This Month
Business owners warn Trump’s deportation plan could shut them down
Food producers, manufacturers and hotels are hiring lawyers to audit the legal status of their workers ahead of the president-elect’s deportation orders.
- Taylor Nicole Rogers
Trump seeks assurance that his economic chief will enact tough tariffs
The president-elect’s Treasury secretary appointment has kicked off a fierce lobbying effort among his loyalists.
- James Politi, Colby Smith and Demetri Sevastopulo
‘Not on my bingo card’: Trump’s shock justice pick faces pushback
Firebrand Matt Gaetz, who has never worked in the Justice Department or as a prosecutor at any level of government, is the latest in a wave of Donald Trump’s nominations.
- Andrew Goudsward and Sarah N. Lynch
- Updated
- Trump's White House
Trump taps China hawks in Beijing’s ‘nightmare come true’
The president-elect is set to choose Marco Rubio as his top US diplomat while Representative Mike Waltz is expected to be his new national security adviser.
- Updated
- Nancy Cook
Meet Trump’s MAGA warrior set to take on the UN
Elise Stefanik, who has repeatedly accused the United Nations of being plagued by “antisemitic rot”, is now at the centre of Donald Trump’s orbit.
- Nicholas Fandos
Former head of immigration enforcement named US ‘border tsar’
Tom Homan was widely expected to be offered a position related to the border and Trump’s pledge to launch the largest deportation operation in US history.
- Jill Colvin
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
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
Republicans to take control of US Senate after flipping two seats
With no further prospects of Democratic gains in outstanding races, Republicans were on track to retake the upper chamber of Congress for the first time in four years.
- Colby Smith
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
Don’t worry: America and Australia will survive this election
Harris was hindered and Trump boosted by the economic issues that have plagued incumbent governments around the world.
- Michael Green
- Opinion
- US Votes 2024
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
Taylor Swift v Joe Rogan. How gender will decide the US election
Deep divisions in America’s electorate have been exposed in a tumultuous race to be decided in just a few hours.
- James Politi, Lauren Fedor and Stefania Palma
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Campaign TV ads give voters permission to go rogue
Democrats and Republicans are highlighting relatable characters offering measured testimonials to coax voters into crossing party lines.
- Adam Nagourney
October
- Opinion
- US election
How the US has a healthy economy, unhealthy politics
America’s economy remains robust despite the sickness infecting its politics. But Donald Trump still says emergency economic surgery is needed.
- Jennifer Hewett
This is what could happen if Trump loses the election
The former president refused to concede defeat in 2020 and there are signs he could do it again.
- Joe Miller
Musk wants a $3 trillion cut from the US budget. It’d be difficult
His target, mentioned at Donald Trump’s Sunday rally in Madison Square Garden, exceeds the amount Congress spends annually on government agency operations.
- Steven T. Dennis
- Opinion
- US election
How Australia can fix America’s broken election system
Voters in seven US states will vote to adopt Australian-style preferential voting as electoral reformers try to move American politics back to the centre.
- Benjamin Reilly and Ava Kalinauskas
- Opinion
- Tax reform
How can it be right to pay tax on something you never had?
The plan to tax paper gains in superannuation funds will harm savers and damage the economy.
- Geoff Wilson
- Opinion
- Anthony Albanese
Albanese spots a bargain bagging Coles and Woolies
The government needs a political scapegoat to blame for cost-of-living pressures and inflation. The big supermarkets are reliable targets.
- Jennifer Hewett
September
‘NATO of critical minerals’ deal to hit China dominance
Local mining and processing projects could be funded by more than a dozen like-minded nations as part of a new joint financing body agreed to by 14 countries.
- Phillip Coorey
- Analysis
- US Votes 2024
Trump is pledging ‘mind-boggling’ tax cuts he can’t deliver
Whether he is speaking to retirees, CEOs or tipped workers, the former president is promising tax cuts in swing states that could cost trillions.
- Andrew Duehren and Michael Gold