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March

a Woolworths supermarket in the central business district (CBD) on March 26, 2025 in Sydney

Economy-wide inflation pushed up shelf prices: Woolworths

Woolworths says both food suppliers and its stores are battling higher costs; Peter Dutton says PM is “weak as water” on supermarkets. Follow live updates.

Vice President J.D. Vance, left, and second lady Usha Vance pose during a tour of Pituffik Space Base in Greenland.

Vance slams Denmark for not keeping Greenland safe

The US vice president, without being specific, said the Danish territory had endured “a lot of very aggressive incursions” from Russia, China and other nations.

“I don’t think they’re un-eager, but I think that we have to do it, and we have to convince them,” he said.

Bewilderment over Trump’s Greenland obsession turns to fear

Greenlanders who initially thought the US president’s interest could help their push to gain independence from Denmark now see the dangers.

“I don’t think they’re un-eager, but I think that we have to do it, and we have to convince them,” he said.

‘We’re going to have to have it’: Trump insists US must own Greenland

The president said whether Greenlanders wished to become Americans or not was of secondary concern to him.

Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Zelensky ‘ready to work’ with Trump to secure peace deal

The Ukrainian said he wanted to “make things right” with the US president and lauded his “strong leadership”, after he abruptly froze military aid.

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WA Premier Roger Cook and US Vice President JD Vance.

WA premier calls Vance a ‘knob’

At a business breakfast in Perth, West Australian Premier Roger Cook was asked for a one-word reaction to United States Vice President J.D. Vance.

Volodymyr Zelensky and Donald Trump.

NATO could be in its last days, former commander warns

Should you support a democracy or a dictator, asks the former NATO commander; Jim Chalmers wants election fought on economy; Trump insider warns UK against extraditing Andrew Tate. Here’s how the day unfolded.

February

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Vance stuns Europe with tough talk on free speech, migration

The US vice president’s remarks shocked attendees at the Munich Security Conference and seemed to target efforts to sideline Germany’s far-right party.

US Vice-President JD Vance gives a keynote speech at the AI Summit in Paris.

‘We have to cut red tape and we will’: Europe talks big on AI

At a summit in Paris, Donald Trump’s vice president lays bare growing global divisions over promoting and policing AI while Europe looks to back winners.

December 2024

‘We need an end to antisemitism’: PM speaks at Sydney Jewish Museum

Anthony Albanese, Allegra Spender speak after Jewish community “outraged and deeply saddened” by Woollahra attack. Follow live updates.

October 2024

Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions

Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.

J.D. Vance and Tim Walz face off in the vice presidential debate.

Vance drops the weirdness and fends off Walz in debate

If even the slightest edge can change the voting intentions of undecideds, Republican hopeful J.D. Vance probably swung a few crucial sales in his debate.

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PM condemns Iran; Vance debates Walz; CBA shuffles ranks

Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.

Republican nominee Senator J.D. Vance and Democratic nominee Minnesota Governor Tim Walz will face off at the US vice presidential debate.

What to watch as Vance and Walz meet for vice-presidential debate

The event offers the men a fresh opportunity to introduce themselves, vouch for their bosses, and fulfil the time-honoured role of a running mate – attack dog.

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J.D. Vance with his mother, Beverly, at the Republican National Convention, where he retold his well-branded life story.

Vance’s mother deals with her past and his future

Trump’s running mate hid nothing in his warts-and-all memoir Hillbilly Elegy – including his mother’s addictions.

September 2024

Donald Trump, Anthony Pratt and then prime minister Scott Morrison at the opening of Pratt Industries’ recycling and paper plant in Wapakoneta, Ohio in 2019.

Why Pratt’s Ohio workers are swinging behind Donald Trump

The state is a test of support for Trump and J.D. Vance, who grew up there. In the town that’s home to Anthony Pratt’s paper mill, voters are already decided.

August 2024

J.D. Vance and Donald Trump.

J.D. Vance urges billionaire Peter Thiel to bankroll Trump bid

The Republican vice-presidential nominee also said big technology companies like Google ought to be broken up to promote innovation.

Donald Trump gestures to the audience at a rally in North Carolina this week.

This is how Trump can regain the lead

Seasoned political observers warn it’s too early to assume the Democrats will maintain the momentum gained since Kamala Harris became the presumed nominee.

David Sacks and Elon Musk in 2006. The men worked together at PayPal.

The venture capitalists who made J.D. Vance

Vance is the first prominent tech venture capitalist to win a spot on a major party presidential ticket, in a sign of the industry’s growing power.

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