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![DavidShoebridge Avatar](https://lunarcrush.com/gi/w:24/cr:twitter::55117013.png) David Shoebridge [@DavidShoebridge](/creator/twitter/DavidShoebridge) on x 43K followers
Created: 2025-07-25 01:18:28 UTC

This would have been a bad move in 1925. It's unbelievable in 2025.

Australia needs to look to our region, not tie our future to a dying empire a world away. 

All this will do is line the pockets of foreign arms companies and alienate our neighbours.

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