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Benedict BrookUS correspondent

Benedict is an award-winning journalist and news.com.au’s US Correspondent, based in New York. He moved to Australia in 2006 and worked in corporate communications and journalism, becoming assistant editor of LGBTI publication the Star Observer before joining news.com.au in 2015. He writes on a range of topics from weather to retail and infrastructure. Benedict has won a Kennedy Award for environmental reporting and was nominated for another, for breaking news, in 2020. He has been nominated twice for an ACON Honour Award for his writing on the LGBTI community.

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NO MERCY: Trump rules out tariff exemption for Aus as trade battle erupts

NO MERCY: Worst news confirmed for Aussies as Trump trade war spirals

Donald Trump has refused to exempt Australia from US tariffs as he furiously doubled tariffs on another country, leading panicked stock markets to sink.

US President Donald Trump and Tesla CEO Elon Musk speak to the press as they sit in a Tesla vehicle on the South Portico of the White House on March 11, 2025 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

‘Buying a Tesla’: Trump’s bizarre Musk move

The US stock market’s plummet is thought to have wiped billions of dollars off Elon Musk’s wealth. But never fear, because Donald Trump needs a new car.

This image provided by Bartek ÃÅ¡miaÃâek shows smoke billowing from a vessel after a cargo ship hit a tanker carrying jet fuel off eastern England on Monday, March 10, 2025 setting both ablaze and sending fuel pouring into the North Sea. (Bartek ÃÅ¡miaÃâek via AP)

‘Fireball’: US oil tanker and cargo ship collide

More than 30 people have been rescued after a cargo ship collided with a US oil tanker carrying military jet fuel off the British coast.

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‘More arrests to come’: Trump’s new threat

In a dark warning, Donald Trump has said he will crank up arrests but critics haves said he is trampling on free speech.

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FLOOD TRAGEDY: Man’s body found as Alfred turns deadly

Man’s body found as Alfred turns deadly

The tragic death in NSW floodwaters marks the first loss of life amid ex-Tropical Cyclone Alfred.

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BRISBANE, AUSTRALIA - MARCH 07: A general view is seen of Brisbane from the Mount Coot-tha Summit Lookout on March 07, 2025 in Brisbane, Australia. Australia's east coast, particularly Queensland and northern New South Wales, is bracing for the impact of Tropical Cyclone Alfred, a rare Category 2 storm that is expected to make landfall between the Gold Coast and southern parts of the Wide Bay region. The cyclone is anticipated to bring damaging winds, heavy rainfall, and severe flooding, with millions of residents preparing for the worst-case scenario. Authorities have issued evacuation orders, distributed sandbags, and shut down airports and public transport in anticipation of the storm's arrival, which could be one of the most significant weather events in the region in decades. (Photo by Albert Perez/Getty Images)

Brisbane residents warned ‘take shelter now’

People in areas of Queensland and NSW have been told to take shelter immediately in the strongest part of the building they are in.

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‘Leave now’: More evacuations ordered

Cyclone Alfred’s tracking has been updated as more evacuation warnings are issued in NSW.

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US star trapped in Qld hotel amid cyclone

“Right here”: A huge US star has popped up on Aussie TV to reveal he’s been trapped in his hotel as the cyclone bears down.

residents prepare as cyclone nears

Woman swept up by wave on Gold Coast

A 78-year-old woman has been hospitalised after suffering head injuries in dangerous surf on the Gold Coast.

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TOPSHOT - US President Donald Trump waves as he arrives at the inaugural parade inside Capitol One Arena in Washington, DC, on January 20, 2025. (Photo by Jim WATSON / AFP)

‘Coward’: Rage over Trump’s newest plan

Donald Trump’s political enemies have lashed out at him as a “coward” over newly revealed plans to gut a key part of the US government.

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