Lowy Institute Polling shows only 21% of Australians trust US President Donald Trump to do the right thing, that's the guy with his finger on the button. Trust in America has not been this low since the days of the Vietnam War, and possibly ever. I have always believed Australia blindly kowtowing to America has been a huge mistake, it has led us into wars of aggression from Korea to the Middle East, this has resulted in 950 Australians killed in all sorts of senseless American wars since the big war of 1939-1945. It has also positioned Australia as a sycophantic toady of the US in the eyes of the majority of other nations, projecting us an aggressive country in our region, and not to be trusted, and not to be taken seriously.

Although much of this sycophantic Australian behaviour can be blamed on toady Conservative governments, starting with Menzies, I believe Labor governments, with exception of the Whitlam government, have been just as guilty as the boneheads of the Coalition. The Albanese government is no exception, with its blind faith in ANZUS, AUKUS and nuclear submarines, all of which should be ditched forthwith if Australia is going to its rightful place as a totally free and independent nation of the world.

It's not about America itself. It's about the government of America.

Officially, only 31% of Australians trust the American government. No big news there.

And, the last time I looked, the same number of Australians trusted their own government about as much.

Another big flop for anti-America hate speech.

I agree with ttbn. It is Trump that is the factor that explains declining support for the USA.

Why would Australia abandon a close relationship with the most important liberal democracy in the world, albeit currently ruining its reputation beyond historical criticism by some from the left.