President realDonaldTrump has emphatically declared “the best is yet to come” at a campaign rally in Florida.
President Donald Trump has emphatically declared “the best is yet to come” at a campaign rally in Florida. “We stand on the shoulders of Florida patriots who gave their blood, sweat and tears for this beloved nation,” the president said.
“Won two world wars, defeated fascism and communism, and from here in this beautiful sun-drenched state of Florida we launched American astronauts to the moon. “We made America into the single greatest nation in the history of the world, and the best is yet to come. “We are going to keep on winning, winning, winning.”
Australia Latest News, Australia Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
There is 'no statistical evidence the lockdowns work', yet policies remain unchanged | Sky News AustraliaThe Australian’s Adam Creighton says while it feels like lockdowns should work, data from around the world shows “there is no statistical evidence that they do”.\n\n“The volume of cases rises and falls basically regardless of what different countries do,” Mr Creighton told Sky News host Peta Credlin. \n\nMr Creighton said people ought to be skeptical or cynical about the incentives of the bureaucracy and the government, considering it’s September and we’ve learnt more about the virus, yet there seems to have been no change to their policies. \n\n“They’re just people, like everyone else, and they are self-interested and frankly, when you’re analysing why there hasn’t been a change of mind, it’s at least partly because it’s very embarrassing, I think for leaders to say that they might have been wrong, that they might have overreacted,” he said. \n\n“Also they are, to some extent, benefitting from this whole saga, they’re in the media every day, their incomes haven’t gone down.\n\n“All of the costs of lockdown are basically falling on other people who have no say in the decision.”\n
Read more »
Chief executive of Busselton Jetty Inc. discusses jetty attractions with Sky News | Sky News AustraliaSky News host Alan Jones has spoken with Chief Executive of Busselton Jetty Incorporated Lisa Shreeve about the amazing attractions the jetty has to offer and the goals of its preservation for future generations.\n\nBusselton Jetty is the longest timber-piled jetty in the southern hemisphere (1841 metres), managed by the not-for-profit community organisation Busselton Jetty Incorporated.\n\nMs Shreeve said the goal of Busselton Jetty Inc. is to “make sure the jetty is here for our kids and their grandkids to enjoy fishing, diving, snorkeling, seeing this amazing marine life that lives underneath the jetty.”\n\n“You couldn’t ask for a more picturesque location,” Mr Jones said.\n
Read more »
Crowd boos Trump as he pays respect to Ginsburg | Sky News AustraliaA crowd has booed US President Donald Trump while he was paying respect to late Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg – shouting “vote him out”.\n\nPresident Trump was left with First Lady Melania Trump shortly after the jeering began.\n\nHe said he would announce his choice for the Supreme Court at the weekend.\n\nWhite House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany described the chants as “appalling”.
Read more »
US media exaggerations about Trump indicate fear ‘Biden will lose’ | Sky News AustraliaNationals Senator Matt Canavan says the fact some parts of the US media exaggerate claims about President Donald Trump indicate they are not confident Joe Biden will win the looming election.\n\nIt comes after President Trump refused to commit to the peaceful transfer of power after November’s presidential election.\n\nOne US media outlet reported Trump's refusal to commit as Trump “threatening violence to stay in power.”\n\n“They’re trying to delegitimize a Trump victory before it happens,” Mr Canavan told Sky News host Paul Murray.\n\n“I think the fact that some parts of the US media are exaggerating on these claims indicates they are not confident that their man is going to get up – that they don’t think Joe Biden is going to win.”\n
Read more »
Hundreds of whales die in Australia's worst mass stranding | Sky News AustraliaRescuers assisting in Australia’s worst mass whale stranding will be turning their focus from rescuing to retrieving and disposing of 380 dead pilot whales. \n\nA second pod in trouble was discovered in Macquarie Harbour on Tasmania’s west coast during an aerial search, however, it was likely they were part of the same stranding as the initial pod. \n\nRescuers spent three days attempting to shift hundreds of whales off sandbars, succeeding in freeing about 50 of the long-finned pilot whales. \n \n
Read more »
Revised fiscal strategy setting Australia up for a 'hell of a deficit' | Sky News AustraliaSky News Political Editor Andrew Clennell says the government’s revised fiscal strategy is setting Australia up for a “hell of a deficit” ahead of the October 6 budget.\n\nTreasurer Josh Frydenberg on Thursday revealed the government’s budget repair approach will be replaced with ongoing targeted and proportionate spending to drag Australia out of recession.\n\nIn place of the previous fiscal strategy there will now be a two phase approach.\n\nThe first is about boosting confidence and getting Australians back to work.\n\nThe second will happen when Australia’s recovery is in full swing, with Mr Frydenberg making it clear that won’t occur until unemployment is below six per cent.\n\n“I’ve been talking about (a deficit of) $200 billion; one wonders if it will actually be bigger,” Mr Clennell said.\n\n“We’ve had the biggest support in our history, $101 billion for JobKeeper alone.\n\n“We know there will be a lot less tax revenue, particularly after the Victorian lockdown.\n\n“And we know they’re going to cut income tax and maybe company tax.”\n
Read more »