COVER STORY / EDITORIAL: How America’s choice will affect Australia*

Australia’s current situation requires a strong America willing to stand up to emerging powers such as China and Russia, as well as to Islamic extremism.With the conclusion of the Democratic and Republican party conventions, the choice facing American voters is now clear: between a war hero who has served as a long-time Republican senator, John McCain, and an extraordinarily articulate young Democrat senator from Illinois, Barack Obama.Both represent a break with the past: McCain has long been a…

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