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G’day John,
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Australia and the US have been mates since WW2.

When our Prime Minister told the UK that our diggers were needed
at home, Churchill told us to get stuffed. But the United States
was at war with Japanese and so was Australia. America had our
backs.

We battled the Nazi’s and the Imperial Japanese Army together. We
defended democracy together.

From that time on, for decades, Australia has stood by the United
States through thick and thin. We answered the call when the US
asked for Australian troops in Vietnam. When Al Qaeda flew those
planes into the towers and the pentagon - Australia backed
America to the hilt. Australian soldiers went to Afghanistan and
then to Iraq. An attack on one of us was an attack on all of us.

Since then, our ties have only got stronger. Australia hosts Pine
Gap, America’s most important intelligence gathering facility
outside of the US. The NW Cape antenna allows the US submarines
to talk to it’s submarines in the Indian Ocean.

Thousands of American troops rotate through Darwin and last week
Australia gave the US $800 million as part of our AUKUS deal. We
buy American products. We love them to the tune of $17.9 billion
in 2024, which is a 1.6 percent increase ($279.7 million) from
2023.

We made it through COVID, that was tough but our economy survived
– just! The war in Ukraine put our supply chains under pressure.

People in my backyard are skipping medicines, struggling to buy
clothes for their kids and put food on the table. Our interest
rates have started to come down, thank God, but there are still
queues at the food banks and a record number of small businesses
closing their doors.

The fact that the next economic shock could come from the country
that is supposed to be one of our best mates is confusing and
hurtful. If the US put tariffs on us - it will hurt Australians
and risks pushing our already fragile economy off a cliff.

Australia’s mateship and loyalty is priceless. We only expect
that same loyalty in return. President Trumps threats are not
something that you do to a mate. We need to stand together and
remind the US of the values we share. Values that we have fought
and died for together. The only question left is does America
truly believe that mateship and loyalty means
nothing? The question for Australia is do we cop it on the chin?
Or, do we reach out to like-minded countries, that support a
rules based order, and present a united front.

We need to push back and tell President Trump that peace and
prosperity lies in honouring free trade agreements.

If I was the PM I would be on the phone to those leaders and
working out the next steps. The Leaders of Europe demonstrated
this strength when they went to Ukraine to stand with President
Zelensky on the anniversary of Russia’s Invasion.

There is no doubt that our defence alliance with the United
States is very important. China sticking out their chest to
Australia, and live firing just off our Commonwealth water
border, is not just to intimidate Australia, they are testing the
US resolve in the Pacific.

Without Australia’s intelligence sites, Pine Gap & NW Cape, the
US is more vulnerable. I hope our Defence Minister and our Prime
Minister are reminding the President of the crucial role
Australia plays in the region.

President Trump believes in putting America first, but America’s
strength also relies on her allies, like Australia.

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Jacqui!

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