France and the US have settled their differences but not so Morrison and Johnson. We know Brexit is France's sticking point with the UK but why is Australia even the harder of pills to swallow? It's the absolute Trump betrayal by an otherwise once ally? Even Biden saw it as just that and regretted the Morrison tactless approach when informed how our PM had done sweet FA about it. After all the highly regarded French sub is and always was a nuclear powered one and it was the LNP that demanded it be a fossil fuel powered one. They and all their specialists had determined that the French sub was the best. The American one was never really in contention and the UK was already too old. Tut now suddenly without consultation the American is the "best".
The French have skin in the game here in the region in as much as they have territory in the Pacific the British don't. They gave Hong Kong to China Morrison has forfeited Australian sovereignty opened the door to American and UK bases in the region and making us a greater target without increasing our influence as the regions better Asian neighbor. The whole circus is a short term publicity event with long term consequences. It's is a media exercise for Morrison re-election and it's costing us billions. Morrison doesn't get a mention in US news he does in the French but they aren't about to vote for him. But it's all front page Scott in Australia.
Is he really about to do the same and flip on climate with the backing of Johnson and Biden, not at all. He is however going to run a Phillip Morris campaign. They promise to "unsmoke the world". Morrison promises his "new technologies" will clean the world. Indirectly it's JobKeeper investment in corporate welfare an approach save mining but not the environment or a real commitment to a 2050 nett zero emissions target rather than a preferred one. Yes,the LNP are about to change the "English language" their spin but that's all. Their actions well they will remain same and serve the interests of their donors. Murdoch announced that in October he will run their green campaign for them and manage their spin. Then on top of that they will have Palmer's money and the pork barrelling to boot. How on earth can an electorate or an opposition even begin to compete in that undemocratic space?
“Almost comical”. Experts lambast Scott Morrison’s “crazy” AUKUS deal to buy nuclear submarine tech from parlous UK and US programs. Marcus Reubenstein finds a real prospect Australia will be used to “underwrite” the foundering foreign submarine industry.
Has PM put Australia on the hook to finance struggling UK, US
submarine projects?
LNP’s Mining Welfare scheme rolls on. His announcement is as genuine
as the Phillip Morris announcement they were about to “Unsmoke the Planet” with "heat sticks" an d their
investment in new technologies. The agreement with the UK to assist in the supply of second rate subs seems little more than a sleight of hand quid pro quo to have Johnson ease up on any pressure placed on LNP's emission policies and targets so less aggressive than the UK's and EUs. We are witness to a Quid pro Quo trade off among the anglo powers fueled by their industrial military economic interests. Australia is about to give China and the EU the finger pay for subs we might get in 20 years at a price not fixed, pay for military base expansion, and UK specialist man power in exchange for a sack of beans 1) shutting up about our dirty mining. 2) Dragging the chain on climate and 3) Murdoch's pre-election media support. A virus other than Covid we've been made to suffer the whole of this century.
“Australia has a lot at stake,” he will say. “We cannot run the risk that markets falsely assume we are not transitioning in line with the rest of the world.” He argues the government is making progress on meeting emissions reduction targets and investing in new technologies.
Treasurer urges protection of mining industry on road to net zero
The two nations out of step with the rest of the world are seen here in a mutual praising ceremony of each other isn't a surprise. Australia has signed up as the junior in the AUKUS quid pro quo anti-China trade deal. More dollar quid for the US and and political domestic Quo for Morrison he hopes. Dinner with Murdoch in NY was to cement the media support of the new Green puppet master.
Pelosi’s
praise defies any expectations that Scott Morrison would face public
criticism from Democrats over climate during his trip to Washington.
Nancy Pelosi says Australia is ‘leading the way’ on climate
The specialist of nothing but being the "worst Minister" of Health and now Defence speaks up.
“If there is a decision I disagree with and I believe it’s in the national interest to change that decision ... I will do so.”
Defence Minister’s failure to support some of General Angus Campbell’s decisions have made him a “lame duck”.
But Mr Dutton is unapologetic, saying in response to questions that, as Defence Minister, he has the right to overturn General Campbell’s decisions because “the buck stops with me”.
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