Posts Tagged ‘US’
Australia On The Edge
The escalating conflict between US-Israel and Iran is breeding uncertainty about how Australia will be impacted. There are dire concerns for the global fuel supply with Iran’s blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, a vital passage for oil transport that has been brought to a standstill. Oil tankers and fuel facilities have been set ablaze…
Read MoreThe Cold War Reheated: New START Treaty Expires
There are fears a new global nuclear arms race is imminent as the last remaining treaty limiting US and Russian nuclear stockpiles expired this week. This week marked the end of New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty), a US-Russian pact to limit stockpiles of nuclear arsenal between the superpowers. The bilateral agreement was an extension…
Read MoreWelcome To 2026
Fires, floods, and cyclones; pilfered presidents, revolutions, uprisings, and royal commissions. We’re barely a month into the new year and it’s already been chaos. Welcome to 2026. While one part of Australia battles heatwaves and severe bushfires, another is fighting flood waters and the aftermath of an ex-tropical cyclone. Amid the fallout from the Bondi…
Read MoreCharlie Kirk Shooting: A Dark Turning Point
With the assassination of prominent US conservative activist and podcaster Charlie Kirk, we must now face the inevitable fact that something is seriously wrong in the so-called land of the free and home of the brave. Charlie Kirk was shot by an unknown assailant in front of hundreds of people while facilitating a public…
Read MoreIndependence Day 2025
On the fourth of July, Americans celebrate their proudest national holiday, Independence Day. Independence Day commemorates the ratification of the Declaration of Independence by the Second Continental Congress on 4 July 1776. It marks the end of British rule over the colonies and the establishment of the United States of America, a watershed moment in…
Read MoreAs War Looms, Is The US Still The Best Friend We Have?
It’s been a tense week in the world as we watched Iran and Israel edge closer to all-out war. Meanwhile, doubt was cast over Australia’s longstanding relationship with the United States as the Pentagon called for a review of the AUKUS alliance. As Iran and Israel continue to trade missile salvos, US President Donald Trump…
Read MoreA Presidential Dilemma
American voters head to the polls in November in what has already been a contentious and volatile Presidential election. In a race between Donald Trump and Joe Biden, it seems the US people aren’t being given a lot of choice. One is an egomaniacal celebrity property developer/convicted criminal, and the other is an octogenarian…
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