As Australians approached the polls, they contended with geopolitical pressures, particularly from the United States and China. President Trump's actions have caused Australians to question their reliance on U.S. military alliances, especially while China imposes trade restrictions and expands its influence in the region. Despite these external factors, domestic issues like inflation and housing affordability dominated voters' concerns, overshadowing the critical international backdrop of the election, which reflects significant apprehensions about trade and security for Australia moving forward.
This election has the most fraught geopolitical backdrop in recent memory for Australia. President Trump has stirred up questions on whether it can depend on its longstanding military alliance with the United States.
Three years ago, that country was China, which had imposed punishing restrictions on many Australian exports, sent spy ships lurking near Australia's west coast.
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