From the Australian Broadcasting System (their ABC -- not the American ABC)
For Australians, Obama's health struggles are beyond imagination; who knew it would be so hard to talk people into getting better health care? The Australian system, which we regard as unremarkable, qualifies as outright communism by American standards, so on health matters, polite mutual incomprehension seems the diplomatic order of the day.
And climate's not much better. America's lack of a federally mandated carbon scheme is half the reason why Julia Gillard's life is so hard. And Barack Obama knows that the task is beyond him; getting America to accept health care for its own poor nearly knocked him over, so the chances of convincing them to carry the can for China's poor? Non-existent, you'd have to think.
