Joe Courtney, former Chair and now ranking member of an influential Congressional subcommittee, says bipartisan support for AUKUS is ‘quite extraordinary.’ Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull is wrong in his prediction that Australia will get no AUKUS submarines of its own, according to U.S. Congressman. Joe Courtney (D-CT). Courtney said Australia signed up to
Australia’s 29 percent tax on imported wine is an ‘unfair, non-reciprocal trade practice,’ according to the California Association of Winegrape Growers. American winemakers have joined tech companies, beef producers, and pharmaceutical manufacturers in demanding U.S. President Donald Trump impose large tariffs on Australian imports. The California Association of Winegrape Growers (CAWG) has taken issue with
Bernie Sanders and AOC headline a rally in Tempe, Arizona as part of a three-day, five-city swing through Western states where they took aim at President Trump, Elon Musk and Democrats.
Interior chief lifts National Petroleum Reserve and Arctic National Wildlife Refuge restrictions as debt-busters. Some doubt the change will help as intended. Interior Secretary Doug Burgum has directed the Bureau of Land Management to “pursue steps to expand opportunities for exploration and development” of oil, gas, and mineral resources across nearly 20 million previously off-limits
Australia’s proposed laws on AI, online content, and making platforms pay to use local content have angered US big tech firms. Large tech firms—including Elon Musk’s X, Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon are urging the U.S. government to take action against Australia over digital regulations they say threaten their profits. At the centre of the
Australia’s proposed laws on AI, online content, and making platforms pay to use local content have angered US big tech firms. Large tech firms—including Elon Musk’s X, Apple, Google, Meta, and Amazon are urging the U.S. government to take action against Australia over digital regulations they say threaten their profits. At the centre of the
The order is largely aimed at government-wide information technology contracts. President Donald Trump signed an executive order on March 20 that aims to consolidate the federal contracting of common goods and services, including information technology, under the General Services Administration (GSA). The order calls for GSA to take over as the executive agent of all