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USSC Briefing Room | Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again

USSC Briefing Room | Why Trump wants to make US shipbuilding great again

President Trump wants to make American shipbuilding great again. China has significant dominance in shipbuilding with 34% of all ships on water being made in China and 57% of ships under construc...

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US Attorney General accused of weaponising office

US Attorney General accused of weaponising office

The US Attorney General Pam Bondi has been accused of weaponising the country’s leading law enforcement agency. During a tense exchange with a Senate Judiciary Committee Donald Trump’s...

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Publication alert | Top US defence expert: US allies must help redesign America’s defence integration strategy

Publication alert | Top US defence expert: US allies must help redesign America’s defence integration strategy

In the third report in the US National Technology and Industrial Base (NTIB) series from the United States Studies Centre (USSC) at the University of Sydney, one of America’s preeminent defence in...

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Democrats and Republicans hold firm despite US Government shutdown

Democrats and Republicans hold firm despite US Government shutdown

The US Government shutdown is set to extend through the weekend, with Democrats and Republicans showing little sign of compromise. The shutdown has halted pay for millions of federal workers, addi...

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The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America

The Michigan church shooting sits within a long history of hatred against Mormons in America

On Sunday, a gunman launched a horrifying attack on people at a Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan. Thomas Jacob Sanford allegedly rammed his pickup truck, adorne...

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US shutdown not a positive story for the US economy

US shutdown not a positive story for the US economy

The US Government has shut down after both Republican and Democratic funding proposals failed to pass in the Senate. USSC Director of Research Jared Mondschein spoke with ABC saying it’s to...

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