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‘Make Agriculture Great Again’: Trump administration claims win on Australian beef
The government insists the move is the result of a biosecurity review rather than negotiations with the Trump administration, but the US undercut that on Thursday.
- by Nick Bonyhady, Paul Sakkal and Matthew Knott
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Analysis
Trump diplomacy
Albanese and Rudd will have to sell very different messages on US beef ban’s end
Donald Trump has been peeved by restrictions on beef exports to Australia, but a change to biosecurity rules is unlikely to prove a tariff game changer.
- by Matthew Knott
International student surge probably contributed to post-pandemic inflation: RBA
International students spend twice as much as Australian residents and work fewer hours on average, but they were just one of many factors that fuelled inflation.
- by Millie Muroi
Agriculture minister fronts the media over US beef imports decision
Julie Collins has been peppered with questions before cutting her press conference short, over the government's decision to allow US beef imports into Australia.
Opinion
Australian economy
Albanese’s guru talkfest won’t make you richer – he’s chosen the wrong people
Anthony Albanese’s three-day talkfest on the economy is heavy on tax and policies. But it’s missing what has made our lives better for 200 years - invention.
- by Shane Wright
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Political leadership
Secretive Albanese government goes backward on transparency
Labor refused freedom of information requests in its first term more often than the Morrison government despite campaigning on a platform of integrity.
- by Paul Sakkal and Brittany Busch
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Israeli-Palestinian conflict
‘Immense frustration’: Labor base demands sanctions against Israel
Almost 80 Labor branches have passed motions calling for Australia to impose sanctions on the Netanyahu government and sever military ties with Israel.
- by Matthew Knott
Political sketch
Political leadership
Question time returns, but you wouldn’t look here for answers
The inevitable dull roar from opposition benches signalled question time was back. Emphasis on dull. And roar? An exaggeration.
- by Tony Wright
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