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China could be hit with tariffs on its goods of up to 60 per cent, which will damage its economy and indirectly Australia’s too.

China should practise what it preaches on free trade

The best way Beijing can persuade the US it is playing fair is to open up its domestic market so America can share in its success.

  • The AFR View
Anthony Albanese and Chinese President Xi Jinping met on the sidelines of the G20 summit.

Xi got his message across, but calls to oppose protectionism are a bit rich

Australia is right to rail against Donald Trump’s tariffs, but we should also make our voice heard on Xi Jinping’s “China First” policies.

  • Richard McGregor

This Month

Rinehart with former Liberal Party vice president Teena McQueen (left), and Nigel Farage, the leader of the conservative UK Reform party, at Trump’s election watch party.

Rinehart’s right-hand woman still partying at Mar-a-Lago

Gina Rinehart’s flown home but Teena McQueen’s still at Mar-a-Lago, dancing to YMCA with Argentinian President Javier Milei.

  • Myriam Robin and Mark Di Stefano
Chinese President Xi Jinping and Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto take part in a welcome ceremony in Beijing.

Did you miss the Indonesian president’s November surprise?

While Australians were absorbed by the US election, the new leader of their large neighbour was busy strengthening ties with Russia and China.

  • James Curran
Penny Wong has turned disciplined diplomatic language into an art form.

How to Trump-proof foreign policy

Don’t panic, don’t relax, look for opportunities, and stay close to our other allies. That’s a way to deal with a confronting new Washington.

  • Rory Medcalf
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Donald Trump with Marco Rubio before his expected appointment as US Secretary of State

Trump’s foreign policy agenda a high-stakes guessing game

Donald Trump’s presidency is about to show up the contradictions in Australia’s defence spending and its domestic economy.

  • Jennifer Hewett
ANZ has posted an 8 per cent fall in cash profits, below what had been expected by the market.

ANZ Bank and Chalmers nearing deal to offset China

Negotiations are in the final stages for the federal government to support the bank to remain in nine Pacific countries, under a plan to secure its presence in the region.

  • John Kehoe
We have been commerating WW1 at events like this dawn service at Melbourne’s Shrine of Rememberance for more than a century yet this is still more to learn.

On Remembrance Day: new ways to understand an old war

Scholarship on the Great War extends far beyond the traditional focus on heroic but doomed Anzacs.

  • Peter Stanley
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Trump 2.0 is the reckoning for Australia’s alliance with the US

For years Australia has looked the other way when talk of the end of US primacy has been raised. Now we can’t avert our eyes.

  • James Curran
Vladimir Putin, Donald Trump and Volodymyr Zelinsky.

What Trump has in store for six global hotspots

Capitals around the world are dusting off the old briefing books from Donald Trump’s first term, but this time could be a mix of the old and the totally unexpected.

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  • James Curran and Hans van Leeuwen
Donald Trump plays macho man politics

Trump turns the tables on identity politics

Donald Trump attacked the Democrats for being too progressive and woke on cultural issues. Many Americans agreed with that general theme, if not always the language.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Anthony Albanese faces a challenge navigating his relationship with Donald Trump.

How Albanese can deal with Trump

The prime minister won’t need to ingratiate himself with the US president as other leaders have done – and he has some advantages.

  • James Curran
Vice President Kamala Harris waves to the crowd after delivering a concession speech.

Kamala Harris turns the page on herself

A gracious, optimistic concession speech from the vice president was an unwitting demonstration of the practical problems with her campaign.

  • Jennifer Hewett
A Trump supporter at the Palm Beach Convention Centre

Trump’s stunning rebuff of his critics

Donald Trump’s return to the White House means the return of an unpredictable president with big plans to Make America Great Again – and fewer restraints on his power.

  • Jennifer Hewett

Trump set to trigger global shockwaves – again

Donald Trump appears on his way back to Washington after Democrats failed to connect to the basic human need for recognition.

  • James Curran
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Donald Trump and Kevin Rudd.

‘Don’t hit the panic button on Rudd’ if Trump wins

Recalling Kevin Rudd from Washington because of his past criticism of Donald Trump would be rash, said Dennis Richardson, Australia’s former ambassador to the US.

  • James Curran
Donald Trump speaks at a campaign rally.

Trump claims election is being stolen again

The former president is priming his supporters to claim another election steal if he doesn’t win big.

  • Jennifer Hewett
Donald Trump in Greensboro, North Carolina.

Once critical, billionaires and CEOs are hedging their bets on Trump

Except for Elon Musk, US business leaders are too scared to express a view in case the former president seeks revenge during his second term in the White House.

  • Jennifer Hewett
The US Capitol Dome as the government goes through a partial shut-down.

America’s search for a new role continues

Despite the mediocrity of the candidates, America is not down for the count. But it is wasting precious time to redefine its world role

  • James Curran
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Robert Kaplan reveals how to think strategically if Trump is elected

The celebrated author and strategic thinker says the US fall will only accelerate under Donald Trump, but “wise leaders” can still keep relative global peace.

  • James Curran

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