| ▲ | ceejayoz 16 hours ago | ||||||||||||||||||||||
Brussels and DC are almost the same distance from Canberra. (Also Australian, but living in the US.) https://ustr.gov/countries-regions/southeast-asia-pacific/au... > U.S. goods and services (exports plus imports) trade with Australia totaled an estimated $102.0 billion in 2025, up 15.6 percent ($13.8 billion) from 2024. https://www.consilium.europa.eu/en/infographics/eu-australia... > In 2024, trade in goods and services between the European Union and Australia was worth over €91 billion. (That's $105B in FreedomBucks, and excludes the UK.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | josephg 16 hours ago | parent [-] | ||||||||||||||||||||||
> Brussels and DC are almost the same distance from Canberra. Yes. We’re not interested in joining the EU. And we’re not interested in becoming a US state. But trade doesn’t need to go all the way to DC. By plane, Sydney to LA is about - 13.5 hours. Sydney to Brussels is 20 hours. I imagine the difference is even greater for cargo ships, which can sail directly through the pacific. I have no idea how cargo goes from Australia to Europe. That sounds like a complex route. As for trade, the US is important but they’re not our most important trading partner. China accounts for $326 billion aud in trade annually. If your numbers are right, that’s more than our trade with the US and Europe combined. I suspect integrating into the EU single market wouldn’t be worth it for us. We’re not part of Europe. We’re not a European country. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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