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Four weird moments from the Trump-Starmer meeting – and what they can teach Albanese

With talk of “a true friend in the Oval Office” and praise for a “hard-working” Starmer, the optics of the meeting were warm. But there were awkward moments.

  • Michael Koziol

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Trump has sent a wrecking ball through old alliances. The implications for Australia are severe

In a world where Donald Trump doesn’t appear to know what AUKUS is, Australia can no longer rely on decades of friendship and shared values.

  • David Crowe
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Australia wedged by Chinese aggression and Trump’s degression

Exposed to a hostile China on trade and a buccaneering US on security, our complacency has left us near-naked.

  • Peter Hartcher
Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.

‘Just wrong’: Dutton hits out at Trump over Ukraine

Labor MPs privately said the government was extremely wary of directly criticising Trump as it seeks to negotiate tariff exemptions.

  • Matthew Knott
Volodymyr Zelensky said Vladimir Putin would be “very happy” with a ceasefire because it would give him time to replenish his forces.

Trump on the attack calls Zelensky a dictator, claims he stole from US

The past 48 hours have seen relations between Trump and Zelensky rapidly deteriorate.

  • Michael Koziol
Matthew Tkachuk of Team USA fights with Brandon Hagel of Team Canada at the Four Nations Face-off in Montreal.

Brawls, boos and boycotts: Trump resentment boils over in Canada

Three fights in the first nine seconds of a hotly anticipated USA-Canada hockey clash seemed to speak volumes about the state of relations between the two neighbours.

  • Michael Koziol
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Donald Trump has threatened sweeping tariffs to allies and enemies of the US.

‘We will respond strongly’: Allies workshop how to talk back to Trump on tariffs

Canada’s visiting trade minister said Australia and Canada should forcefully argue the case for free trade as Donald Trump upends the global trading system.

  • Matthew Knott

‘This is not a joke’: Could the US buy Greenland?

Trump is again floating the idea of acquiring Greenland. Could he? And what do Greenlanders think?

  • Angus Holland

‘Aluminium Albo’ has blueprint to test Trump’s mettle

Australian prime ministers have traditionally had poor name recognition in the US. But Anthony Albanese can change that.

  • Nick Bryant
A Chinese PLA J-16 fighter jet, similar to the one that shot a flare

China accuses Australia of ‘intruding’ in its airspace after jet flare incident

Australia complained to Beijing after a dangerous encounter with a Chinese fighter jet and sent a frigate to the Torres Strait to shadow three Chinese warships.

  • Matthew Knott and Lisa Visentin

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