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Putin ramps up nuclear threat after US missiles hit Russian arsenal
Tensions have escalated quickly in the Ukraine Russia war after the use of US long-range missiles. Australia has joined international peers condemning Russia for threatening a nuclear retaliation.
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Apollo boss emerges as top contender for Treasury secretary
Donald Trump has tapped billionaires, celebrities and a private equity mastermind in his latest round of cabinet picks.
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Trump’s new energy secretary linked to Beetaloo Basin gas project
Chris Wright’s Liberty Energy is behind the fracking fleet used for extraction from developing fields in the Northern Territory.
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Civil servants to flee as Trump ‘drains the swamp’ (again)
Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived with stunning speed.
Trump’s Scavino nomination adds to pressure on Rudd
The president-elect’s choice of a trusted aide, who has suggested Australia’s US ambassador is unfit, could become a problem next year.
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‘Politics is tough’: Biden and Trump meet in White House
In the two-hour meeting in the Oval Office, the president said he looked forward to “a smooth transition”, something his successor failed to offer in 2020.
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Trump wants ally Australia to ‘stand up to China’
The president-elect’s picks for secretary of state and national security adviser both want Australia to do more to tackle China’s aggression in the Pacific.
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Trump taps Musk to head bureaucracy-slashing ‘Manhattan Project’
The president-elect has chosen the world’s richest man and another entrepreneur to oversee a newly created Department of Government Efficiency.
Time running out for Rudd, says Trump adviser
A former White House deputy chief of staff posted a depleting hourglass in reply to a congratulatory tweet from Australia’s ambassador to the president-elect.
Cathie Wood says Trump will be the best boost for US in 40 years
The investment manager says Donald Trump’s tax cuts will stimulate the US economy, but companies will put investments on hold until they see the details.
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Trump cuts AUKUS ally from new White House administration
Donald Trump excludes former US secretary of state Mike Pompeo from his new administration as he moves quickly to form his key team.
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Rinehart meets Musk after Trump’s victory
Gina Rinehart congratulated Elon Musk at a private meeting the two billionaires held in the US after Donald Trump’s re-election.
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Trump will cost farmers money. But they still voted for him
Farmers, migrants and women were not expected to vote for Donald Trump. They explain why they voted against identity politics, lax immigration controls and globalisation.
Trump gets to work on new administration
Trump’s new cabinet will be chosen to avoid the chaos of his 2016 line-up as he looks to cut taxes, bring in trade tariffs and crack down on immigration.
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It’s the economy stupid. Trump taps voter anger in red wave
Donald Trump won over voters with his platform of economic management and immigration control, while Kamala Harris was out of touch with mainstream issues.
‘Golden age of America’: Trump stages historic comeback
Despite a tight race and a bruising campaign against current Vice President Kamala Harris, Trump, 78, cruised to an early victory.
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Signs of big first-timer turnout in critical Pennyslvania
A spot survey of higher education students at a polling booth in Northampton County suggests young people have been galvanised into action by Kamala Harris.
Trump, Harris in frantic final rush to break history
Kamala Harris and Republican rival Donald Trump are locked in the closest presidential election in 75 years. One of them is about to rewrite the record books.
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Australia ‘shouldn’t fear’ Trump presidency: Abbott
Tony Abbott joined other leading conservative leaders in saying criticism of Donald Trump returning to the Oval Office at this week’s election was overblown.
‘I don’t trust that son of a bitch’: Fear will decide this key state
Democrats fear Donald Trump and his supporters are trying to sow doubts about the election now so he can dispute the outcome should he lose.
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