Failure to contain the pandemic will damage Joe Biden's authority - and make it more difficult to deal with the key China, climate, and trade policy challenges that matter for Australia.
Do not underestimate the challenge facing Joe Biden, or the importance of his success to Australia. With the failure of the “blue wave” to inundate the Senate, Biden probably will have to rely on his famous capacity to cut sensible deals with his Republican frenemies.
Alan Mitchell writes on economics, policy, and infrastructure. Alan was formerly economics editor of the Financial Review and has also worked for the ABC and The Sydney Morning Herald.
