Today
PM won’t get raucous over AUKUS, however hard he’s pushed
Anthony Albanese’s approach with US President Donald Trump is to neither beg nor be bullied.
LA protests turn Gavin Newsom into the leader of the opposition
A fresh confrontation with Donald Trump gives the high-profile California governor the chance to reset his relationship with angry Democratic voters.
Don’t fret about AUKUS. Australia can keep attracting US capital
Investors should not read too much into the AUKUS review. New US administrations routinely revisit major policies and deals as a regular exercise in due diligence.
How do we put Australia first in Trump’s AUKUS review?
When the review comes out, the fact that it exists and may not be the last should show us that while America is our partner, we have to be able to do more for ourselves.
‘The Princess Bride’ has lessons for Trump in dealing with Xi
The cult movie has the hero tricking the villain in much the same way China’s leader has done with his US counterpart in their negotiation on rare earths.
‘No Plan B’ on AUKUS; Monash CEO quits; Wall Street bubble fears
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Here comes Trump’s AUKUS shakedown
The president’s America First agenda means someone has to pay – in this case it could be Australian taxpayers.
‘You would have to anoint me’: JPMorgan’s Dimon would love to be president
In a wide-ranging discussion, the Wall Street executive also said significant job losses from the AI revolution are unavoidable and necessary.
They went to Syria to fight with rebels. Now they don’t want to leave
Thousands of foreign fighters answered the call to help topple the dictatorship of President Bashar Assad. Many plan to stay, despite the qualms of the US and some Syrians.
US inflation muted, Trump insists on rate cut anyway
The latest below-forecast inflation reading adds to evidence that consumers have yet to feel the pinch of President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
‘Beijing would rejoice’: AUKUS in jeopardy as US reviews its role
Defence Minister Richard Marles downplayed a US review into AUKUS which threatens Australia’s $300 billion-plus plans to build and acquire nuclear submarines.
Trump says China will ship rare earths in ‘done’ trade deal
The two superpowers will maintain tariffs at their current, lower levels following the agreement reached this week in London, the US president says.
Yesterday
Labor flexes foreign policy muscles with Israel sanctions
Anthony Albanese and Penny Wong have left open the prospect of further action against Israel over the war in Gaza.
US, China agree to tone down trade war
American negotiators said they “absolutely expect” conflict around shipments of rare earth minerals and magnets to be resolved within the preliminary deal.
ASX hits record; Qantas closes Jetstar Asia; LA mayor issues curfew
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LA is just the start of Trump’s attack on the ‘enemy within’
Sending the National Guard into LA is the administration’s clearest step yet towards authoritarianism.
This Month
Waymo’s robot driver was too scared to take us where we wanted to go
The self-driving taxis are an experience to remember but their post LA-riot nerves rendered them unable to use human logic, and left us stranded.
‘Burning Waymos’: LA’s image scuffed ahead of World Cup, Olympics
In a city still reeling from deadly wildfires, Mayor Karen Bass has been urging residents to come together to revitalise LA’s image. Recent unrest is not helping.
Hanwha says it has the green light to buy all of Austal, if it wants
But the ASX-listed shipbuilder said the approval from US foreign investment officials claimed by the Korean conglomerate was “different to that claimed”.
Monash shares dive; Marines in LA; iPhone’s big update
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