Letter

In response to Keating says Trump’s tariffs mean death knell for NATO and ANZUS

Should we now look to join BRICS?

Now that ANZUS is superseded and presumably AUKUS is as dead as can be, we should be looking for a group of friends who are more naturally connected to Australia.

Geographically – Indonesia, Malaysia,Thailand, Vietnam. Trade – China, and India. British background – South Africa

Perhaps we are more naturally associated with BRICS and now is a good time to open some diplomatic dialogue about Australia joining this organisation. It would presumably take about five years for such work to bear fruit.

BRICS appears to be a very tolerant organisation so we should fit in rather nicely. It might not make Donald Trump happy, but it might be putting ourselves in a more natural position for the year 2050 when the world realises that we have to impose tariffs on the US to force them to cease releasing avoidable carbon dioxide.

“Burn baby burn” is not the action of any friend of Australia.

— Graham Revill from Chelsea, Victoria