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Donald Trump has threatened sweeping tariffs to allies and enemies of the US.

‘We will respond strongly’: Allies workshop how to talk back to Trump on tariffs

Canada’s visiting trade minister said Australia and Canada should forcefully argue the case for free trade as Donald Trump upends the global trading system.

  • Matthew Knott

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Special Minister of State Don Farrell is leading the government’s sweeping reforms to electoral laws.

Trump turns MPs into Yes Minister caricatures

Trade Minister Don Farrell is certain Australia is obeying the president’s trade diktats. Exactly how he couldn’t say.

  • Nick Bonyhady
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Watch: Teal MP, Labor minister in furious standoff over donation law to reduce campaign spending

A heated confrontation in the corridors of Parliament House has ramped up the dispute between the Albanese government and the teal independents.

  • Olivia Ireland
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese with independent MPs Monique Ryan, Allegra Spender, Kate Chaney and Zoe Daniel in discussion after a division in the House of Representatives at Parliament House in Canberra last year.

As teals attended drinks with Albanese, Dutton and Labor struck election overhaul

Big money in politics will become an election issue after furious independent MPs argued the proposed changes to cap donations will entrench the major parties’ dominance.

  • Paul Sakkal
No safe seats.

Labor and the Coalition are poised to launch a major attack on our democracy

This new donations bill will starve small parties and independents of the cash they need to compete while fattening up the coffers of the big players.

  • Jenna Price
Senator Jacqui Lambie and Senator David Pocock said the proposed laws heavily favour the major parties.

Getting elected to parliament for less than $800,000? ‘Rubbish’, Lambie says

Independent senators Jacqui Lambie and David Pocock are crucial votes on Labor’s electoral donations bill. They’re not happy with it at the moment.

  • Olivia Ireland
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Jacqui Lambie in the Senate in November.

The best – and worst – of 2024: My list isn’t objective, but that’s the fun of it

Here are my top 10, for better or worse.

  • George Brandis
Previous Australian governments had raised the fate of the Bali Nine over the years.

Bali Nine members’ fate will be in Australia’s hands if they return home: Indonesia

Indonesia says it will be up to Australia to commute their sentences, as it expects Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke to continue negotiations in Indonesia next week.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos and Karuni Rompies
Clive Palmer says CITIC cannot expect to get land for free.

Last-minute delay on donation deal as Clive Palmer makes last-ditch play to sink it

Labor and the Coalition will negotiate over summer to gain a deal on political donations amid fierce objections from Senate crossbenchers that it will hurt minor parties.

  • David Crowe and Paul Sakkal
Inside the negotiations to bring back the five remaining members of the Bali Nine imprisoned in Indonesia.

Inside the talks to bring back the Bali Nine, and why their return is at risk

Anthony Albanese has requested the return of five drug traffickers from Indonesia. But it’s not a done deal – and officials fear it may be thwarted.

  • David Crowe, Ben Cubby and Natassia Chrysanthos

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