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The cost of importing container goods into Australia rose at the start of July, and more price increases are expected.

Global freight prices tumble, except for goods shipped to Australia

Tariffs announced by the Trump administration have caused havoc with freight companies, but costs into the country are defying global trends, cargo groups say.

The Australian dollar hit an eight-month last week, but that could all be reversed if Donald Trump goes all in on his tariff threats.

CBA warns $A at risk as trade war heats up

The bank believes the Aussie dollar could plunge as much as US4¢ over the next few weeks if Trump reinstates high tariffs on major economies.

May

Donald Trump jnr.

Donald Trump jnr says ‘maybe one day’ he could run for president

The president’s son has been a big influence on his father’s White House and has been busy making business deals for the family.

The president's sons, Donald Jr (left) and Eric are executives in the Trump Organisation.

A tiny bank in Trump Tower is making the president’s sons rich

Donald Trump jnr and Eric Trump have been picking up corporate jobs and acquiring millions since their father was re-elected – but one deal stands out.

Gina Rinehart tips $4b into US shares – here’s what she’s buying

Australia’s richest person is going all in on the US, shrugging off concerns her political idol Donald Trump could spell disaster for the nation’s economy.

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Donald Trump is bestowed the presented the Order of Zayed from UAE President Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan in Abu Dhabi.

Megadeals and hyperbole: Is Trump’s Gulf tour more fiction than fact?

The US president’s visit has been a four-day jamboree of opulent ceremonies and petrodollar-fuelled investment pledges.

April

Students, faculty and members of the Harvard University community rally against the Trump administration.

The real reason Trump wants to destroy Harvard

The White House’s charge of antisemitism is a cynical tactic to pursue a broader attack on academic freedom.

Trump’s walking back of tariffs has give hope for markets that there may be more to come.

Investors hope for ASX bounce as Trump walks back tariffs

Futures point to a modest rise on the S&P/ASX 200 on Monday, and fund managers are optimistic the White House’s damaging trade plans could be unwound.

Minister for Health and Aged Care Mark Butler has warned that Australian pharmaceutical companies could be US targets.

Butler expects tariff pain on medicines and healthcare giants

The Health Minister says briefings from US officials suggest foreign pharmaceuticals could soon be targeted by a separate US trade investigation.

March

Aron D’Souza, founder of the controversial Enhanced Games, whose backers include Peter Thiel and Donald Trump Jnr. Hulk Hogan was the proxy for the Gawker case financed by Thiel but organised by Aron.

The Melburnian and MAGA favourite behind the ‘Doping Olympics’

Aron D’Souza, the Melburnian founder of the controversial Enhanced Games, is backed by Peter Thiel and Donald Trump jnr, and has big plans for the future.

February

Worley boss Chris Ashton expects the engineering group to benefit from a resurgence in fossil fuel projects.

Worley expects profit boost from Trump energy policies

The engineering group’s shares jumped 11 per cent after it announced a $500 million share buyback and said it would benefit from a resurgence in fossil fuel projects.

January

DeepSeek is accused of hoovering up OpenAI’s data.

The sweet irony of OpenAI’s DeepSeek beef

OpenAI thinks DeepSeek took its private data to train its models; the hearts of writers, artists, musicians and journalists around the world must bleed for it.

President Donald Trump answers questions from reporters after signing executive orders in the Oval Office.

Rude discovery: Trump confronts limits to his power in the complex US

Supreme power appealed to Donald Trump’s supporters, but the reality is America’s complex and at times cumbersome democracy just won’t allow for it.

Amazon buys Melania’s life story for $64m in Bezos’ latest overture to Trump

The tech giant won a bidding war for the “unprecedented behind-the-scenes look” at the former and future first lady’s life.

Greg Barnes: “The first time Trump was prepared to look like an idiot, but what was really going on was something totally different, and it’s the same with this move at the moment.”

Meet the Aussie who helped give Trump ideas about Greenland

Perth-based Greg Barnes briefed the White House on his own mineral holding in the Danish territory during the president-elect’s first mandate.

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Donald Trump’s personal jet, carrying his son, arrives in the Greenland capital Nuuk on Monday.

Donald Trump jnr goes window-shopping for his dad in Greenland

The gambit comes at a tricky time for Copenhagen, as leaders on the mineral-rich island push harder for full independence from Denmark.

December 2024

Donald Trump holds gold Trump sneakers at Sneaker Con Philadelphia, an event popular with sneaker lovers.

Trump co-opts Jill Biden to spruik his ‘fight, fight, fight’ perfume

From footwear to digital trading cards, everything around the president-elect has become monetised. The latest is “a fragrance your enemies can’t resist”.

November 2024

In terms of sinister, Rio had a similar feel to the G20 in Argentina in 2018.

Albanese weighed down abroad by parlous state of world

It hasn’t hurt for the prime minister to witness first hand the changing global forces, more so as countries preposition for Trump’s second coming.

US President-elect Donald Trump’s upcoming second term may carry more significance for markets than his first, says Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu.

Trump’s market impact is a side-show for Australian investors

The president-elect’s upcoming second term may carry more significance for markets than his first, says Tribeca’s Jun Bei Liu.

Pete Hegseth is an unconventional choice to lead one of the country’s largest employers, which includes almost 3 million military and civilian employees.

Donald Trump taps loyalists for top national security and Mid-East posts

The president-elect this week picked a number of loyalists with hardline views who will shape US foreign policy decisions in his new administration.

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