April
US Supreme Court temporarily blocks deportations of Venezuelans
The court issued the decision after lawyers asked it to intervene on an emergency basis, saying the men faced imminent deportation without judicial review.
March
Trump’s trade ‘Liberation Day’ explained
The US has said it wants to impose tariffs on a “country by country” basis, hitting any trading partners that have higher levies on the US than it imposes back.
Trump adds ‘secondary tariffs’ to trade armoury
Countries could face 25 per cent tariffs on trade with the US if they purchase oil and gas from Venezuela, which is already under heavy US sanctions.
Trump’s attack on the judiciary: ‘speed and intent is remarkable’
The US president is testing constitutional limits and challenging the courts to stop him. Who will blink first?
Trump expels hundreds under Enemies Act as court rebukes law
The US is paying El Salvador to hold the Venezuelans under an agreement Secretary of State Marco Rubio brokered with the Central American country’s president.
January
Trump to use Guantanamo Bay prison to house migrants
The president said a major new facility at the naval base could hold 30,000 deportees in his latest tough move cracking down on immigration.
Venezuela’s Maduro sworn in amid protests and international rebuke
Nicolás Maduro said his enemies’ failure to block his inauguration to a third six-year term was “a great victory” for the nation.
September 2024
Peru’s Fujimori, divisive head of a political dynasty, dies age 86
During his decade in power, he revived the economy and crushed two leftist insurgencies. But he was forced out in a corruption scandal and later imprisoned.
Venezuela opposition candidate flees to Spain
Edmundo Gonzalez, 75, who ran against President Nicolás Maduro in July, left after seeking refuge in the Spanish embassy in Caracas several days ago.
July 2024
Protests erupt in Venezuela as nations denounce election result
The US and countries around the world denounced the official results of Sunday’s vote, which did not appear to match statistical estimates based on partial counts.
Maduro declared winner in Venezuela’s disputed presidential election
Nicolás Maduro will face the challenge of legitimising the vote to his people and the rest of the world, given his government’s history of repression and fraudulent elections.
April 2024
Iran oil exports hit six-year high as West considers tougher sanctions
Iran’s success in exporting its crude underscores the difficulties facing the West as it seeks to build pressure on Tehran following its attack on Israel.
December 2023
John Pilger, controversial campaigning journalist, dead at 84
John Pilger, who has died aged 84, was a journalist and documentary maker for whom the word uncompromising might have been invented.
December 2023
Venezuelans vote to claim sovereignty over oil-rich chunk of Guyana
It remains unclear how President Nicolas Maduro will enforce the results. But Guyana considers the referendum a step towards annexation.
November 2023
Why Biden’s IRA matters so much to Australia
Jim Chalmers says we don’t need a version of the Inflation Reduction Act, but that underscores the importance of its fine print to our critical minerals industry.
August 2023
China urges bigger, stronger BRICS to rival G7
Leaders from the bloc of developing economies will gather this week to debate expansion.
July 2023
Shares soar as US government buys up Aussie company’s anti-drone tech
Shares in ASX listed defence tech company DroneShield have soared 19 per cent, after it struck a $33m deal to sell equipment to the US Department of Defence.
April 2023
Russia’s shadow tankers risk ‘oil spill disaster’
Thousands of vessels with limited cover are an environmental accident waiting to happen, says the boss of a top shipping insurer.
January 2023
How gas price caps blow up investment
Labor’s intervention tells investors in hydrogen that policy can change on a whim if the politics suit it.
Biden visits Mexican border amid crackdown in immigrants
In a brief visit to El Paso’s busiest crossing and a migrant services support centre, the US president acceded to demands by Republicans that he make the trip he had not taken for two years.