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Tariffs on 'incredibly important' ally Australia branded 'insulting' in fiery US Senate hearing (www.sbs.com.au)

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Tensions have risen in the United States Senate, with one senator calling the decision to impose tariffs on Australia "insulting", saying it undermined national security and damaged relationships.

"The idea that we are going to whack friend and foe alike — and particularly friends — with this level [of tariffs] is both insulting the Australians, undermines our national security, and frankly makes us not a good partner going forward.

"The lack of trust from friends and allies based upon this ridiculous policy that goes into full effect at midnight tonight is extraordinary.

(not sure where best to post this since it's Australian.. foreign politics?)

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[–] [email protected] 13 points 1 week ago

with one senator calling the decision to impose tariffs on Australia “insulting”, saying it undermined national security and damaged relationships.

hahahah someone realised where Pine Gap is.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago* (last edited 1 week ago) (1 children)

Need to seriously look at the taxes paid by companies with high foreign ownership, specifically American. News Corp. Tech companies. Mining companies. So much wealth being extracted from our country and so much foreign influence corrupting our politics with fuck all to show for it for the people who live here.

Time to grow a backbone Australia and demand a better deal for ourselves and our kids.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 week ago

Relevant recent post by The Australia Institute

[–] [email protected] 8 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Can we tariff pine gap?

[–] [email protected] 6 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Or just take it? We could call it Australia's Greenland.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 week ago (1 children)

Might as well take it. Trump probably doesn't even know what Pine Gap is. FFS, he didn't even know what AUKUS was!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 17 hours ago

There was a political parody comedy radio series in the 80s called “How Green was my Cactus”.

I remember a negotiation between “King Bonza” (Bob Hawke) and a simulacrum of Reagan discussing letting Australia win the Americas Cup yacht race.

KB “Let us win or we’ll force you to tell us what’s at Pine Gap”. R “you will need to force us to tell you where it is first” KB “Then we will send Don Lane home” R “no! Anything but that! OK, you win”