Tag: United States

Because no-one is better at kissing America's ass than Australia...

Donald Trump reportedly hung up on Malcolm Turnbull over refugee deal in testy phone call, accusing Australia of trying to export "the next boston bombers".

Julie Bishop says Australia requests the same preferential treatment afforded the UK and Canada for dual nationals caught up in Donald Trump's harsh new immigration ban.

OPINION: Donald Trump is delusional and utterly obsessed with himself, and this is a danger to Australia and the rest of the world, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

President Donald Trump celebrates Australia Day and close ties, in the same week he pulls out of TPP and threatens to end visa-waiver program.

SPECIAL REPORT FROM WASHINGTON DC: "It seems that Australia too is sadly moving to the right, although not as far as the US has. We need to take a lesson from what happened here." - Aussie expat on Women's March.

OPINION: There is no precedent for the Trump presidency in modern times, and no limit to where he can go from here. He has transgressed and broken taboos all the way to the White House, and been rewarded.

OPINION: The United States of Obama' — TESS LAWRENCE revisits that halcyon time of promise and the fruition of audacity and hope.

OPINION: It remains to be seen whether America’s celebrated checks and balances will prove any hindrance to Trump giving full expression to his monumental egomania and self-obsession.

'Presidents, Republicans and Democrats, have understood that our goal must be to reduce the number of nuclear weapons, not expand them.'

New York still thrills like no other city in the world, but don’t ignore the other lesser-known, nearby places like Jersey City, writes a travelling CHARLIE INGLEFIELD.

Given the fallout from Brexit, the fragility of the euro, plus Trump’s election victory, the Fed may take a cautious stance.

OPINION: So-called “free trade deals” have become less and less about opening markets and more about entrenching monopolies. Australia is also a member of the proposed TPP and, like America, stands to benefit from the deal’s abandonment.

OPINION: Sentenced from Australia for the term of your natural life, regifted to USA, our huddled refugee masses yearning to breathe free, writes TESS LAWRENCE.

OPINION: Donald Trump's election win will embolden the far right on the world stage, including our own back yard, fears TESS LAWRENCE.

VIDEO: Donald Trump has already been a disaster of a president... in The Simpsons.

As results came in, it became apparent that the polls had it wrong. All eyes will now be on the US Dow Jones opening in Trump's America.

Emails suggest former Australian PM was seeking council from senior US political powerbroker around the same time as his bid for the position of United Nations general secretary.

“Part of me died that day too, you know that because part of me is with you now. These days don't get easier, I truly thought they would. I'm glad they don't.” - Stuart Knox

This bloke visited down under with his Aussie girlfriend, and it was some of the simplest things that freaked him out. School uniforms... WTF?!

New York is a shot of adrenaline – when used sparingly and in small quantities, it lifts you to heights rarely achieved.

VIDEO: American media has put a yuge Trump-sized wall up to this advertisement.

Host city to this week's Democratic National Convention, Philadelphia may not be the top of everyone's United States travel bucket list, but it sure is worth a pit stop.

VIDEO: Scott Dooley gets up close and personal with some patriotic, gun-toting, Constitution protecting 'Merican voters.

Centre of Australia's biggest city expresses sadness, solidarity and defiance with simple gesture.

The political rise of billionaire Donald Trump is a “big problem”, says Christopher Pyne.

WATCH: Clinton campaign posts video of former Australian PM warning that Trump-like rhetoric could cause years of damage.

Following the latest US college shooting spree, a frustrated President Obama says effective gun laws are possible, sighting Australia and the UK as examples.

SATIRE: Real Time host slams ethnic Aussies for taking US bar, surfing and acting jobs. But he has a plan.

Fabulous Miami Beach is worth visiting for both business and pleasure. Here’s some of its best hot spots.

An Australian Twitter user and ISIS supporter, who encouraged the attack on the Prophet Mohammed cartoon contest in Garland, Texas has posted a guide to the Islamic State and threatened celebrated Australian cartoonist, Larry Pickering.

WATCH: Australians give their opinion on food from Outback Steakhouse, an American restaurant supposedly serving genuine Aussie tucker.

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10 absolute must-do, must-see, must-not-miss experiences when you travel across the USA and Canada.

Full transcript of the speech delivered by Communications Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

Australians are flocking to the USA and in increasing numbers, with cities like Los Angeles and New York doubling in popularity with Aussie visitors.

Americans love Australia and they love Australians. The same can not be said of their opinion on our snacks and drinks, though.

Following APEC meeting with Tony Abbott, US president says he is asking all partner nations to review their commitment to the evolving campaign against Isis.

Journalist takes to the streets of Hollywood to find out just how little Americans know about Australia.

Swapping London and New York for higher incomes in Shanghai and Singapore is paying off for the many Aussies spread across the region. Indeed, more Australian expats earn top dollars abroad than other expat nationalities.

The typical Aussie bloke is no Hugh Jackman (sorry, ladies). So just how tall and wide is the average Australian male and how does he stack up against the rest of the world?

A 17-year-old Australian appears in latest Islamic State video, threatening to behead western leaders and fly ‘black flag’ over Washington, London and Canberra.

600 Australian personnel to join US military action against Islamic State in Iraq but PM insists it’s not like 2003.

Aussie backpacker Pete Ingham's unlikely tale of how on a random trip to the US he stumbled into photographing and modelling for fashion brand Von Dutch.

The Australian government says its defence forces are ready to act against the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria if requested by the US but that conditions must be met.

Strengthening UK and US economies deliver boost to Aussie tourism.

With fresh rumours that terrorists have come up with new ways to pass explosive devices through customs, airports in the USA and UK have started taking extra precautionary measures. However, Australia will not be following suit yet.

A representative of Aboriginal delegates expressed their delight in having the remains of an ancestor returned to Australia from Chicago's Field Museum in Chicago.

A poll conducted by the Lowy Institute claims that Australia and the UK are no longer best mates. While Brits are still on our Christmas card lists we are actually chumming up with the Yanks.

Defence and trade have dominated the first leader-level meeting between Tony Abbott and Barack Obama.