David Shoebridge asks Penny Wong if she can give just ‘one’ example where the govt has ‘ever’ pushed back & said ‘No’ to the US’ accessing Australian military bases. Wong can’t name a single example. #auspol

I can’t listen to her anymore. I seriously can’t. Hero to zero. Those speaking tours in the US must be lucrative.

@CarolynmcG I’ll be voting Green next time, & if Labor can’t work with them, well that will be on them. There comes a time when you just got to do what you’ve got to do. Otherwise there will be no saving anything or anyone. Life is short & complicated & there’s no time left to f around.

We are aligning Australia with biggest warmongering nation in history. What a hill to literally die on.

@GregMarSci Wong has sold Australia out for her political skin

Fuck Israel and America.

Respectfully, why are Australian MP's not allowed inside the bases that are under our control?? Less respectfully, if the President believes the question was answered, can she tell us how many times Australia denied the US access to our military bases? Q was not answered!

Can the govt say no? Please look into the agreement post WWII where the US was given access to our airstrips & I'm not sure what else. If we can't say no is it time for the agreement to be tossed before WWIII starts? Seems to me the US has stopped fulfilling their part of agmt?!

She’s lost her lustre.

@delpjm I’d like to know that too.

That's because there are no examples when Australia has said no to America

Penny wrong is just filibustering

@SenatorWong and @AlboMP along with the @AustralianLabor party have sold out Australia to the US and by default Isreal. We gave them a chance to do the right thing for all Australians and they have butt fucked us all.

‘Rotational force posture’ FFS!

She didn’t answer @SenatorWong, #SueLines was wrong on this one #auspol

she doesn't even look towards or address him at all

Watched this today Wong would not answer his question. She does not care what other people feel or say. Everyone is wrong in their thinking except her.

I can’t stand the woman…she’s lost any credibility!

Our alliance? Ms Wong should be careful who she's dragging Australia into bed with. The US is an abomination led by a bunch of aggressive rightwing crazy people. Only Shoebridge & the Greens have the guts to admit it.

The Albanese Govt is so wedded to the U.S. it is prepared to allow the extradition of Australian citizen Dan Duggan to the U.S. on trumped up charges who has committed no crimes in Australia & placed in maximum security prison for over 3 yrs to keep the U.S. happy #auspol #US

I've always said Penny Wong says nothing ever she adopts an assertive authoritarian tone to try convey seriousness but it's always nothing. No policies, no vision just nothing!!

The US is an ally, numbnuts. You and Shoebridge think that international relations is like borrowing a cup of sugar.

In round figures? 0

It's really interesting to see how many of the comments in this thread are critical of not just Ms Wong but of Labor 12 months before an election and some of the rusted ons are falling off. Exactly the same is happening with LNP It's going to be an interesting contest

I find it hard to comprehend how the speaker can say Penny Wong's answer was relevant. Surely a yes or no answer was needed. Then she tells Shoebridge off. Who's side is she on? She should be on the public's side and the right to know.

Penny is 'outraged'

So Albowong have made 100 us bases in Oz targets of nuclear missiles?????? and lap dogs of the criminal lunatics trying to run the us govt at the moment????

do they even ask us for our consent ? isnt it a known fact that we are the US's lap dogs?

Thank God for David Shoobridge!

Perhaps should have been asking the defence minister

@SenatorWong Alliance doesn’t mean handing over the keys

Wong wont answer Senator David Shoebridge! He is SO good but Wong just 'umms & ahhs' re Aust giving acess to ALL our 6 bases to the USA! They r now in EVERY base here! Including nuclear subs!

And the ALP will stand around at the next Federal Election and wonder why they got their arse handed to them....

Can Abbott, Morrison or Howard give one?

She has no answer.