April
Trump’s plan to seize Ukraine’s minerals is a strategic debacle
The West just has to wait a little, tighten the screws at the right moment, and Putin will be forced to the table on our terms. Instead, Trump offers him a real estate joint venture.
Putin meets Trump envoy Witkoff for talks on Ukraine
Steven Witkoff visited the Russian president on on the same day as a Russian general was killed in a car bomb.
PM calls Anzac Day service disruption a ‘disgrace’
Anthony Albanese has condemned a far-right wing disruption of Anzac Day dawn services in Melbourne.
Wall St’s false signal; Anzac booing outrage; Musk’s reign unravels
Read everything that’s happened in the news so far today.
In rare criticism, Trump urges Putin to ‘STOP’ after Kyiv attack
Trump’s frustration is growing as a US-led effort to get a peace agreement between Ukraine and Russia has not made progress.
China boosts defence; Punch thrown in Kooyong; Fundies’ top 15 stocks
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Rubio snubs Ukraine peace talks as US makes more overtures to Russia
The US Secretary of State will not attend talks in London aimed at ending the war amid news that Donald Trump wants to recognise Crimea as part of Russia.
Putin declares one-day Easter ceasefire, then breaks it
Shortly after the announcement, air raid sirens rang out in Kyiv. Volodymyr Zelensky dismissed the plan as “yet another attempt by Putin to play with human lives”.
‘You’re horrible people’: US threatens to abandon Ukraine peace push
Donald Trump says the US will walk away from efforts to broker a peace deal unless there is progress soon, saying any party that makes it difficult are ‘fools’.
Shelved airbase gambit fails to clarify Russia’s long-term ambitions
The fallout over Moscow’s bid for an airbase Indonesia has prompted a rare admission from Peter Dutton, and sparked fresh Russian criticism of AUKUS.
Russia jails journalists for 5.5 years for ties to Alexei Navalny
The four freelance journalists were found guilty of “extremism” for their links to the late opposition leader Alexei Navalny and his anti-corruption group.
Drug tariffs coming; Taco Bell on block; No market bottom yet
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Why Beijing thinks it can beat Trump
There is almost no chance the Trump administration will be able to wrangle any concessions from China that it could not have obtained on January 20. The escalation will be a monumental waste of time.
Is Lex Fridman the world’s most dangerous podcaster?
Five years ago, he was unknown – now he’s poised to meet Putin. And his soft-ball interviews may be the future of political journalism.
March
ADF watching Chinese vessel off Australia’s coast: PM
Anthony Albanese says he would prefer that the Chinese vessel wasn’t there; Donald Trump is not “froth and bubble”, Malcolm Turnbull says. How the day unfolded.
ASX dives 1.4pc; Nine backs $2.8b Domain sale; 5 big market risks
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Trump ‘pissed off’ with Putin, threatens tariffs on Russian oil
The US president is angry at the autocrat’s suggestions of how to install a new leadership in Ukraine and sideline Volodymyr Zelensky.
Why the Trump-Putin bromance could finally topple Iran’s ayatollahs
The question is: will Russia defend the clerics in Tehran, or sacrifice their regime on the altar of Russo-American rapprochement?
For Trump, the strong do what they can, the weak suffer what they must
The US president’s hastiness to secure peace overlooks the often laborious work usually required for a long-term, stable and durable solution to a conflict.
Trump advisers backpedal on tariffs before ‘Liberation Day’
The “reciprocal” tariffs may not be as bad as markets expect; coalition will cap public service at post-COVID level; Donald Trump “touched” by Vladimir Putin commissioning a portrait of him. See how the day unfolded.