06/11/2024
Only the Green Party in Australia share my views politically.
Standing in stark contrast was the Greens leader, Adam Bandt, whose statement called the emerging result “a bad day for America, a bad day for Australia, and a bad day for the world”.
“As president, Trump will embolden hate,” Bandt said on Wednesday night local time, calling on Albanese to “urgently cancel Aukus and reconsider Australia’s relationship with the United States”.
“Australia should be able to make its own decisions including about defence and foreign policy, and not be dictated to by Trump. We cannot be tied to such a dangerous demagogue.”
The Albanese government is already facing calls from the Labor Against War group to withdraw Australia from Aukus.
Labor Against War convener, Marcus Strom, said: “It is completely untenable for Australia to continue in lock-step with a militarised US government led by an unstable president.”
“Being part of a heavily integrated military alliance with a Trump presidency is dangerous, expensive and counter to the interests of the Australian people,” Strom said.
