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Given the experience with Gough Whitlam, the consequences would (presumably) be a near-immediate LNP government that would backtrack on any conviction we demonstrate and further make things worse not just for Palestine but for Australians.
Alternatively the consequences could be being cut out of military supply chains in the future but like ... pretty sure America wants to do that anyway so I don't know if the government would hold out on war-crime sanctions based on that.
The coup against Whitlam was made possible by LNP control of the Senate. Right now, Labor can pass whatever it wants if it has Greens support.
If the CIA whispers into the the Green's ear "it's not good enough" or something they could probably convince the Greens to topple Labor's government. The Greens are really dumb.
This is a dumb take
I don't subscribe to the theories around CIA grand strategy there, the US has many fingers in many pies doesn'talways mean they'repulling the puppet strings.
I've learned a bit about that period, and Kerr really seemed to have a boner for using that power and being the big (conservative) dog.
Also i'm not sure its as simple now for the GG to go ahead and do that, i can't remember the details but i think the GG's requirements forbuse of that power were significantly tightened in its aftermath.