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Labor has trashed backing for Israel: Birmingham
The Coalition has weighed in on the call by Palestine’s envoy for Islamic voters not to hurt Labor, as a new Muslim-backed candidate emerges to take on minister Jason Clare.
- Andrew Tillett
IMF, World Bank meetings clouded by wars, economy, US election
The elephant in the room will be the potential for an election victory by Donald Trump to upend the international economic system with massive new US tariffs.
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- David Lawder
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- Middle East conflict
Israel strikes Hezbollah’s finance arm across Lebanon
Beirut residents fled their homes after Israel said it was targeting the Hezbollah-linked financial institution which has more than 30 branches across Lebanon.
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- Amina Ismail and Nidal al-Mughrabi
How Indonesia’s transformative leader tarnished his legacy
Many believe Joko Widodo has tried to bend the laws to install a political dynasty, undercutting the very democracy that let him become president.
- Sui-Lee Wee
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- US election
Musk’s daily $1.5m handouts for Trump supporters draw legal scrutiny
Elon Musk says the super political action committee he created will give away cash until election day to a signatory of a petition calling for free speech.
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- Theodore Schleifer
Trump works a McDonald’s fry station as election goes off colour
The former president served up fries in an apron as he poked fun at rival Kamala Harris’ story of working there in the 1980s.
- Matthew Cranston
Opinion & Analysis
What have you done for me? Harris recovers ground on key voter query
The latest New York Times/Siena College polling shows Kamala Harris is competitive with Donald Trump on this question, but lags in battleground states.
Contributor
Is Kamala Harris losing support among black men?
Donald Trump has made inroads with a traditionally Democratic demographic that will be crucial in the election. His opponent is fighting back, particularly in Georgia.
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Meet a busload of Republicans backing Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is counting on support from “never-Trumpers” and former Republican voters who are now “quiet Democrats” to help her across the line on November 5.
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What Indonesia’s new president has to do to promote economic growth
With the right policies, there is ample opportunity for Prabowo Subianto to build a stronger, more inclusive economy.
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From the Financial Times
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- US Votes 2024
Is Kamala Harris losing support among black men?
Donald Trump has made inroads with a traditionally Democratic demographic that will be crucial in the election. His opponent is fighting back, particularly in Georgia.
- Christopher Grimes
US polling places struggle to find workers after surge in threats
Intimidation of election officials surged in 2020 after then-president Donald Trump and his supporters attempted to subvert the result.
- Taylor Nicole Rogers
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Elon Musk’s riskiest bet yet: Donald Trump
Speaking this month to Tucker Carlson, the firebrand former Fox TV host, the Tesla founder was only half-joking when he mused about Trump: “If he loses, I’m f---ed.”
- Alex Rogers, Stephen Morris and Kana Inagaki
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- US Votes 2024
What have you done for me? Harris recovers ground on key voter query
The latest New York Times/Siena College polling shows Kamala Harris is competitive with Donald Trump on this question, but lags in battleground states.
- Ruth Igielnik
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Is Kamala Harris losing support among black men?
Donald Trump has made inroads with a traditionally Democratic demographic that will be crucial in the election. His opponent is fighting back, particularly in Georgia.
- Christopher Grimes
Yesterday
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Meet a busload of Republicans backing Kamala Harris
Kamala Harris is counting on support from “never-Trumpers” and former Republican voters who are now “quiet Democrats” to help her across the line on November 5.
- Matthew Cranston
Ex-general Prabowo sworn in as Indonesian president
The ceremony marked a remarkable comeback for a man who once faced Western-imposed sanctions and had two failed election bids against the man he is replacing.
- Chandra Asmara and Faris Mokhtar
- Opinion
- World elections
What Indonesia’s new president has to do to promote economic growth
With the right policies, there is ample opportunity for Prabowo Subianto to build a stronger, more inclusive economy.
- Chatib Basri
US polling places struggle to find workers after surge in threats
Intimidation of election officials surged in 2020 after then-president Donald Trump and his supporters attempted to subvert the result.
- Taylor Nicole Rogers
- Analysis
- Russia-Ukraine war
Winter is coming in Ukraine’s fight for survival
Without a sustained flow of even more Western weaponry and authorisation to retaliate against Russia in kind, Ukraine will lose the war.
- Jack Wright
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Elon Musk’s riskiest bet yet: Donald Trump
Speaking this month to Tucker Carlson, the firebrand former Fox TV host, the Tesla founder was only half-joking when he mused about Trump: “If he loses, I’m f---ed.”
- Alex Rogers, Stephen Morris and Kana Inagaki
Drone targets Netanyahu’s house as Hezbollah ramps up strikes
Israel’s military said dozens of projectiles were launched from Lebanon a day after Hezbollah announced a new phase in fighting.
- Adam Schreck and Samy Magdy
Australia’s latest hot export to Europe isn’t a product. It’s an idea
The rise of populist parties and the struggle to deter, process or deport illegal migrants has pushed Europe ever closer to Australia’s Nauru solution.
- Hans van Leeuwen
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Israeli strikes kill 33 people in Jabalia refugee camp in Gaza, medics say
Residents of Jabalia, the largest of Gaza’s eight historic refugee camps, said the Israeli army was destroying dozens of houses roads and houses every day.
- Nidal al-Mughrabi
Trump asks Murdoch to ditch ‘negative’ ads about him on Fox
Donald Trump has pleaded with media mogul Rupert Murdoch to stop negative advertising on his Fox network to help him win the election.
- Matthew Cranston
Wall Street heads for its longest weekly winning streak of the year
Trading overall on Wall Street remained relatively calm, as the S&P 500 headed toward the close of a sixth straight winning week.
- Stan Choe
- Analysis
- Israeli-Palestinian conflict
The horror weapon transforming warfare
Drones used to be raptors, meaning they came back and could be used again. Now that drones can be cheaply replaced, they have arguably changed warfare forever.
- Guy Kelly
Sinwar’s death may not end war as pressure mounts for ceasefire
Benjamin Netanyahu says the war is not over as Hezbollah promises to escalate its fight with Israel.
- Andrew Tillett
Ex-Home Affairs boss Michael Pezzullo’s Order of Australia stripped
The disgraced bureaucrat was sacked over code of conduct breaches last year; Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar threw stick at drone in desperate final act. Follow updates here.
- Hannah Wootton
China’s lacklustre growth drags on as stimulus ramps up
The lowest growth figure in 18 months comes as Beijing increases stimulus promises to try to boost China’s sluggish economy.
- Fran Wang
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Why Democrats and Republicans have the same problem
Historically, one majority party has a big vision for the country which a minority party tries to poke holes in. Today, that’s no longer the case.
- David Brooks
What now for Netanyahu’s war?
The US says the killing of Yahya Sinwar is an opportunity to negotiate a ceasefire, but fresh militant leaders could take his place.
- James Shotter and Neri Zilber
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- Manufacturing
Sanjeev Gupta’s entire steelmaking empire is teetering on the brink
Questions hang over the future of the British businessman’s Whyalla operations as his European mills shut down or fend off insolvency.
- Hans van Leeuwen