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US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman says former president Donald Trump’s hints at running for re-election in 2024 are “not surprising” but mainly for the Trump brand. “He’s going to tease like that all the way through, the brand is so important to Trump and that’s the source of a lot of income to Trump as well, irrespective of what his political ambitions are,” he told Sky News. Mr Jackman said keeping the idea of running for re-election is “very important to the Trump business model” but it is not yet clear if he is serious. “I’m not surprised he’s giving those interv...

There could be “more coronavirus than they’re seeing” in the United States as testing has dropped amid the vaccine rollout, says US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman. Mr Jackman said the focus on the amount of vaccinations administered and how this is a “very good news story” was distracting from the number of tests given and impacting infection statistics. “Have they taken the foot off on testing and actually perhaps more coronavirus out there than they’re seeing and indeed if you look closely there is a slight uptick,” he told Sky News.

The murder trial of Derek Chauvin is “highlighting a number of poignant issues” in America as the defence is set to make its case, according to US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman. “What we don’t see on the video footage that captivated the world tragically is this evidence that the defence is seeking to bring in about underlying history of drug use,” he told Sky News. “The claim will be he didn’t die as a result of the police violence, it was drugs he had in his system and the idea is – it is a criminal trial at the end of the day – all the defence has to do is create reaso...

US Studies Centre CEO Simon Jackman says people in the United States and Australia are “carefully paying attention” to anything coming out of the Biden administration regarding China. “The issue of human rights in China has long been thought to be part of the ensemble of issues that unites, frankly, the entire American spectrum from left to right around needing to take a tougher line,” Mr Jackman told Sky News. “It’s something that I think China hawks and indeed big part of the foreign policy establishment – certainly up on Capitol Hill – carefully paying attention to anything ...

From Crikey While Porter parties, his protection racket inflicts misery As Alan Tudge tried to protect Christian Porter from embarrassment, so Porter is trying to protect Alexander Downer from scrutiny over his role in the bugging of Timor-Leste. Privilege protects privilege. So it seems after further revelations today about how Alan Tudge pressured an ABC journalist to delete a photo taken in a Canberra night spot that, according to Four Corners’ bombshell report on Monday, would have embarrassed and compromised Christian Porter. Any minister of the Crown learning that a colleague may ...