Yesterday
Trump issues travel bans for 12 countries in flurry of orders
The president is reinstating one of the most controversial measures from his first term, and targeting Joe Biden, in a series of late-night moves.
Trump orders probe into Biden’s mental health during presidency
The order could lay the groundwork for arguments that a range of the former president’s actions in office were invalid.
This Month
CSIRO is the adult in the room as the AI kids run wild
As the business and technology worlds race for artificial intelligence supremacy, the CSIRO’s Data61 is trying to show companies how to develop systems responsibly.
US to support Indo-Pacific allies against ‘imminent’ China threat: Hegseth
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth reassured allies in the Indo-Pacific that they will not be left alone to face increasing military and economic pressure from China.
May
Nvidia’s Huang lashes Trump’s China AI ban but spells out chip boom
The technology giant buoyed investors with a bullish outlook for the growth in artificial intelligence, but warned it was ceding markets where it cannot sell.
Trump backing for a Nippon Steel deal leaves big questions
The two companies, left to grapple with ambiguity, publicly praised the “partnership” and a “bold” decision at the weekend. Neither has commented on specifics.
Tech bros are facing the end of the ‘technipolar moment’
The sidelining of Elon Musk is a sign of big tech’s wider failure to shape a Trump economic agenda that is going terribly wrong for the sector.
Republicans are being torn apart by Trump’s ‘big beautiful’ tax bill
Tensions between the “country club” and “country music” wings of the party have erupted in debates over legislation Congress and the president need to pass.
MinRes’ new chair; RBA hikes back in play; US AAA downgrade is huge
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
Biden diagnosed with aggressive prostate cancer
The former president and his family are reviewing treatment options with doctors after the discovery that showed the cancer cells have spread to his bones.
Not my scene: Hoodoo Guru-backed EV start-up hits Trump roadblock
Hoodoo Gurus musician Dave Faulkner and investment bankers Anthony Brasher and Mark Burrows have backed BetterFleet and its electric vehicle software.
Selective truths on Biden decline were like Trump’s alternative facts
The former president and his inner circle created an alternate universe that they sold to the public – the sort of unreality that his Republican foe excels at.
After 60 years, media mogul Barry Diller bares his soul
The billionaire at the heart of some the biggest media deals of the past half century reflects on his dark childhood, his dazzling career, and Hollywood’s worst-kept secret.
After three wobbly years, Albanese’s second term is taking off
The stack of new Labor MPs is reminiscent of the “class of 96”, which acted as John Howard’s praetorian guard for many years.
Joe Biden ‘didn’t recognise’ friend George Clooney, new book says
The book promises explosive details on the former US president’s mental and physical decline while in office and how his aides and top Democrats handled it.
Don’t be fooled. Americans still love Trump
The revolt against him isn’t huge, and it isn’t about constitutional principle.
Return to Alcatraz: Trump wants to reopen historic prison
The president’s directive to rebuild and reopen the long-closed penitentiary is the latest salvo in his effort to overhaul how federal prisoners are locked up.
Fentanyl could be key to China-US trade stand-off
The deadly drug is a bargaining chip as both sides look for a way to de-escalate a trade war that is expected to drag down economic growth around the world.
April
Trump is boosting left-wing victories. That’s bad news for Dutton
America’s president is harming, not helping, other conservative leaders. But what is the reaction within the US?
How Donald Trump’s honeymoon turned sour so quickly
Tariffs, spending cuts and concerns of immigration over-reach are proving a drag on the president’s approval ratings in his first 100 days.