Today
Trump’s team forms ‘gradual’ global tariff plan
New Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent wants universal levies to rise month by month in order to give businesses time to adjust.
- 33 mins ago
- Aime Williams and Demetri Sevastopulo
As Trump and Putin circle each other, an agenda beyond Ukraine emerges
The Russian leader has made it very clear he is ready to deal, keen to end three years of diplomatic isolation.
- 1 hr ago
- David E. Sanger and Anton Troianovski
‘Just exploded’: bushfire destroys wedding venue in national park
A Victorian bushfire is threatening holidaymakers at a national park; Donald Trump vows “near future” tariffs, calls DeepSeek progress “good”. Follow live updates.
- 1 hr ago
- Lucy Slade
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump is wrong: Climate change, not China, is the threat to Panama Canal
Any loss of capacity, which is more likely to be caused by drought will ripple through supply chains and push up costs in Australia.
- Michael Bell
China narrows gap on US in AI arms race as Australia stands idle
Donald Trump’s Stargate announcement promised big bucks for development of artificial intelligence as advancing Chinese capability underlines America’s determination to preserve its leadership.
- Updated
- Paul Smith
Yesterday
- Opinion
- Trump diplomacy
Australia must face down US tech bosses and Trump
Global tech giants will still be powerful when Trump is not. Policy settings made today by Anthony Albanese or Peter Dutton need to keep that future in mind.
- Paul Smith
PM calls Grace Tame’s T-shirt stunt ‘disrespectful’
Anthony Albanese says he disagrees with the T-shirt Tame wore at the Australia Day event; Russian troops capture strategic town in eastern Ukraine. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
- Opinion
- Trade
Australia-China trade will be caught in middle of Trump’s tariff war
Australia is now more dependent on a single market than it has ever been since the late 1940s when our biggest customer was the United Kingdom.
- Richard McGregor
- Opinion
- Cryptocurrencies
Trump makes everyone a winner on bitcoin
The launch of $Trump is a clear signal that the president is serious about leaning into American exceptionalism and driving that innovation on cryptocurrencies.
- Sinclair Davidson
War room, webinars: Corporate America tries to cope with Trump blitz
Businesses have been left trying to nail down what the tax, immigration, DEI and energy orders will mean for them.
- Stephen Foley, James Fontanella-Khan and Jamie Smyth
This Month
Oracle in talks with White House to take over TikTok
Under the deal, TikTok’s China-based owner, ByteDance, would retain a stake in the company, but data collection and software updates would be overseen by Oracle.
- Dawn Chmielewski, Kanishka Singh and Milana Vinn
Musk praises ‘German values’ at far-right rally
The tech billionaire made a surprise appearance during an AfD rally, speaking in support of the far-right party for the second time in as many weeks.
- Emma-Victoria Farr
Hegseth wins US defence secretary confirmation after historic tie-break
Donald Trump-backed Pete Hegseth narrowly secured enough votes on Saturday to become the next US defence secretary in what was only the second time in history a cabinet nominee needed a tie-break to be confirmed.
- Phil Stewart, Idrees Ali and Patricia Zengerle
Shackled migrants marched onto military plane
“Deportation flights have begun,” Mr Trump’s press secretary declared, sharing photos of men on an airfield wearing chains around their ankles and wrists.
- Ben Smith and Cameron Henderson
- Opinion
- The AFR View
More than bluster to Trump’s pro-business agenda
Donald Trump’s second coming must focus the mind of the political class on progressing the tax, workplace and regulatory reform agenda required to sharpen Australia’s international competitiveness.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Federal election
Trump’s difference is in the detail second time around
Anthony Albanese was not going there when asked about this. But be assured the pressures Donald Trump is unleashing will make the need to change inevitable.
- Laura Tingle
Trump says he would ‘rather not’ impose tariffs on China
The president says threatening tariffs is his “one very big power” over Beijing, but he would prefer not to have to use it.
- Iris Ouyang
Australia won’t exit Paris agreement with Trump
Anthony Albanese makes a range of promises during National Press Club address; Peter Dutton calls for more patriotism after statues were vandalised. How the day unfolded.
- Updated
- Lucy Slade
CNN sacks 200 employees as news broadcaster faces ‘profound’ shift
The cable network let go of 6 per cent of its workforce as it focuses on streaming and digital audiences amid declining ratings.
- Updated
- Jeremy Barr
Trump tax threat could force Aussies out of the US
Financial advisers say it would be financially unviable for Australians to continue living in the US if Donald Trump doubled taxes on expats.
- Michael Read and Tess Bennett