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Frank Chung is a senior journalist at news.com.au covering topics including local and international breaking news, politics, culture, media and technology. In his previous role as finance editor he wrote about economics, retail, industrial relations, small business, consumer affairs and real estate.

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(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters after participating in a Thanksgiving teleconference with members of the United States Military, at the White House in Washington, DC, on November 26, 2020. - YouTube has suspended Donald Trump indefinitely from the platform and said it will also prevent the former president's lawyer Rudy Giuliani from being able to monetize his clips, US media reported. It comes a week after the social media giant confirmed it would extend a ban on Trump's channel -- which has just under three million subscribers -- joining other social media platforms in banning his accounts following the deadly January 6, 2021 Capitol riot. (Photo by ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

‘Trump cult’: Republicans abandon party

Dozens of former Bush officials have reportedly abandoned the Republican party in the US, saying it has become the “Trump cult”.

Leaders

(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks during a press conference in the Brady Briefing Room of the White House on September 16, 2020, in Washington, DC. - US Republicans on January 31, 2021 braced for a battle over the future of their party after Donald Trump changed lawyers days before his impeachment trial in an apparent sign he is determined to maintain the 2020 election was fraudulent. Trump's Senate trial is due to start on February 9,2021 but he parted ways with his legal team after they reportedly refused to focus their defense on his baseless claims of election fraud, rather than on constitutional issues. (Photo by MANDEL NGAN / AFP)

Trump reveals controversial new lawyers

Donald Trump has revealed the new lawyers who will represent him at his Senate impeachment trial, after his entire legal team quit.

World Markets

Digital billboard maker Matei Psatta paid for the supportive billboard to be shown for one hour on Friday. Picture: TikTok

GameStop investors troll Wall St fat cats

Defiant Reddit investors behind a dizzying surge in GameStop shares have used billboards and banners to mercilessly mock Wall Street billionaires.

US Politics

(FILES) In this file photo US President Donald Trump smiles as he meets with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC on April 28, 2020. - As battle lines are drawn ahead of Donald Trump's bid for re-election, a new documentary based on the testimony of mental health professionals has labeled the US president a

‘All muscle’: Trump army’s new warriors

A new generation of Republicans are carrying the torch for Donald Trump – including one who the former President boasted about seeing “without a shirt”.

US Politics

Fans of a wildly popular Instagram parenting influencer are reportedly distraught after discovering she and her husband made multiple donations to former president Donald Trump’s campaigns. Picture: YouTube

Fans melt down as mum influencer outed

Fans of a popular Instagram parenting influencer are distraught after internet users made a discovery about where she’s spending her money.

Work

US First Lady Melania Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. - US President Donald Trump travels to his Mar-a-Lago golf club residence in Palm Beach, Florida, and will not attend the inauguration for President-elect Joe Biden. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP)

Melania’s post-White House plans revealed

With speculation she is “counting down” the minutes to divorce Donald Trump, new details have emerged about Melania’s post White House plans.

US Politics

(FILES) In this file photo taken on August 12, 2020 Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway speaks during the

Kellyanne posts daughter’s nude photo

Police have visited Kellyanne Conway after the former Trump adviser allegedly posted a topless photo of her 16-year-old daughter on Twitter.

US Politics

(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks to the media prior to departing from the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, September 21, 2020, as he travels to Ohio. - He's gone, he's golfing, but from his palm lined Florida hideaway Donald Trump is also plotting revenge. If many Americans -- perhaps discreetly including a number of senior Republicans -- wished Trump would just disappear at his Mar-a-Lago resort in Palm Beach, they're in for a sore disappointment.As an impeachment trial clanks into gear in Washington, the disgraced ex-president is making clear to Republican senators that they need to remember he is a major force. An announcement on January 25, 2021 that he was opening

Trump impeachment ‘dead on arrival’

It looks likely that Donald Trump will escape an impeachment conviction, despite the best efforts of those determined to hold him to account.

US Politics

(FILES) In this file photo former US President Donald Trump speaks before boarding Air Force One at Joint Base Andrews in Maryland on January 20, 2021. - Republican lawmakers demonstrated on January 24, 2021 that Democrats will have a fight on their hands to convict Donald Trump when the Senate next month opens its first-ever impeachment trial of a former president. Speaker Nancy Pelosi is expected on Monday to send senators a single article of impeachment passed in the House of Representatives that blames Trump for inciting the chaotic Capitol invasion of January 6, which left five people dead. (Photo by ALEX EDELMAN / AFP)

Trump’s new party to destroy Republicans

Donald Trump’s new Patriot Party plans to destroy his enemies among the Republican party with a $70 million war chest. This is how.

Politics

Protestors are seen during the Invasion Day rally in Brisbane, Sunday, January 26, 2020. Thousands of people joined rallies across Australia in support of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islanders who are calling for an end to the celebration of Australia Day on January 26, which commemorates the arrival of the First Fleet to Sydney in 1788. (AAP Image/Darren England) NO ARCHIVING

Shock verdict on Australia Day date push

A new poll has revealed just how many Australians support changing the date of Australia Day from January 26 – and how many don’t.

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