The Australian Greens have launched a policy to develop Australia’s military-industrial base, which would allocate $4 billion to “sovereign manufacturing capabilities” of drones and missiles, purportedly to “defend” Australia.
Living standards in Australia have been pushed down more than in any comparable country over the last three years, the economy has been in a per capita recession for two years, and households are among the most indebted in the world.
At this week’s Democratic National Convention in Chicago, US Vice President Kamala could have poured kerosene on a puppy and still come out as the liberals’ darling.
Having narrowly survived assassination and now formally anointed as the Republican presidential candidate, Donald Trump’s takeover of the Grand Old Party in the United States is complete.