Today
US judge temporarily blocks Trump’s federal funding freeze
The Trump administration freeze on federal grants and loans could total trillions of dollars; Katy Gallagher says there is a “real possibility” Australia’s economy will have a soft landing. Follow live updates.
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- Lucy Slade
‘Predator’: Caroline Kennedy warns America of RFK jnr
In a searing letter, the former ambassador to Australia said Robert F. Kennedy jnr had led family members to drug addiction, and was unfit to be health secretary.
- Jacqueline Alemany, Dan Diamond and Liz Goodwin
Yesterday
‘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”. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
This Month
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.
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- Lucy Slade
Rude discovery: Trump confronts limits to his power in the complex US
Supreme power appealed to Donald Trump’s supporters, but the reality is America’s complex and at times cumbersome democracy just won’t allow for it.
- Matthew Cranston
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- Energy
Trump slams Europe, threatens ‘trillions’ in tariffs
The president lambasted Canada’s trade surplus with the US and also fired a verbal volley at the European Union’s restrictions on his country.
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- Hans van Leeuwen
Woolworths NZ supermarkets boss to exit
Woolworths’ new CEO has made her first major change; NSW Police arrest 10 people for antisemitic behaviour; wildfire breaks out in LA. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
‘They don’t actually have the money’: Musk slams AI project
Tech bros have taken to X in an extraordinary public spat to question each other’s financial muscle over Donald Trump’s $800b AI joint venture. Elon Musk said, “they don’t have the money”.
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- Justin Sink
Unions withdraw strike action, to relief of Sydney commuters
Rail unions have withdrawn all their partial work bans against Sydney Trains; NSW Police arrest man over synagogue attack. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade
The curious case of missing Michelle Obama
The former first lady is keeping a low profile, opting not to attend Jimmy Carter’s funeral or Donald Trump’s inauguration.
- Tony Diver
Proud Boys’ Enrique Tarrio released from prison
The high-profile defendant’s 22-year sentence for seditious conspiracy in the attack on the US Capitol was wiped away by Donald Trump.
- Alanna Durkin Richer and Michael Kunzelman
Trump White House promises ‘massive’ infrastructure announcement
White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt said the news would “prove that the world knows that America is back”.
- Nandita Bose and Doina Chiacu
- Opinion
- The AFR View
Trump’s ‘unwokening’ is a cautionary tale
The US experience raises questions about how corporate Australia should achieve sensible diversity goals without fuelling a populist backlash.
- The AFR View
- Opinion
- Bonds
Will the bond market intimidate Trumponomics?
Are recent alarm bells a sufficient warning, or will the new president still pursue large-scale stimulus in tax cuts, tariffs, and an immigration crackdown?
- Jim O'Neill
- Analysis
- Trump's White House
No big show, but Trump faithful just happy to be there
Arctic conditions meant inauguration day didn’t have the fanfare hoped for but his supporters on the streets of DC were not disappointed.
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Trump's White House
Can Trump deliver on his promises?
As he lays out his lofty ambitions, the president has learnt the lessons of his previous term and knows he has only a short window of time to act.
- Ava Kalinauskas
President rejects ‘oligarchy’ tag despite billionaire line-up
Joe Biden warned as he left office that the US was becoming an oligarchy of tech billionaires wielding dangerous levels of power and influence on the nation.
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- Matthew Cranston
Biden pardons Fauci, Cheney and others to prevent Trump ‘revenge’
The outgoing president issued pre-emptive pardons to officials whom his successor has labelled as political enemies.
- Gregory Korte
- Analysis
- World politics
This time it’s different: no one questions Trump 2.0
Democrats are resigned, billionaires are signing cheques, business is on-board and foreign leaders of every political hue are in town to be part of the Trump 2.0 moment.
- Matthew Cranston
Pratt matches Rinehart with full-page ad for Trump
The Australian packaging magnate has taken out a full-page ad in the centre-left New York Times, leaving no doubt about his support for the president-elect.
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- Matthew Cranston