Paralysis in key U.S. ally Australia as effort to replace failed government falls flat

Paralysis in key U.S. ally Australia as effort to replace failed government falls flat

Special to WorldTribune.com Global Information System / Defense & Foreign Affairs CANBERRA, Australia — The Gillard Government in Australia has fallen into what Australian analysts have called disarray and ridicule. With Parliament now in recess, the government at least avoided a full no-confidence vote, but it has become essentially a paralyzed government. There are now […]

Australia’s pro-Obama Gillard government clings to power, reduces defense spending

Australia’s pro-Obama Gillard government clings to power, reduces defense spending

Special to WorldTribune.com By Gregory Copley, Global Information System Prime Minister Julia Gillard’s Labor Party (ALP)-dominated coalition Government of Australia has clung to power without an express public mandate since the August 21, 2010, House of Representatives elections. This has been largely because its parliamentary majority has been guaranteed by four independent parliamentarians and one […]