Max Gross<p>"The reality is that what was once is no more. The world trade system, and our ability to trust our biggest defence ally, is all gone to hell. How will the government respond? Are they going to carry on with Aukus as though nothing has happened?" <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Australia" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Australia</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Auspol" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Auspol</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/election2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>election2025</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/budget2025" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>budget2025</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/australianpolitics" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>australianpolitics</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/FairGo" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>FairGo</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/USA" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>USA</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/Trump" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Trump</span></a> <a href="https://theblower.au/tags/BatshitCrazy" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>BatshitCrazy</span></a> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/grogonomics/2025/mar/20/expect-a-lot-of-talk-from-chalmers-about-the-deficit-but-remember-the-golden-rule-budgets-are-always-about-choices" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">theguardian.com/business/grogo</span><span class="invisible">nomics/2025/mar/20/expect-a-lot-of-talk-from-chalmers-about-the-deficit-but-remember-the-golden-rule-budgets-are-always-about-choices</span></a></p>