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AUKUS cash flows to Australian firms despite doubts over pact
Big US defence contractors are starting to enlist local suppliers, countering doom and gloom predictions over Australia’s plan to acquire nuclear-powered subs.
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PM to join world leaders’ talks on Ukraine peacekeepers
Anthony Albanese will take part in a hook-up of dozens of world leaders to discuss ending Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
How Australia was blindsided on the US tariffs
Australia pulled out all stops to avoid Donald Trump’s duties on steel and aluminium, but “it’s impossible to negotiate with someone who doesn’t want anything”.
Billions in beef exports at stake from Trump’s tariff war
US cattle ranchers and sheep graziers have recently restated their long-standing complaints against the Australian industry.
Bourbon, bikes and blue jeans: Hitting back against Trump’s tariffs
Canada, China and Europe have gone hardest in imposing retaliatory duties. Australia has joined Japan, South Korea and the UK in holding fire.
PM uses critical minerals as bargaining chip in Trump tariff war
Australia is using its supply of critical minerals as leverage with the Trump Administration, in a bid to avoid a second wave of tariffs.
Trump’s tariffs were inevitable. But Albanese could have done more
Levies on Australian steel and aluminium to the US starting on Wednesday will have domestic political fallout.
How world leaders are managing Trump
Malcolm Turnbull warns against forming a “conga line of sycophants”, but there is no universal view on the best way to handle relations with the US president.
Russia slams Albanese’s ‘irresponsible adventurism’ over peacekeepers
The Russian embassy has warned of grave consequences if Australia backs a European-led mission to protect Ukraine.
Trump lashes Turnbull on eve of tariff call
As Australia pushes for an exemption from US metals tariffs, Malcolm Turnbull has angered Donald Trump with a stinging take-down of his presidential style.
Labor dumps April election plans, prepares March budget amid cyclone threat
The federal government is ramping up preparations for a March budget after Cyclone Alfred upended Anthony Albanese’s plan to call an election this weekend.
Rudd’s crunch talks on tariffs as Trump sows more trade chaos
Kevin Rudd will lead last-ditch talks to spare Australian steel and aluminium exports from tariffs despite Trump’s insistence there will be no modifications.
Albanese rebuffs Trump over call to lift to defence spending
While Labor comes under fire over military readiness, figures show defence spending as a share of the federal budget is at highest in almost a decade.
Trump doubles down on tariff war as Chalmers, RBA warn of local hit
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says Australia will continue to lobby for an exemption from US tariffs for steel and aluminium.
Trump aide warns Australia to lift defence spending to combat China
Labor defends it record on military budget, as Chinese flotilla exposes vulnerabilities and government opens door to sending peacekeepers to Ukraine.
China hits US farms in tariff fightback
A trade war between the world’s two biggest economies has officially erupted after Beijing hit back at the US with tit-for-tat tariffs, rocking markets.
Albanese opens door to troops in Ukraine as Trump cuts Kyiv loose
The prime minister’s willingness to consider any request for Australian peacekeepers contrasts with Peter Dutton.
Worried about the world? Rudd argues the 1980s were scarier
Kevin Rudd has attempted to soothe strategic anxieties as Donald Trump upends the international order.
Dutton’s plan for warplanes panned
Defence analysts believe buying drones, fixing the navy and upgrading bases is a more important priority if defence spending is increased.
Trump’s Ukraine spat puts Australia in a pickle
Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are in the rare position of being publicly at odds with the leader of the nation’s strongest ally.