Australia: Town and Afghanistan

australia: For all of Howard's years as prime minister the United States was the lone superpower in a post-Cold War world, according to Nine News Australia. Australia cuddled up to the US, side-by-side in Afghanistan and Iraq, comfortable in the knowledge it was best mates with the biggest bloke in town. To improve your experience update it here News National Aust leaders walk a fine line on China10 31am Nov 2, Howard had it a lot easier than Scott Morrison and Bill Shorten. Howard left office in 2007 - coincidentally the same year China's economy really exploded. China is now Australia's largest trading partner, with a ravenous appetite for raw materials that kept the economy afloat during the global financial crisis. Over the past decade the Chinese economy has more than doubled in size. (news.financializer.com). As reported in the news.