The Aussie Cossack has had some issues with the law in Australia which has caused him to be held up in a Russian consulate. Meanwhile, there was a new Russian embassy to be built in Canberra where Australia changed the law to tear up the lease agreement Russia had. Russia then issued a high court challenge on Australia changing the lease agreement which is still before the courts. Along with Australia being in a proxy war with Ukraine. We are getting to the point where everybody seems to be poking everybody with a stick. If you know what I mean.
Send in the drones.
28 Jun 2023 - Pro-Putin military bloggers claim Australian-built cardboard drone was brought down inside Russia
Photos have appeared online purporting to show an Australian-made drone that recently crashed inside Russian territory with an explosive strapped to it.
Unverified images of the damaged unmanned aerial vehicle (UAV) also appear to show it was equipped with a radio detonator and were posted on several pro-Putin social media accounts in the past week.
The Aussie Cossack has released a video expressing that Australian drones being supplied to Ukraine are killing Russians and he expects Russia to retaliate against Australia for such actions.
28 Jun 2023 - Albo lied. People died. Australian Drones vs Russia.
If it is the same drone they can be used for bombings. As mentioned on Sunrise ( Channel 7 Australia ). It was no secret they were going to be supplied to Ukraine.
3 Mar 2023 - Australian company supplying Ukraine with cardboard drones to fight Russia - 7NEWS Australia
Backing up slightly, we had the Russian Ambassador to Australia reported as saying.
28 Jun 2023 - Russian ambassador fires up at Albanese government
So what's the Australian Government to do? Label anything that they might not agree with as misinformation with new laws where any social media platform could face fines. Well, that is what it feels like because the first casualty of war is the truth. So it looks like being able to hide behind proxy war status is not going to cut it for Australia anymore.
29 Jun 2023 - ‘You should be scared’: Bolt slams new misinformation bill from Labor government - Sky News Australia