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June

Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth.

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

A “Make America Go Away” baseball cap has become a global symbol of resistance.

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

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.

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“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.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has delivered the final budget before the federal election.

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.

Former Perth Glory owner Tony Sage, before the club’s finances went downhill.

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.

Trump reiterated his interest in taking control of Greenland.

‘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.

A woman arranges campaign posters in Nuuk, Greenland.

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 Premier Mute B. Egede.

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

Earlier this week, Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen sought to drum up support from European allies to stand up to Trump’s efforts to appropriate Greenland.

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

David Rowe

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’s glaciers (pictured last year) may always be free of US control because of a deal agreed in 1917.

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.

Greenland’s capital of Nuuk. The island has significant minerals deposits and is coveted by Donald Trump.

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.

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Julie Bishop in 2019.

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 PM Mute B Egede, and Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in Copenhagen.

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 jnr during his surprise visit to Greenland this week.

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.

Greenland may become independent if its residents want, but it won’t become a US state, Denmark’s foreign minister.

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.

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