The US has never fully recognised the ICC; it never was passed in Congress/Senate, and under George W Bush formally withdrew in 2002.

The US also passed in 2002 an act that enables the President to use any and all means possible to go get any US military personnel that were charged and held by the ICC.

Interesting fact: The seven countries that voted against the treaty establishing the ICC were Iraq, Israel, Libya, China, Qatar, Yemen, and the United States. Make of that what you will.

Source: wikipedia

The Australian government will be 'all the way with pedophile trump' as per usual

I would rather we weren't the bad guys.

Why such Dismay? With the ICC out of the way, Trump and his buddies can act with impunity. Netanyahu gets away with Genocide.

I'm not sure what he actually thinks would happen with the ICC gone though.

There has never been a country in history who has been the world's lone superpower and top of the world order, that has worked so hard to destroy and reset the world order.

Generally when on top you try and keep it that way, but this current American administration just wants to burn it all to the ground.

Tell Trump he's not a member. More like a target.

Mr Rubio said the administration had been pressing more countries to "join our campaign by ending their funding and participation in this politicised and unaccountable court" — something that Australia would not do.

At least not until Israel tells us to.

I hope they keep this energy up when someone else is in power.

If the US is gonna be the world police they should be extra subject to the rule of law, just like the local police.*

*Offer void in US

USA is trying to get rid of the ICC due to the fact Trumps worried they'll go after him for all his war crimes and the fact that all his friends already have warrants for arrest. Ie Putin and Bibi

Penny Wong will watch the U.S. crush the ICC while uttering the quietest "don't" as they do. She is a coward and this is heartbreakingly unsurprising.

Penny could alleviate her RSI by making a macro to paste the words 'gravely concerned' into her letters.

I don't get the hate for Wong?

I understand that labor is not left enough for fediverse users.

She's a diplomat though, she represents Australia to the world. It's not her job to say mean things to the people you don't like.

save the outrage Australia, you're only a Vegemite higher than the US.