Australian MP Barnaby Joyce likens US execution to a ‘Roman amphitheatre’
Australian MP Barnaby Joyce said people should not watch a US military firing-squad execution, comparing it to a “Roman amphitheatre”. Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young urged the government to block the broadcast or livestream.
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Australian MP Barnaby Joyce said people should not watch a US military firing-squad execution, describing it as something resembling a “Roman amphitheatre”.
Greens senator Sarah Hanson-Young called on the Australian government to block the “barbaric” broadcast or livestream. The source does not say that the government decided to prohibit it.
Joyce aligned himself with the call, while the government offered no indication that it would ban the broadcast.
Other developments in the political live blog concerned domestic Australian issues. Small business minister Anne Aly said she learned of the Australian Taxation Office’s decision to stop accepting credit cards on 1 October, when it was announced publicly.
The antisemitism royal commission also announced an additional closed hearing in October. It will examine security and intelligence issues connected with the Bondi attack on 14 December 2025; no exact hearing date was given.
What we know
- Barnaby Joyce compared a US firing-squad execution broadcast with a “Roman amphitheatre”.
- Sarah Hanson-Young urged Australia’s government to block the broadcast or livestream.
- The government did not announce a decision to ban the broadcast.
- The antisemitism royal commission will hold an additional closed hearing in October on security and intelligence issues.
Trust: Single source
- The story relies on one publisher. A second independent confirmation has not been established from the cited sources.
- Sources: The Guardian World.
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