This article critiques Australia's continued dependence on the United States, particularly in the context of the new Trump administration's policies. It highlights the power imbalance between the two nations and urges Australia to explore alternative options for security and international partnerships.
on Sunday as we handed over $800 millionTrump has clearly stated America’s policy is America first. He means what he says here. So, while they “appreciate our $4.7 billion investment” there is no guarantee that we will ever receive these submarines if the US decides that it needs them for itself. The power imbalance between the US and Australia means we would have no recourse. The current chaos in America must encourage our government to reconsider all other options, e.g.
The Washington order demonstrates either ignorance of how many young lives are being placed at risk, cruelty of the most diabolical kind, or both.”, 9/2). It shows that the progressive parties are seen as not solving the cost-of-living rises and preventing crime in the streets. The Liberal Party campaigned on both these issues, as well as the debts incurred by borrowing to build the infrastructure that they asserted was lacking in Werribee and environs.
Yet it was business as usual. More debt arising from Big Build blowouts with increasing taxes making Victoria the highest-taxed state. An almost irrational commitment to the SRL project. Its anti-gas stance continued.
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