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NEW EPISODE | Democrats sweep to victory after shutdown becomes longest ever
Listen to After America via the link or wherever you get your podcasts
How will Trump respond to last week's historic Democratic wins?
"I think Trump is capable of course-correcting; he has no ideological consistency.
"But the difference with Trump 2.0 is...the way this government has been effectively overtaken by Project 2025." @emmashortis.bsky.social
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11.11.2025 04:10 — 👍 27 🔁 12 💬 3 📌 0
It's been a year since Trump was re-elected, so what's happening in the US?
🛑Longest federal government shutdown in American history
↗️Sweeping victories for Democrats in multiple elections
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07.11.2025 05:47 — 👍 49 🔁 12 💬 1 📌 0
BREAKING: The Albanese Labor Government just joined with the Coalition to vote against an inquiry into AUKUS proposed by the Greens.
04.11.2025 05:49 — 👍 225 🔁 124 💬 23 📌 25
"Xi and Trump appear to have come to a deal, but as usual with Trump, the devil is in the general lack of detail."
Get all the latest in US news on After America with Dr Emma Shortis, wherever you listen to podcasts!
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31.10.2025 05:03 — 👍 29 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 2
Australia Institute Deputy Director Ebony Bennett, has told the #RevenueSummit25 that Australians are right to demand better scrutiny of the $368 billion AUKUS agreement.
Institute research shows two-thirds of Australians want a review of AUKUS.
#auspol
29.10.2025 02:52 — 👍 46 🔁 15 💬 4 📌 1
"You can't trust Donald Trump."
"But you can trust Trump to be Trump."
@mattduss.bsky.social from @cipolicy.bsky.social on how Australia & other countries can understand the US President.
🎧 theaus.in/4nrpSTe
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
29.10.2025 01:23 — 👍 26 🔁 9 💬 0 📌 0
Part of the AUKUS deal involves Australians crewing submarines sailing under a US flag.
If Trump decided to take the US to war, the Australian government would have to actively delay American deployment to get those Australians home.
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
28.10.2025 05:02 — 👍 61 🔁 26 💬 3 📌 4
My guest post on @amyremeikis.bsky.social 's live blog.
Follow along here: live.thepoint.com.au
28.10.2025 01:49 — 👍 23 🔁 8 💬 1 📌 0
Oh hey! Over @thepointau.bsky.social, I’m writing a regular column on what the heck is happening in America (tl;dr: it’s bad). @amyremeikis.bsky.social is live blogging parliament and there’s heaps of great analysis from the likes of @grogsgamut.bsky.social and others!
28.10.2025 01:41 — 👍 18 🔁 11 💬 0 📌 2
Sadly we couldn't record the next PEP with @hitsville.bsky.social yesterday because of a pet emergency. So we are recording tonight with @emmashortis.bsky.social . Should be out tomorrow. Stay PEPpy!
27.10.2025 22:45 — 👍 23 🔁 1 💬 3 📌 0
Trump is heading to Malaysia's ASEAN summit, the first time visiting since his tariffs have wreaked havoc on Southeast Asia’s economy.
‘When we look at the history of Trump, he’s not shown a real inclination to understanding the impact that these tariffs have.’
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
27.10.2025 06:49 — 👍 35 🔁 13 💬 4 📌 1
How gold became a memecoin
People have been queuing for gold and its giving toilet paper in 2020.
The latest Dollars & Sense is up - @elinorjohnstonleek.bsky.social wonders if gold is now a memecoin, we talk about rare earths and good news on supermarkets
australiainstitute.org.au/post/how-gol...
23.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 30 🔁 9 💬 3 📌 0
The Point
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Excited to be able to talk about this publicly now - The Point is now up and running and from Monday, you'll find my parliament blog on it 💃
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23.10.2025 05:09 — 👍 431 🔁 137 💬 27 📌 6
Trump is considering further attacks on global medicine prices, according to Bloomberg.
Australia Institute analysis reveals the exorbitant prices Australians would pay if Trump gets his way.
#auspol
23.10.2025 03:31 — 👍 63 🔁 43 💬 4 📌 5
It doesn't matter how much we give him.
www.bloomberg.com/news/article...
22.10.2025 23:39 — 👍 23 🔁 3 💬 2 📌 0
"We can demand that the Australian government does stand up for Australian values.
"Poll after poll indicates that Australians are deeply concerned about Donald Trump & what he is doing in the US."
@emmashortis.bsky.social on AUKUS & the Australia-America relationship. #auspol
🎧 theaus.in/4hkIe6K
22.10.2025 23:00 — 👍 94 🔁 41 💬 5 📌 1
Tell us again how Aukus makes Australia safer?
www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/defen...
22.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 69 🔁 19 💬 10 📌 3
Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
Trump waved away concerns about AUKUS, but as is common with the mercurial president, much of the detail is unclear or a problem for the future.
"Symbolically, the meeting was a success. In substance, it revealed that the fundamentals of the relationship have not changed." @emmashortis.bsky.social
And that's precisely the problem, when our 'special relationship' is with a flaky fascist regime. #auspol
theconversation.com/can-albanese...
21.10.2025 23:35 — 👍 22 🔁 6 💬 1 📌 2
‘Symbolically, the meeting was a success. In substance, it revealed that the fundamentals of the relationship have not changed.’
Dr Emma Shortis unpacks Albanese’s meeting with Trump in The Conversation.
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
22.10.2025 04:43 — 👍 35 🔁 16 💬 4 📌 1
No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.
On the latest episode of After America, former UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Judge Navi Pillay joins Dr Shortis to discuss accountability in international law and the prerequisites for genuine peace.
Listen here, or wherever you get your podcasts 🎧
australiainstitute.org.au/post/no-peac...
21.10.2025 02:18 — 👍 18 🔁 7 💬 0 📌 0
“It doesn’t matter what you offer Trump, it’s never going to be enough.”
International & Security Affairs Director Dr Emma Shortis spoke with NBC News about the US/Australia critical minerals deal.
@emmashortis.bsky.social #auspol
21.10.2025 02:15 — 👍 75 🔁 17 💬 5 📌 0
20.10.2025 18:51 — 👍 2006 🔁 517 💬 16 📌 2
No peace without accountability: Sydney Peace Laureate Navi Pillay
Donald Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a welcome-but-shaky ceasefire and lasting peace are not the same thing.
Trump may have declared the war on Gaza over, but a ceasefire & lasting peace are not the same thing.
Great to have Navi Pillay, fmr UN High Commissioner for Human Rights & '25 Sydney Peace Laureate, on this week's After America. @emmashortis.bsky.social australiainstitute.org.au/post/no-peac...
20.10.2025 05:56 — 👍 6 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
Law of the sea expert chiming in to say there is no lawful basis for military strikes against vessels for customs infringements on the high seas or in any other maritime zone, including the territorial sea. These are unlawful extra-judicial killings.
17.10.2025 01:46 — 👍 109 🔁 61 💬 2 📌 2
Our PBS is a national treasure, not an international trade barrier
Extraordinary new analysis from The Australia Institute reveals the prices Australians would pay if the US had its way and dismantled our Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
Our analysis reveals the prices Australians could pay if the Trump administration had its way & dismantled the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme.
"The difference is terrifying," says @emmashortis.bsky.social.
"It is wild how much Americans have to spend on essential medications." theaus.in/42D6R8K
14.10.2025 06:28 — 👍 34 🔁 22 💬 1 📌 2
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