Depends what you mean. Our government has a very long standing relationship with the US, and it would probably be difficult to extricate ourselves from that in any meaningful way in the short term. Whether or not individual people have a choice - not really. I expect the majority of Australian’s welcome the (perhaps illusionary) security afforded by our relationship with the US.
China has been at least a consumer of Australian produce if not an “ally”, but they’ve shown a willingness to bully us economically over minor political disagreements. If a military relationship is a gateway to any sort of economic relationship with the US then it’s probably a good thing. They already gave us submarine tech which will provide us some economic benefits as we manufacture them and sell to our allies.
The US has shown a willingness to bully Canada in trade and ignore international consensus on topics like our softwood exports. The recent US-Canada trade war under the Trump administration has also hampered trade in what SHOULD BE one of the most coupled economies in the world.
A tightly-coupled economic relationship with the US is a double-edged sword when the whims of the country seem to flip-flop every 4 years.
Depends what you mean. Our government has a very long standing relationship with the US, and it would probably be difficult to extricate ourselves from that in any meaningful way in the short term. Whether or not individual people have a choice - not really. I expect the majority of Australian’s welcome the (perhaps illusionary) security afforded by our relationship with the US.
China has been at least a consumer of Australian produce if not an “ally”, but they’ve shown a willingness to bully us economically over minor political disagreements. If a military relationship is a gateway to any sort of economic relationship with the US then it’s probably a good thing. They already gave us submarine tech which will provide us some economic benefits as we manufacture them and sell to our allies.
The US has shown a willingness to bully Canada in trade and ignore international consensus on topics like our softwood exports. The recent US-Canada trade war under the Trump administration has also hampered trade in what SHOULD BE one of the most coupled economies in the world.
A tightly-coupled economic relationship with the US is a double-edged sword when the whims of the country seem to flip-flop every 4 years.