Extracts:

Australia no longer an Israeli ‘key ally’
The Daily Telegraph 07 December 2024

  • Australian government no longer an Israeli ‘key ally’
No longer a ‘key ally’: Why Israel’s comments on Australia matter
Benjamin Netanyahu once proclaimed Israel and Australia were “extraordinary friends” – until now

Australia ‘could feel pressure from Trump to back Israel’

Financial Review by Andrew Tillett 08 November 2024

  • Australia ‘could feel pressure from Trump to back Israel’
Incoming US president Donald Trump’s administration could push Australia to be more supportive of Israel, adding a new source of pressure on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese as he tries to avoid alienating Muslim supporters / voters

The two most immediate foreign policy crises Trump inherits are,
1. Russia’s war on Ukraine
2. Middle East conflict where Israeli troops are in Gaza and Lebanon, fighting pro-Iranian terror groups - Day 428