exclusiveDefenceLeading Democrats and Republicans say the pact is a model for how the US should engage with allies, as Donald Trump entertains using force against friendly nations to expand America’s footprint.
Trump’s talk of acquiring Greenland, reclaiming the Panama Canal and campaigning for Canada to become the 51st state raises questions about his attitude to AUKUS.
EXCLUSIVEPoliticsPeter Dutton says it is ‘comical’ to think Anthony Albanese can be a better global partner for Donald Trump than he would be, pointing to recent Australian votes against Israel in the UN and the PM’s past comments on the US president-elect.
bellicose threatsWorldDonald Trump’s threatening comments over US military action against Greenland and the Panama Canal have sparked ‘notable incomprehension’ among EU leaders.
Jastinder Khera and Stuart Williams
political crisisThe Wall Street JournalJustin Trudeau’s resignation, and decision to forestall elections, leaves Ottawa with no plan to counter Trump’s threats of 25 per cent tariffs on all goods or his floating of a Canada takeover.
Vipal Monga
‘It is part of our history’The Wall Street JournalCanal executive says China doesn’t control the route and US ships can’t get better rates than others.
Costas Paris
stormy daniels caseWorldDonald Trump has filed a last-ditch request to block his coming New York sentencing for covering up hush money paid to an adult-film star, days before his inauguration.
Brent Kendall and Corinne Ramey
EXCLUSIVEPoliticsThe PM says he is better placed than Peter Dutton to forge a productive relationship with Donald Trump, arguing his close ties with Indo-Pacific leaders would be valuable to the US president-elect in an era of competition between major powers.
MiningMining & EnergyIncoming US President Donald Trump has set off the share price of junior explorer Energy Transition Minerals by refusing to rule out using force to take control of Greenland.
global expansionWorldJustin Trudeau declares Canada won’t back down against Donald Trump’s threats to merge his country with the US while Denmark and Panama knock back his plans to control Greenland and the Canal.
The TimesBeyond the bluster of a vanity project, in US hands, the minerals and seaboard of the world’s biggest island would strengthen the West.
Roger Boyes
GolfNewsWireIt’s been nearly two years since talks of a LIV merger with the PGA Tour were first raised, but the breakaway tour has confirmed its own big plans for 2025.
hush money convictionWorldA federal judge also blocked the release of special counsel Jack Smith’s report on Donald Trump, while the president-elect’s separate bid to delay his hush-money sentencing has failed.
C. Ryan Barber and Corinne Ramey
Donald Trump and Nigel Farage are proof we’re living through a major historical and cultural shift.
JAMES MARRIOTT
‘Positive’ talksPoliticsThe PM has been urged to meet with Donald Trump imminently after the US president-elect returns to the White House.
key shiftWorldDonald Trump’s aides are reportedly looking at universal import duties, but only on critical imports, in a key shift from the President-elect’s 2024 campaign.
Staff writers
The change in rhetoric from ‘heinous attack’ to ‘a day of love’ shows why America’s day of infamy four years ago has left the country deeply divided.
David Charter
stormy daniels caseWorldDonald Trump’s lawyers argue that the trial judge wrongly scheduled his sentencing before the president-elect’s return to the White House.
Corinne Ramey
January 6WorldCongress has certified Donald Trump’s election victory swiftly and without incident, drawing a glaring contrast with the scene four years ago when rioters marched on the Capitol Building.
AmbassadorPoliticsWhile Scott Morrison spent NYE at Mar-a-Lago, Australia’s ambassador to the US has been taking videos and pictures of lorikeets, cats and himself watching the cricket back in Australia.