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Voices: An Australian’s take on the US election
Australia has in the past jokingly been referred to as “the 53rd state of America,” with the alliance between the two nations rated highly – a 2017 New York Times survey had Republicans top-rank the US-OZ alliance, with Democrats putting it high up the pecking order at number four.
Australian politicians,