Whitlam was the first an foremost at the drive for Australia to become both Independent and a stand alone nation FREE of the corrosive influences of bothy Amerikkka and England.
Gough would have succeeded too BUT between them and those back-stabbing Liberal Party Scum, the Poms and Seppos concocted and colluded up the 'frame-up' to stop us from getting out from under their boot heels.

Seems to me America are fucked now and China is in the ascendancy. Gently unscrewing from the trans-Pacific relationship I would suggest would be a bold but beneficial action.

If USA is turning to shit, their immaturity, especially with the donkey in charge, will lead to conflict which Australia will get drawn into.

Empires rise and fall, Greek, Roman, Persian and so forth. Although never an empire, the American day in the sun is being eclipsed.

Globilisation and multi-national corporatisation is the international playing field. Time for Australia to proudly take a role as a player instead of being the sponge man in the corner.