Sign in Welcome! Log into your account your username your password Forgot your password? Get help Create an account Create an account Welcome! Register for an account your email your username A password will be e-mailed to you. Password recovery Recover your password your email A password will be e-mailed to you. Powerful Friends Are a Challenge for the Antipodean Ally 285 March 27, 2009 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Published in The Sydney Morning Herald (Australia) on by (link to originallink to original) Translated from by . Edited by . Back To Origin This post appeared on the front page as a direct link to the original article with the above link . Tags:Australia Hot this week Block titleFeaturedAll time popularMore Japan: US Republican Party Defeat: A Heavy Anti-Trump Judgment November 9, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunThe greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood. 0 Egypt: The Limits of Power and the Illusion of Decisive Victory: America’s Strategic Dilemma in Iran November 4, 2026. Published in Daily News Egypt 0 Mexico: United States: The Offended Party’s Turn November 9, 2026. Published in La JornadaLast Tuesday, ordinary people ... turned out en masse at the polls to claim their place in the world. 0 Australia: Will Trump’s Midterms Wipe-Out Hit Australia’s Already Shaky Economy? November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Canada: Don’t Expect the Democrats To Save Us November 3, 2026. Published in National Post 0 Topics Germany: Debacle for Republicans — but It’s Still Not the End for Trump November 10, 2026. Published in Die Tageszeitung[I]t is a sign of life and societal health that Trump and his spineless, cowardly, anti-intellectual, yes-men troop of unqualified reality deniers suffered the most resounding midterm defeat for a governing party in over 50 years. 0 Australia: Donald Trump ‘Would Get Ratings Bump for Firing Pete Hegseth,’ Like on ‘The Apprentice’ November 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Australia: Why Cost of Living Concerns Are Upending Global Politics November 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia 0 Ireland: Irish Examiner View: Time for US Democrats To Plan November 9, 2026. Published in Irish Examiner 0 Mexico: United States: The Offended Party’s Turn November 9, 2026. Published in La JornadaLast Tuesday, ordinary people ... turned out en masse at the polls to claim their place in the world. 0 Japan: US Republican Party Defeat: A Heavy Anti-Trump Judgment November 9, 2026. Published in Tokyo ShimbunThe greatest matter of concern for the midterms were effective countermeasures regarding inflation, which threaten everyday livelihood. 0 China: 4 ‘Surprises’ in the US Midterm Elections November 8, 2026. Published in huanqiu U.S. commentators said the result [of the midterms] had 'dramatically reshaped the balance of power in Washington." 0 Egypt: Trump Is Drowning in the Blue Flood November 8, 2026. Published in Gate AhramParty identity is never a shield, and populist rhetoric, however strong its power to mobilize, does not last if promises go unfulfilled. 0 Related Articles Australia: Donald Trump ‘Would Get Ratings Bump for Firing Pete Hegseth,’ Like on ‘The Apprentice’ November 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Why Cost of Living Concerns Are Upending Global Politics November 9, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: US Midterm Results Devastating for Donald Trump, but He Is Far from a Lame Duck November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Will Trump’s Midterms Wipe-Out Hit Australia’s Already Shaky Economy? November 4, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Australia: Trump and Netanyahu Are Putting the World at Risk To Stay in Power October 16, 2026. Published in ABC News Australia Previous articleObama Makes His First Anti-Russian StatementsNext articleThis Week: Question Time for Obama LEAVE A REPLY Cancel replyLog in to leave a comment