not accomplishing this aim then they are bad laws"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011181149616566450)  2026-01-13T20:58Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"2 ways of responding to hatred: [--]. Emphasise the shared identity of all Australians - so the offence of hatred is against the nation. [--]. Emphasise the disparate identities of different groups - so the offence of hatred is personal against that group. Option #1 is far better"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011202520878891433)  2026-01-13T22:23Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Interesting to see our NSW and South Australian Premiers maintain a coherent case against anti-Semitism and refuse to capitulate to anti-Australia types. Harks back to an earlier "pre-corporate" era of Labor politicians steadfast on national threats. Bob Hawke remains exemplar"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011559618896699586)  2026-01-14T22:02Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Two competing truths: 1.If you hand over too much power to the State to restrict free speech you undercut a free and open democracy. [--]. If you allow a disruptive minority who hate the peaceful majority to continue unchecked you also undercut a free and open democracy"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011685406711181689)  2026-01-15T06:22Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


""Victim blaming" is not new. After Soviets shot down Korean Air Flight [---] in [----] killing [---] Bob Hawke's govt lashed out at Moscow's first vile excuses for targeting innocents incl Australians: "no element of contrition.it amounts to blaming the victims themselves.""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011919031755031030)  2026-01-15T21:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Well done to the Opposition Leader here. The erasure of history from public and political life and ceremony continues to carry negative consequences for all. Outside Anzac Day it is rare to see politicians making an effort in this respect. Visiting the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre is a confronting reminder of why history must never be forgotten. https://t.co/jhS5Ut7JS5 Visiting the Adelaide Holocaust Museum and Andrew Steiner Education Centre is a confronting reminder of why history must never be forgotten. https://t.co/jhS5Ut7JS5"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011933578268143894)  2026-01-15T22:48Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"I find this social media "reasoning" fascinating. We each only hold moral responsibility for a situation if we have genuine power in that scenario. No Australian has control over actions of a foreign govt (leaving aside truth of claims). Therefore impossible to be "complicit""  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2011936870020558974)  2026-01-15T23:01Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Sad to see "conservative" political failures in Aust. Australians wanted to hear after Bondi "Australia isn't beaten. We're strong and we'll get through this. I'll lock up up the evil actors but won't infringe good people's freedoms". Yet no one could rise to this simple test"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2013922882712477917)  2026-01-21T10:33Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Brilliant speech by @ChrisMinnsMP at the Opera House National Day of Mourning service tonight. Key messages: If you hate Australia this is not the country for you. The "real" Australia is the courage of all who helped on the day and since. This love is the best of Australia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2014269400409641080)  2026-01-22T09:30Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"I have speculated previously the reason war memorials get attacked is because "protestors" know- deep down - they are purposeless and incapable of accomplishing the acts of gallantry and heroism of past generations. The envy drives the destruction. @DrewPavlou This is what they did to the War Memorial in Eltham today https://t.co/Mswr4ywxU6 @DrewPavlou This is what they did to the War Memorial in Eltham today https://t.co/Mswr4ywxU6"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2014623696099631159)  2026-01-23T08:58Z [---] followers, 37.8K engagements


"@StnJensen My dad was even briefly arrested for seizing a Viet Cong flag from a protestor and running off with it😂 oddly enough he actually became friends with the protestor later in life when their paths crossed again. He isn't one to hold a grudge😃"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2014904881237418312)  2026-01-24T03:35Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"It took the Governor-General [--] weeks to realise the truth of my piece in the Daily Telegraph in early January. Her op-ed in this weekend's Australian picks up my themes"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015224417681650148)  2026-01-25T00:45Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"Being Australian runs deeper than culture. It is a spiritual fellowship of all who open their hearts to our values - and who are united in wanting their children to grow up without fear of war or each other. Wishing all my fellow Australians a very happy Australia Day tomorrow"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015315980537520570)  2026-01-25T06:49Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@Vaxman80 What a wonderful family story and proud history in Australia So special to have those photos of your dad as a brave young man seeking out a new land of opportunity"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015686285671932140)  2026-01-26T07:20Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"What an utterly splendid - and rare - photo of the late Queen Elizabeth's father In June [----] no less not long before the Battle of Britain and Britain's most acute peril. George VI visits an arms factory out of London on the 2nd June [----]. He is seen firing a Bren gun at the factorys range. (The print itself is an original copy from the 3rd June [----] - from my private collection.) https://t.co/yutyrVVoQV George VI visits an arms factory out of London on the 2nd June [----]. He is seen firing a Bren gun at the factorys range. (The print itself is an original copy from the 3rd June [----] - from"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015692635151978999)  2026-01-26T07:45Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@charles_haig01 Even in addition to his bravery at Bondi Ahmed has kept showing up at events overseas and in Australia to support others and promote Australian values (despite threats from extremists). His physical injuries sadly are likely to have a long-term impact. As you say a treasure"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015703124837859821)  2026-01-26T08:27Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"God bless Bruce Woodley and Dobe Newton for writing Australia's unofficial anthem "I am Australian" back in [----] To hear those familiar words being sung by thousands with such love and gusto at the Australia Day concert in Sydney brings a few tears - esp after pain of Bondi"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015730614394380524)  2026-01-26T10:16Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Well it seems Australia Day [----] was a tremendous success It is quite remarkable how the public mood can shift. Well done to all especially those who helped make today special in their communities"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015741631501357453)  2026-01-26T11:00Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A wonderful round-up My brave splendid great-grandfather was part of the first three achievements - as a green young officer at Gallipoli and a senior commander for the Tobruk and Kokoda battles. Best achievements in Australian military history: -Gallipoli (1915): We stormed a beach uphill on the first day inflicting most casualties with the bayonet and grabbed onto a beachhead that we managed to hold for [--] moths in horrific conditions. The Allies lost the overall https://t.co/fjqSxjrmHs Best achievements in Australian military history: -Gallipoli (1915): We stormed a beach uphill on the"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015914993095713134)  2026-01-26T22:29Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"These issues cannot be addressed solely through a lofty "free speech" narrative. Minimum duties to the nation have to be looked at. There should be no "freedom" to speak on behalf of our foreign enemies for example. Most Australians love our country and would agree on that. The best way to respect the victims at Bondi is not to censor uncomfortable views but to uphold the rights that the killers on the beach so brutally flouted to life freedom of religion and freedom of speech. I hope Australians can learn that lesson. https://t.co/MjrhehKUdM The best way to respect the victims at Bondi is"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2016061988468883494)  2026-01-27T08:13Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"If you adopt your enemys evil tactics in a war then you only end up becoming more like your enemy - and thus hand them the ultimate victory. Apt for todays political climate where both left and right abandon timeless principles in their quest to crush the other side"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2016420816246985081)  2026-01-28T07:59Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"@StnJensen I think the issue is that if Commonwealth is not prepared to do anything he is left with limits of State powers which results in a "micro" focus. I agree some of policy choices are unwise but I think this situation of the Cth completely missing in action is unprecedented sadly"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2005449062250938689)  2025-12-29T01:21Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"VC winner Tom "Diver" Derrick who gave his life for Australia in Borneo in WWII. As Tom lay at casualty station he said politely to his CO: "I don't have long to go and I'm sure you'll excuse me if I spend some time with my padre". Tom was much loved. Troops wept at his passing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2013361969521402346)  2026-01-19T21:24Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"A beautiful and deeply moving Australia Day message from Ahmed Al-Ahmed one of the remarkable heroes of the Bondi attack"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2015564764970471920)  2026-01-25T23:17Z [---] followers, 16.6K engagements


"If you adopt your enemys evil tactics in a war then you only end up becoming more like your enemy - and thus hand them the ultimate victory. Apt for todays political climate where both left and right abandon timeless principles in their quest to crush opponents"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2016422063620407774)  2026-01-28T08:04Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The vile insanity of any justification of political violence by far left is driven home once you realise those innocent members of a targeted group are never the only victims. Bystanders witnesses and first responders are all victims too and experience lifelong trauma"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2016781023967899719)  2026-01-29T07:50Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The problem with this idea is that- unless carefully managed - people interpret the extra day as a sign all public holidays of all types (even a solemn one like Anzac Day) exist to serve the individual not the nation. Australia already asks so very little of our citizens. With Anzac Day falling on a Saturday the NSW government is considering making Monday a public holiday in line with WA and the ACT. https://t.co/zR6E6uhYxA With Anzac Day falling on a Saturday the NSW government is considering making Monday a public holiday in line with WA and the ACT. https://t.co/zR6E6uhYxA"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2016823712931336371)  2026-01-29T10:40Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Why do leaders tolerate disgraceful attacks on war memorials across the country This is yet another example of how the materialists approach public service. In their minds a spiritual cost to the nation (which cant be quantified in a neat little ledger) is no loss at all"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2017352538572656643)  2026-01-30T21:41Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Yes they are so chilling all the safeguards got loosened very quickly and now there are even documented cases without full consent of the person (which makes it murder) and also for non life threatening conditions and even mental illness. It is so awful I cannot comprehend any of this in a so-called civilised society https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017555021232279651 https://twitter.com/i/web/status/2017555021232279651"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2017555021232279651)  2026-01-31T11:06Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"The new Epstein documents highlight the extremes of amoral economically rationalist society - where human dignity is traded to the highest bidder. The utter greed and depravity of the fifth-rate elites who congregated around this diabolical figure is profoundly disturbing"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2017788048868843988)  2026-02-01T02:32Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@PaulMan70983272 I agree. Everyone needs encouragement yet often the worst conduct is rewarded these days"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2018272308352463303)  2026-02-02T10:36Z [---] followers, [--] engagements


"Lightoller was an extraordinary man of patriotism grit and duty. Like so many British dads of his generation he also experienced deep loss in World War II. One of his sons was killed on service with the Royal Air Force and another on service with the Royal Navy. Terribly sad. Charles Lightoller was the second officer of the Titanic who forced men to leave the lifeboats at gunpoint so only women and children could board. Later he was trapped underwater while helping others and survived only because a boiler exploded and the blast set him free. [--] https://t.co/txBCoQYHDB Charles Lightoller was"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2018635170170224872)  2026-02-03T10:38Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Remembering our dear late Queen and her wonderful stoic philosophy inherited from her mother: Never complain never explain. Wise words for everyone in our age of online chatter"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2019536911577280752)  2026-02-05T22:21Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"Famously both an Oxford graduate and champion of the working classes Prime Minister Bob Hawke described Australians as: a people who want a fair go for themselves and their families. but just as much a fair go for all their fellow citizens. Interesting contrast below"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2019640743028195403)  2026-02-06T05:14Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"@beninthecapita1 The whole thing is truly bizarre. As you say it is fundamentally anti -Australian"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2019711484956483605)  2026-02-06T09:55Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"This video exemplifies the Princess Royal She has always quietly got on with things not drawing attention to herself and expressing surprise when others do so. A woman of duty who has followed her mothers example of hard work and low-drama. During an injury break at the Italy v Scotland game in Rome the camera switched to show Princess Anne and the crowd erupted with cheers for her She didnt realise the cheers were for her until someone told her 🥹👏 https://t.co/93qGfglBZc During an injury break at the Italy v Scotland game in Rome the camera switched to show Princess Anne and the crowd"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2020244673097527638)  2026-02-07T21:13Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"It is interesting some libertarian-leaning people choose to interpret the Epstein files in narrow reductionist terms ie the question of Was a law broken The better question to ask is How do we protect the young and vulnerable from the advances of the older and depraved"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2020397033732112840)  2026-02-08T07:19Z [---] followers, [----] engagements


"@PaulMan70983272 Agree - I noticed AFP is running a campaign on this - very disturbing trend by some groups of immigrants to marry off girls in high school"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2020398063156900263)  2026-02-08T07:23Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The questions to young US athletes at the Winter Olympics about whether they feel shame to compete under the US flag are crass and absurd. Patriotism is a matter of the soul and thus independent of governments. Governments rise and fall but love for ones country is enduring"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/2020623865668653355)  2026-02-08T22:20Z [---] followers, [---] engagements


"The "new right's" obsession with ethnicity as determinative of Aust identity is a triumph of leftism. Such people are in fact rigidly Marxist in their thinking. No redemption for anyone unlucky enough to be born into "wrong" background - even if they fight and die for Australia"  
[X Link](https://x.com/MmarianneJoseph/status/1980895651266449800)  2025-10-22T07:15Z [---] followers, [----] engagements

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