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Beijing Rolls Out the Red Carpet for Australia’s Useful Idiots

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James Macpherson
Aug 29, 2025
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In the least surprising news this year, it has been revealed that former Labor Premiers Dan Andrews and Bob Carr will attend a military parade in Beijing next week.

They will be Xi Jinping’s guests of honour alongside Vladimir Putin and Kim Jong-Un.

Naturally, this is deeply embarrassing. For Putin and Kim. But I digress.

Satan declined an invitation. It turns out even he has standards.

Which is a shame since he would have brought some much needed balance to the event …

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