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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and US President Donald Trump.

Government scrambling for details after Trump threatens higher tariffs

Australian officials do not know how high a tariff Donald Trump will place on the country’s exports to the US and there are no signs a deal is imminent.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos, Matthew Knott and David Crowe

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Does Anthony Albanese (right) really want to follow Donald Trump’s lead on defence spending?

Albanese risks becoming a bystander to Trump’s trade whims

Australia has taken comfort in the fact it had the lowest tariff for exports to the United States, but the risk of that changing leaves the Prime Minister exposed.

  • Matthew Knott
A charity distributes meals to Palestinians facing food shortages amid ongoing Israeli attacks and severe restrictions in Gaza on July 28.

PM brands Israel’s denial of starvation reports in Gaza ‘beyond comprehension’

Anthony Albanese has rubbished claims from the Israeli embassy on Monday that there was no starvation in Gaza.

  • Paul Sakkal
The USS North Dakota, a Virginia-class boat of the type Australia would acquire under AUKUS.

‘Trends are worrying’: Incoming US naval boss sounds AUKUS warning

The Pentagon, meanwhile, has confirmed Australia’s second $800 million payment to help the US build nuclear-powered submarines was made after Canberra became aware the AUKUS agreement was under review.

  • Michael Koziol
Muhammad Zakariya Ayyoub al-Matouq, 1, is facing life-threatening malnutrition.

‘Innocent life matters’: The photographs of children that captured the world’s conscience

From Sudan to Vietnam and Gaza, images of suffering children have become totems of humanitarian catastrophes and prompted hard questions about photographic ethics.

  • Nick Newling
Leader of the House Tony Burke.

Labor dumps tradition to knock Coalition MPs from key parliamentary posts

The government says the move is designed to ensure that crossbench MPs are represented in parliamentary committees that scrutinise legislation.

  • Olivia Ireland
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Donald Trump’s push to cut diversity in the public workforce did not have strong support in Australia.

‘Frosty on Trump’: Australians eager for more independence from the US

Australians are voicing a strong desire for the country to assert more independence from the United States amid Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.

  • Matthew Knott
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is weighing up whether Australia will join France by recognising Palestine.

Albanese plans to recognise Palestine but the timing is crucial

The prime minister wants to recognise Palestine. The question is one of timing and how to ensure an Australian intervention has the maximum diplomatic impact. 

  • Matthew Knott
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‘We won’t make a decision as a gesture’: Albanese says no imminent move to recognise Palestine

The prime minister accused Israel of breaking international law in Gaza, but poured cold water on the idea that Australia will imminently recognise Palestine.

  • Matthew Knott
The major platforms have emphasised how they are improving the calibre of their systems and taking down volumes of malicious posts.

YouTube threatens to sue if roped into social media ban

Labor’s decision to make YouTube’s threat public before the platform itself shows its resolve in taking on tech giants whose power has grown under the Trump administration.

  • Callum Godde and Paul Sakkal

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