International Affairs
Shorter America This Week: Hope is alive? The reactionary far-right. Culture matters
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America” is a weekly column where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
"Everything is uncertain": Trump-Xi meeting leaves the world on edge
As Donald Trump boasts about his newly renovated marble bathroom and its chandelier over the toilet, Australians are growing increasingly concerned and confused about the nation’s $386 billion investment into the AUKUS nuclear-submarine deal.
Is Australia putting Pacific Island guestworkers at risk of modern slavery?
Australia is one of twelve countries that will participate, and the Pacific Australia Labour Mobility (PALM) Scheme – which experts say puts participants at risk of modern slavery – is a key part of the agenda.
Only 8% of Australians fully convinced Australia 'shares values' with Donald Trump's America
New research has revealed that just 8% of Australians strongly agree that Australia “shares values” with Donald Trump’s United States.
This Week in America: It's Been A Year, Election Week, American Punk
It isn’t always easy to keep up with what’s happening in the US. ‘Shorter America” is a series where Dr Emma Shortis loops you in on what’s going on in America and shares news and analysis that you can trust.
What you need to know about the next Trump/Xi meeting
As US President Donald Trump prepares to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping for the first time since 2019, he’s coming off the back of what many in his administration will view as triumphant tour of South East Asia.
"You can't trust Donald Trump, but you can trust Trump to be Trump"
As Donald Trump presses on with his self-declared ‘peace president’ tour through Asia, the United States is sliding deeper into political chaos as its self-imposed government shutdown nears the one-month mark.
