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Trump vs. Turnbull: War of Words Over US-Australia Relations

Former Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull has criticized Donald Trump's leadership style, warning that his erratic behavior could weaken US alliances and benefit China. In response, Trump lashed out, calling Turnbull 'weak and ineffective.' The exchange comes as Australia faces uncertainty over tariff exemptions on steel and aluminum exports to the US. Turnbull's remarks highlight growing concerns in Australia about relying too heavily on the US for security and economic stability. The spat underscores broader tensions in US-Australia relations as global power dynamics shift.

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‘Chaotic behaviour’: Turnbull fires back at Trump

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President Donald Trump has unleashed an extraordinary spray on Malcolm Turnbull after the former Prime Minister warned the US could not be relied on to take action if China attacked Australia.

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VIDEO: Former PM Malcolm Turnbull responds to Donald Trump’s criticisms

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Sarah Ferguson presents Australia's premier daily current affairs program, delivering agenda-setting public affairs journalism and interviews that hold the powerful to account. Plus political analysis from Laura Tingle.

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Turnbull’s timing is ill and the implications are real with Trump

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Regardless of whether Donald Trump persists with tariffs on Australian steel and aluminium exports to the US, he has given another reminder of the lingering impact that former prime ministers Kevin Rudd and Malcolm Turnbull have on our current fortunes.

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Turnbull's right—Trump's reckless leadership is damaging vital alliances while playing right into China's hands.

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House Democrats Filibuster Flip-Flop: Keep It When the GOP’s in Charge, Kill It When We Are

Filibuster for me, but not for thee. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Wash.), an outspoken critic of the Senate filibuster, indicated Monday that she will not support axing the procedural hurdle as long as Republicans control the White House and both houses of Congress. “Am I championing getting rid of the filibuster now when the Senate has the trifecta? No,” the chairwoman of the Congressional Progressive Caucus said at a press conference on Capitol Hill. “But had we had the trifecta, I would have been, because we have to show that government can deliver,” Jayapal added. The Senate filibuster rule, which requires a 60-vote threshold to end debate and pass most types of legislation in the upper chamber, is seen as the best chance Democrats have at blocking the adoption of President-elect Donald Trump agenda – with Republicans taking a 53-47 seat advantage in the Senate and expected to retain a slim majority in the House. Jayapal, as recently as September, was pushing to “abolish” what she called the “Jim Crow filibuster.” “The filibuster was originally created *by mistake* in 1806,” she wrote on X. “Every day we don’t abolish it is just as big a mistake.”The Washington Democrat dislikes that the procedural tool makes it difficult for progressives to ram their agenda through Congress. “It’s the filibuster OR an assault weapons ban. It’s the filibuster OR codified abortion access. It’s the filibuster OR raising the minimum wage. It’s the filibuster OR protecting voting rights. The choice is clear. Abolish the Jim Crow filibuster,” Jayapal tweeted. The progressive rep argued Monday that passing a liberal agenda would’ve “built some trust with the American people.”“If we had had control of the trifecta and gotten rid of the filibuster to pass minimum wage, to pass paid sick leave, to pass many of these things that are passing – abortion access – that are passing on ballot measures that are so popular … then I think we would have built some trust with the American people,” Jayapal argued.

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