According to Australian media reports, the country's former president, Paul Keating, commented on the "Augustus" coalition formed by the United States, Britain and Australia at an event. Keating first criticized Australian Prime Minister Morrison, who believed that Morrison did not understand Australia's interests at all, that the Taiwan issue had nothing to do with Australia, did not involve any interests of Australia, and did not need to be involved in a military conflict over the Taiwan issue.
Keating was dismissive of the nuclear submarine contract, saying that the eight nuclear submarines that Australia plans to buy are like toothpicks, and trying to fight China through eight nuclear submarines is like throwing a toothpick on the mountain. In addition to using a toothpick to compare Australia's nuclear submarines, Keating blurted out when mocking British Prime Minister Johnson, calling Johnson's head an "old coconut head".
Both of these metaphors are very graphic, and the first is that Australia's military power is very weak in front of China. The second metaphor about Johnson already has some personal attacks. However, some people said that after Keating said it, johnson "can't go back" and indeed looked more and more like an old coconut.
As we all know, Australia is essentially a British colony, and in form, Britain remains Australia's suzerainty. Australia's head of state is still theoretically appointed by the Queen of England. Whether it was Keating 30 years ago or Morrison now, he was a subordinate of the Queen of England, but Keating did not take Britain in the slightest eye, and he should ridicule it, and he should ridicule it, and he had no scruples.
Keating was doing this to convey to Morrison that Australia was an independent country, not a British colony or an American follower. Britain's rule over Australia was only formal, and Australia had the right to decide on Australia's affairs, but Morrison handed Over Australia to the United States and Britain, disregarding the interests of the Australians and completely obeying the orders of the United States and Britain.
This is not the first time Keating has criticized Morrison, and since Morrison has never changed, Keating now has a feeling of hatred for iron and steel. It's no wonder keating's attitude, in the final analysis, is because Morrison is too cowardly. Morrison's desperate desire to lean on the United States is nothing more than to gain the support of the United States, and then use his relationship with the United States to promote his re-election. To achieve his goals, Morrison completely ignored Australia's interests.
But does this really work? It turned out that Morrison's calculation was wrong. The latest polls show that Morrison's approval rating has fallen to a two-year low. This means that if the general election starts now, Morrison will be removed from office by Australia. Considering that Australia is supposed to hold a general election in March next year, there is not much time left for Morrison. Morrison's search for the United States to buy nuclear submarines is itself to increase a wave of support, and the result is that the support rate does not rise but falls.
This fully shows that Australians have recognized the true face of the United States, and the more Morrison leans on the United States, the more Australians are disgusted. There is not much time left for Morrison now, there are not many options left for Morrison, and if there is still a way to go black, according to the current situation, the United States is likely to become a stumbling block to Morrison's re-election.