--- title: "The Australia Institute: \"AUKUS hands control over to Washington and Trump – despite o…\" | Politics Computer" description: "AUKUS hands control over to Washington and Trump – despite our research showing only 16% of Australians consider the US to be a \"\"close friend\"\".\n\nBut" url: "https://politics.computer/ad/3fc8152e54369c6ff99d1138ee51707c09889d841c9baad4036b903194507cdc" --- [Home](https://politics.computer/) / [Ads](https://politics.computer/ads) / [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) **The Australia Institute** Sponsored, paid for by The Australia Institute AUKUS hands control over to Washington and Trump – despite our research showing only 16% of Australians consider the US to be a ""close friend"". But we can still get out. ✍️ Sign the petition now for a Royal Commission to drag AUKUS out into the open where it’s politically untenable to keep avoiding the hard questions. Authorised by E Bennett, The Australia Institute, Level 1, 113 Canberra Avenue, Griffith ACT 2603. nb.australiainstitute.org.au **✍️ Sign the AUKUS Royal Commission petition!** See details Interest group, Federal # [The Australia Institute](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) Spent Under $100 Times shown Under 100 Running since 12 Nov 2026 Still running. ## What the ad says AUKUS hands control over to Washington and Trump – despite our research showing only 16% of Australians consider the US to be a ""close friend"". But we can still get out. ✍️ Sign the petition now for a Royal Commission to drag AUKUS out into the open where it’s politically untenable to keep avoiding the hard questions. Authorised by E Bennett, The Australia Institute, Level 1, 113 Canberra Avenue, Griffith ACT 2603. Links to nb.australiainstitute.org.au See it in Meta's Ad Library - [Started 12 Nov 2026](https://www.facebook.com/ads/library/?id=1368117775241663) under $100, running ## More from The Australia Institute [All their ads](https://politics.computer/who/the-australia-institute) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://politics.computer/media/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3?w=480) $17.7K–$20.7K spent Running since 21 Sept](https://politics.computer/ad/c7421bc0eee44f3054a41b8db57652f79c49b5ce2b0699e5f6bbd361c68fe5c3) - [![Clear explainers. Sharp analysis. Fact checks. Quality research. We break down the big issues, with journalism and analysis you can trust ](https://politics.computer/media/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea?w=480) $15K–$20K spent Running since 20 Aug](https://politics.computer/ad/ca11204424099ffb17e6094b8708d0f722207fc4a836ff4b1304aafc2fee1bea) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://politics.computer/media/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70?w=480) $5.6K–$6.8K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/ca6cc83c137fb953eba264e1e024a9a3dd356a4fca8e443a3fa74c3adf67af70) - [![Australia Institute research shows we lose out on $350 million every week without a gas export tax. Help us put this ad on TV 👉 Donate now](https://politics.computer/media/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7?w=480) $4K–$6K spent Running since 6 Oct](https://politics.computer/ad/91bc02dadc0a7a8a91afae1f8d93d5bbf4aaed3713028480349607d41cad39a7) --- [Politics Computer](https://politics.computer/) A free reference for Australian politics. Seats and members from the parliaments, votes from Hansard, ads and spend from Meta's Ad Library, checked every Sunday, last on 15 Nov 2026\. Meta reports spend as a range for each ad, so every total here is a range too. Explore [Seats](https://politics.computer/seats) [Federal divisions](https://politics.computer/seats/federal) [Politicians](https://politics.computer/mps) [Senators](https://politics.computer/mps/senate) [Parties](https://politics.computer/parties) Victoria 2026 [The race](https://politics.computer/victoria) [Promises](https://politics.computer/promises) [Which party matches you?](https://politics.computer/quiz) Data [Every ad](https://politics.computer/ads) [Who's spending](https://politics.computer/who) [How MPs voted](https://politics.computer/votes) [Search](https://politics.computer/search) [How this works](https://politics.computer/about) [API and MCP](https://politics.computer/developers) For AI agents: [site guide (llms.txt)](https://politics.computer/llms.txt), [sitemap](https://politics.computer/sitemap.xml), [developer guide](https://politics.computer/developers.md). Every page is available as Markdown: send `Accept: text/markdown` or add `.md` to the path.