Khaled Sharrouf’s son, a child raised in the suburbs of Sydney, struggles with both arms to hold up the decapitated head of a slain Syrian soldier. In a conflict awash with gruesome images, this single photograph – posted on Twitter by a proud father with the words “Thats my boy!” – may come to symbolise the savagery that has become the hallmark of the Islamic State and the depravity of its army of foreign fighters.

A fine sign at yesterday’s pro-Israel rally in Melbourne, via Nilk UPDATE. Just in case there was any doubt over that whole civilisation vs barbarism thing:Sharrouf, of course, is a leading member of Australia’s tax-funded bludjahideen . This explains why his child is “struggling” to hold up that severed head. He’s planning a workplace injury claim. UPDATE II. Melbourne ABC morning presenter Jon Faine has his head in the sand