How will the outcome of the US election affect Australia, Aukus and our region?

Australia 's economic, security and multilateral landscape is tied to that of the US and the occupant of 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue .

How could the election of a second Donald Trump presidency impact Australia ? Or how might the quasi-continuity of Vice-President Kamala Harris ascending to the White House ? Trump , neccesarily, is the object of much of Australia 's focus.

In his first term, Trump withdrew from the Paris agreement (the US rejoined under Biden ) But his campaign has indicated a second Trump presidency might re-abandon the UNFCCC .

The withdrawal of the US the world’s second -largest greenhouse gas emitter would increase political uncertainty around the transition to net zero .

It would weaken the influence of the umbrella group of which Australia is a member.

Both Trump and Harris have declared their support for Israel and reiterated support for a two -state solution.

US continues to supply Israel with billions of dollars of weapons and munitions.

69% of Israel ’s imports of major conventional arms between 2019 and 2023 came from America .

The US is, by far, the largest supplier of arms to Israel .