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I know of a couple of Magpies who may be suitable for recruitment. Only in spring of course, but I'm sure our enemies will wait until we are ready.

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That was back in 2017. It's like our government doesn't know how to google!

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Actually, it's because the ADF are still using homing Pigeons to carry their communications James and they take around 8 years to make the journey from Holland to Australia......It's far more secure than Google.

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Just love it James a good laugh

(and probably for the rest of the world too) what absolute fools run this country (for now).

‘What next? Trained dolphins to replace our Collins Class submarines?’ 🤣🤣Yep Richard Marles is probably checking our Marina’s now for suitable ‘flippers’ as you write.

Next will it be carrier pigeons reinstated!!

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As long as they don’t recruit the West Coast Eagles what could possibly go wrong.Well done Anthony Alboeagle.

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as they say"everything but nothing changes"

This mob of galahs have said they want to cut decision time from 8 years to 4 years. Now thats progress

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Maybe they are playing chicken with the CCP.,

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They don't have any balls!

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Good one

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First, the Dutch have been training eagles to take out drones. I would love to have my very own so I could take out all the drones that intrude and disturb the peace of a walk anywhere. I hate the things!!

As for our defence force - personnel on the ground great. The idiots running the defence forces- MIA. We might as well invite the barbarian in. Oh wait we have already- that’s who are on our streets, clogging up our cities and rioting on the streets land ensconced in those apartment towers on the Paramatta River....

Great piece though, James.

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Perfectly said Jillian 🙏🙏

Who is going to be the HERO & get them off

Our streets?

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There is only one thing that I hate more than my country being flooded by ignorant, pathetic creatures that will NEVER integrate, is the unspeakable,idiot politicians .who let them come here in the first place .

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So right Bob,

Been waiting on ole Pen to offer citizenship to

When in MIDDLE EAST.

Instead splashed the credit card.

Not knowing

WHERE funds were going.🙄🙄🙄🙄😭🤬

God HELP AUSTRALIA .🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺

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Someone will eventually but it won’t be pretty. I have written to the premier about the poor and laughable response by the police about the riots happening in cities. I told him we won’t be going anywhere near the CBD for the near future till he makes the streets safe again.

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you might all laugh and snicker, but this is the beginnings of a new era in the Australian Military . Its Fauna Corps , Trained Eagles to counter drones, trained mosquitos to infect invaders with Ross River Virus, trained Crocodiles, Taipans and Fire ants to molest the invaders. All led by General Skippy (the Bush Kangaroo,) This will be a carbon emission free Corps, a valuable contribution to saving the planet and protecting Australia

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Dont even think it out loud David or the wog will say that is in his "plan".

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All this is too much unnecessary fuss. Just set up some signs on the beaches that say, in Chinese, "You are not welcome here". The Chinese are educated. They can read, can't they?

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Well, Australia sent young men to fight the jap zero aircraft (a match for the Spitfire ) in Wirraway aircraft ---not even a good trainer, The jap pilots must have pissed themselves laughing And what have we got now ? Another useless govt with less brains than the first lot of jackasses

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We even bury our helicopters. What will they bury next?

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Wildlife warriors

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You've certainly given the Defence Forces the bird with this one Sir! A tremendously witty excoriation of the most inept department within the Australian government. I thoroughly enjoy and admire your ability to follow through with the continuing pun.

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He truly has a gift that’s for sure!

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Great piece James, very funny & spot on!

It’s sad to see how pathetic we are becoming over such a short period of time.

Everything this bozo government touches turns us into laughing stock. They are malevolent blundering incompetents & quite frankly embarrassing.

We have become just a mere shadow of our former selves. 😡🤬

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Even the shadow seems to be fading.

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Thanks James, a good belly laugh to kick off Sunday.

Sad, though, because of how tragic the situation is.

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Good laugh James, but it really is time the ADF got serious about preparing for war. Australian companies are already producing what is required in drone warfare and defence. Admittedly, we don’t want to see money wasted on unsuitable equipment but anything would be an improvement on eagles and hawks.

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At the beginning of my RAAMC (Medical Corps) Training in preparation to go to SVN, my unit was fully skilled in, no not wound care, no not surgical skills, .....gardening! I spent most of my time pulling out weeds, sweeping barracks and mess hall, spit polishing my kit and painting rocks, (which lined our tent quarters) white so we didn't fall over them on our way to or from parade times. I learned the art of washing dishes and mopping floors which gave me housemaids knees. Came in mighty handy in my marriage though!

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Boomerangs would be cheap and reusable.

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Hilarious, James, love it! What a featherbrained idea. It could only come from the Labor Party. Meanwhile as they’re ruminating on this idea for eight years, we’ve become a nation of Chinese commies, Palestinian terrorists with all their mates from Iran and every other Muslim country you can think of, an unhealthy splattering of Houthis, the odd Russian thousand or two, heaps of machete bearing Africans and any other anti West culture you can name. Two eagles don’t stand a chance!

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Once upon the time we had a 'White Australia' policy. Bob Menzies must be turning in his grave.

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The way some of" these people" are behaving dont rule out a comeback movement. We still have got enough with the convict streak to make it work.(if only )

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The Dutch have been training eagles to take out drones. I wish I had one to take our drones.

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Haha! You mean drones to take out the drones in Canberra and all the states. We’d need a huge number.🤣

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Well not sure about that. I just hate the noise and intrusion by these pesky things that hover over us while we walk.

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I was in the RAAF from 85-93. A time of my life I am proud of. Not sure I could feel the same way as a serviceman now…

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Same, I was in the Air Force in 1967/8 (got married) and my husband from 1965 to 71. They were days when we had an ethos of respectability and honour

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A tune keeps coming to mind just now: Melanie Safko's "Look what they've done to my song (Airforce), Ma...".

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Damn right!

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You must weep to see what they’ve become and in such a short period of time. The rapid decline is quite frightening.

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It would appear that dicipline is a dirty word when recruits under training can carry a red card to show their disaproval of their drill instructors FFS.

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They doubtless consider it discipline, as a reflection of their generation, but it is a long way short of the iron self-discipline required to be effective in the field.

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😂 the Unions! So very true. Love it. Makes a great comedy script. Oh wait, it’s spot on and not satire at all. 😳

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