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David Brat: Trump picks former Republican congressman to be US ambassador to Australia after 17-month vacancy
Donald Trump has nominated David Brat, a former two-term Republican congressman from Virginia, to serve as US ambassador to Australia, ending a 17-month vacancy in the role. Brat, who lost his House seat to a Democrat in 2018, currently serves as vice-president of business relations at Liberty University. The appointment fills a significant diplomatic gap in a key Indo-Pacific alliance at a time of heightened regional security concerns.
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Trump picks former Republican congressman to be ambassador to Australia after 17-month vacancy
The White House has nominated David Brat, a former two-term Republican congressman from Virginia, to serve as US ambassador to Australia, ending a 17-month vacancy in the post. Brat, who now serves as a vice-president at Liberty University, lost his House seat to a Democrat in 2018. The appointment fills a significant diplomatic gap in a key Indo-Pacific alliance at a time of heightened regional security concerns.
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News live: Canavan pushes $6bn policy to double fuel reserve; Trump nominates new ambassador to Australia
David Brat, a former two-term Republican congressman from Virginia, has been nominated by the Trump White House as the next U.S. ambassador to Australia. Brat, who lost his House seat to a Democrat in 2018 and currently works in business relations, would represent American interests in a key Indo-Pacific ally. The nomination signals continued White House attention to the U.S.-Australia relationship amid growing regional strategic competition.
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Donald Trump names new ambassador to Australia
Donald Trump has nominated former Virginia congressman David Brat to serve as the United States ambassador to Australia. Brat, an economist and one-time Tea Party insurgent who famously unseated House Majority Leader Eric Cantor in 2014, would take on one of Washington's most strategically important Pacific postings. The appointment signals the administration's continued prioritization of loyalist figures in key diplomatic roles.
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Evacuees from flooded remote Indigenous areas in NT housed in compound likened to ‘a prison camp’
Hundreds of Indigenous evacuees displaced by record NT flooding have been housed in a secured compound where residents must sign in and out, submit to vehicle and bag searches, and are denied visitors. The conditions at the facility have drawn comparisons to a prison camp, raising serious questions about the dignity afforded to flood victims already traumatised by the worst wet season on record. The Daly River reached an unprecedented 23.93 metres in March, forcing communities including Palumpa and Nauiyu from their homes.
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