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Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs; worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped
Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday, April 4.
- by Nick Newling, Daniel Lo Surdo and Lachlan Abbott
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Kerryn Phelps
Independents wield the power of balance
Kerryn Phelps broke through as an independent when she won the seat of Wentworth in 2018. The sky didn’t fall in.
- by Kerryn Phelps
Exaggerations from Albanese, Dutton lost in Trump’s tariff blitz
We take a look at the prime minister’s claim Dutton wanted to end bulk-billing and the Coalition’s claim groceries are up 30 per cent under Labor.
- by Bronte Gossling
Analysis
Trade wars
Economic turmoil created by Trump’s tariffs will affect everything from coffee to interest rates
The turmoil caused by Trump’s “Liberation Day” has been more wide-ranging than even the president could have expected. But what does it mean for me?
- by Shane Wright
Best of cartoons, April 4, 2025
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We asked Australians what they really think about this election. Here’s what they said
We spoke to 12 undecided voters and asked them how they felt about the May 3 election, what they thought the big issues were - and what they thought the result would be.
- by Angus Delaney, Nick Newling, Penry Buckley and Hannah Hammoud
Joyce, McKenzie jostle to keep Coalition frontbench roles after election
Nationals frontbenchers are hustling to keep their positions after the election as tensions flare again between party leader David Littleproud and predecessor Barnaby Joyce.
- by James Massola
The latest illustrations from artist Cathy Wilcox
The latest work by the acclaimed Sydney Morning Herald editorial cartoonist.
The latest illustrations from artist Simon Letch
Gallery of illustrations by the Sydney Morning Herald artist.
Victoria’s hot seats LIVE updates: Are you a Zionist?: Goldstein candidates grilled on Israel-Palestine conflict
Join us over the next five weeks for an in-depth look at the candidates, hot-button issues, and a breakdown of the policies and campaign promises in four key electorates.
- by Clay Lucas, Cara Waters, Rachael Dexter and Charlotte Grieve
Opinion
Trump's White House
Australia’s best hope: wait for Americans to turn on Trump
Given the US president’s fraudulent tariffs, an honest Australian election campaign would confront the need for a national insurance policy against an unreliable ally.
- by David Crowe
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