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President Donald Trump speaks at the 2025 House Republican Members Conference Dinner at Trump National Doral Golf Club.

Trump’s tariff tango will only reinforce his view that bullying works

Making an example of Colombia wasn’t a fair fight and didn’t actually change much, but it is being spun as a major victory for the power of threats.

  • Michael Koziol

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US President Donald Trump has lashed out at Latin American countries’ refusal to bow to his orders.

Trump claims win over Colombia in stand-off over deportation flights

The tit-for-tat with the South American nation underscores the febrile environment surrounding the US president’s deportation policy.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump said Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky had told him he was ready to make a deal to end the war.

Trump tells the world to invest in US or pay the price

Donald Trump has sent a clear message to “every business in the world” as he addressed the World Economic Forum in Davos.

  • Michael Koziol
Happy day for Solomon Lew

Why this Aussie billionaire welcomes Trump’s China tariff threat

It’s more important now than ever for retailer Solomon Lew to get the best manufacturing deals. He thinks Donald Trump’s trade policies might help.

  • Elizabeth Knight
Australian super funds are investing billions of dollars in assets and infrastructure overseas.

How your superannuation is becoming one of Australia’s biggest exports

There’s one major Australian export that is increasingly everywhere, but goes almost unnoticed, and it’s growing by the day.

  • Alex Joiner
US President-elect Donald Trump, left, and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau in 2019, during Trump’s first term.

Trudeau ready to slap Trump with counter-tariffs in potential trade war

Canada buys more US-made goods than any other country – about $520 billion in the first 11 months of last year.

  • Curtis Heinzl
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Economists have expressed concern about Donald Trump’s tariff and mass deportation plans.

Reserve Bank ‘stands ready’ for Trump economic fallout

Economists are worried about the tariff plans of incoming US President Donald Trump. The Reserve Bank says it’s ready to deal with turmoil.

  • Shane Wright
Donald Trump speaks on the southern border with Mexico in August. Only a fraction of his “beautiful wall” was built during his first term – and mainly to replace older dilapidated sections.

‘Unacceptable’: Mexico, Canada reply to Donald Trump’s tariff pledge

The president-elect said on social media he intends to slap heavy tariffs on America’s neighbours and top trading partners as soon as he returns to the White House in January.

  • Farrah Tomazin
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Australia wobbles as Trump tariff threat upends global economy

Two posts to social media by Donald Trump have been enough to upend global markets, and have given the world another insight into “Trump 2.0”.

  • Shane Wright
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‘I’m sorry’: Chinese ambassador expresses trade ban regret

China’s chief diplomat in Australia urged the nation not to let Donald Trump’s US election victory upend its improved relationship with Beijing.

  • Matthew Knott

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