June
Pentagon has plans to invade Greenland if necessary: Hegseth
“Our job at the Defence Department is to have plans for any contingency,” the defence secretary said amid heated exchanges with Democratic representatives.
April
The anti-MAGA hat goes global
The very success of the MAGA hat as a symbol of political allegiance has also made it an effective weapon of the opposition, at least internationally.
March
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.
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.
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.
‘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.
Not great, but also not dangerous: Chris Richardson on tax cuts
The pre-election budget fails to address Australia’s long-term challenges, including a mismatch between revenue and spending, CEDA says. Here’s how the day unfolded.
This Perth entrepreneur is surfing the Trump wave
Barely two years ago Tony Sage hit a low, losing control of Perth Glory soccer club. Now, thanks to Trump, he’s facing an open goal in Greenland and Ukraine.
‘I think that will happen’: Trump confident of taking Greenland
The president again questioned Denmark’s claim on the territory, and said he sees “more and more” American soldiers heading to the island.
Greenland election shows it’s global capitalism coming to the rescue
In a political climate that has looked to the far right, it is not the progressive voice that is being sought to counter that.
Greenland’s prime minister says island isn’t for sale
“We don’t want to be Americans, nor Danes; We are Kalaallit,” Múte Bourup Egede said, using the Greenlandic name for his country.
January
Trump’s Greenland bid ‘not a joke’, Rubio says
“It’s also not a joke when we say that of course Greenland should not become American,” Danish Foreign Minister Lars Lokke Rasmussen said.
January
What Greenland’s prime minister thinks about Trump
Some politicians in the icy capital of Nuuk have welcomed the US President’s grab for the country. PM Mute Egede is not among them.
Greenland would be sold to UK before Trump due to 100-year-old deal
The US president needs approval from the UK prime minister to buy the island because of an agreement signed the first time America was interested in doing so.
ASX-listed Greenland explorer targets $9m raise as US interest grows
Energy Transition Minerals is rattling the tin on the back of renewed focus on the Danish territory, and hopes to further its rare earths project on the island.
Julie Bishop hired to advise ASX-listed Greenland explorer
Energy Transition Minerals has become the latest mining client to join the former foreign minister’s consulting stable, which includes Mineral Resources.
Greenland wants to be independent, prime minister says
“We do not want to be Danish, we do not want to be American. We want to be Greenlandic,” Prime Minister Múte B. Egede told reporters.
Donald Trump’s icebreaker leaves Greenland and Denmark adrift
The president-elect’s latest proposal places politicians in Copenhagen and the Greenlandic capital of Nuuk in a great bind.
Europe talks tough on Trump’s Greenland ambitions and Musk’s X posts
France’s foreign minister warns Trump could usher in a ‘survival of the fittest’ world, but the Danes are eager to hose things down.
Inflation figures show ‘substantial and sustained progress’: Chalmers
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says headline inflation has now been in the RBA’s target band for four months; Victorian Liberal leader’s plan to scrap SEC would increase power prices, minister says. How the day unfolded.