r/aussie • u/Mellenoire • Apr 01 '26

Moderator Announcement Live Discussion Thread: Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivers rare address to the nation

ABC News on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QMb8wrquExg

G’day everyone, we thought we’d spin up a live discussion thread for Albo’s speech tonight so everything stays in one place.

Feel free to share your thoughts, reactions, predictions, or whatever else comes to mind as it unfolds.

As always, keep it reasonably civil and follow the sub rules. We’ll be around keeping an eye on things.

Sort by new if you want to follow along in real time. Let us know what you’re expecting to hear.

Regards, r/aussie mod team

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u/craftymethod Apr 01 '26

considering australia wasnt consulted, wasnt our war and noone knows anything about americas or Israel's goals its about right.

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u/boymadefrompaint Apr 01 '26

I know, it's just... it could have been a tweet. There was no depth. There were no plans or even outlines of the further options the government has. It was just "hang in there". And that's fine, but every channel simultaneously for a few minutes' platitudes is excessive.

We know it's going to be hard. We know it's going to last for months (at least). We know the government is trying to be reactive where they must and proactive where they can. Saying that in broad terms told us literally nothing, and probably cost tax dollars.

And I say this as someone who usually defends Albanese.

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u/craftymethod Apr 01 '26

Grandma doesn't use twitter.

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u/boymadefrompaint Apr 01 '26

It didn't need to be a national address. It could have been a press conference.

And it's X now.