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Tom Minear is News Corp Australia’s US correspondent. He was previously based in Melbourne with the Herald Sun, where he started in 2011 and held positions including national political editor and state political editor. Minear has won Quill and Walkley journalism awards.

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HOLLYWOOD, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 11: Former US President Donald Trump speaks after the fight between Evander Holyfield and Vitor Belfort during Evander Holyfield vs. Vitor Belfort presented by Triller at Seminole Hard Rock Hotel & Casino on September 11, 2021 in Hollywood, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images) ***BESTPIX***

Why Trump’s friends are his new enemy

The limits of Donald Trump’s landslide have been laid bare in the battle to avoid a government shutdown. Tom Minear says the new president will have to get used to fighting Republicans.

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Elon Musk is outstaying his welcome with Donald Trump

America avoids government shutdown

The US Congress averted a government shutdown after weeks of tense negotiations that went down to the wire.

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Suspected Bali terrorist funder and organizer Hambali in custody at Guantanamo Bay. Picture - Supplied

‘No remorse’: Aussie Bali bombings survivor slams release

An Australian survivor of the 2002 Bali bombings says two conspirators should “never see the light of day again” after being freed from Guantanamo Bay.

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US President-elect Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with House Republicans at the Hyatt Regency hotel in Washington, DC on November 13, 2024. (Photo by ALLISON ROBBERT / POOL / AFP)

The dirty secret in Trump’s NATO threat

As Donald Trump threatens to abandon America’s European allies if they are not “paying their bills”, Tom Minear argues the president-elect needs to convince his own colleagues to start spending on defence.

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Anthony Pratt, US President Donald Trump and Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison at Anthony Pratt's during a tour of Pratt Industries. Picture: Twitter

Inside Aussie billionaire’s lavish party to win Trump over

Australian billionaire Anthony Pratt is hosting a massive bash at Donald Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate this weekend in his latest move to renew his relationship with the President-elect.

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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 05: U.S. President Joe Biden yells out to the press while departing the 102nd National Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony on the Ellipse on December 05, 2024 in Washington, DC. The 2024 National Christmas Tree is a 35-foot Red Spruce from the George Washington and Jefferson National Forests in Virginia. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by Kevin Dietsch / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Biden breaks silence on mysterious drones amid ‘radioactive’ scare

Joe Biden has finally addressed the mysterious drones swarming the US, as the FBI, Pentagon and Homeland Security issue a rare joint statement on a radioactive theory.

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NETWORK SPECIAL. MUST TALK WITH NETWORK PIC DESK BEFORE PUBLISHING. Andy Lee is opening and Aussie Pub in New York. Left to right: Andy Lee , Andy Stone, Eddy Buckingham and Nick Stone

‘The real embassy’: Inside Andy Lee’s New York pub

Old Mates is bringing something new to Manhattan: an Aussie pub with footy on the TV, a “sticky carpet lounge” and the city’s coldest beer. But will it be a parma or a parmi? Watch video.

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NEW YORK, NEW YORK - DECEMBER 12: President-elect Donald Trump walks onto the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) with his wife Melania, after being named TIMEâs âPerson of the Yearâ for the second time on December 12, 2024 in New York City. Trump attended a reception and rang the opening bell on the trading floor. Spencer Platt/Getty Images/AFP (Photo by SPENCER PLATT / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA / Getty Images via AFP)

Trump named ‘Person of the Year’ amid Biden pardon shock

President-elect Donald Trump savaged Kamala Harris as he was named Time magazine’s ‘Person of the Year’ for a second time, as Joe Biden delivered the largest single-day pardon in US history.

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Aussie bikie who boasted about controlling coke trade faces court

The lawyer for an Aussie bikie, who boasted of controlling the country’s cocaine trade, cited William Shakespeare and Oscar Wilde as part of his legal case.

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Republican presidential candidate former President Donald Trump is surrounded by U.S. Secret Service agents at a campaign rally, Saturday, July 13, 2024, in Butler, Pa. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

‘Grave danger’: Scathing Trump security failure report

A congressional taskforce investigating the assassination attempts on Donald Trump has released a scathing report into the Secret Service.

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