Why Australians should care about the United States Presidential Election

It’s been hard to turn on a TV, look up a news site or watch anything online recently that hasn’t related to Donald Trump, Joe Biden or the United States Presidential Election.But as an island nation far removed from the drama of the Democrat vs Republican stoush, why should Australians care about who is the next President of the United States? In this episode of News Fix, Damien Haffenden is joined by 7NEWS U.S. correspondent Tim Lester, Sunrise foreign editor Dr Suter and CEO of the United States Studies Centre, Professor Simon Jackman.


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