ELECTION 2025PoliticsAnthony Albanese has launched a 37-day trench-warfare battle with Peter Dutton and linked his rival’s policies with Donald Trump, as Mr Dutton sharpened his cost-of-living pitch by declaring ‘energy is the economy’.
INQUIRERIt’s only a matter of time before Labor’s gravely irresponsible approach causes Donald Trump to accuse us, justly, of being a free-rider ally and perhaps even decide ANZUS is no more to be cherished than NATO.
Business Breaking NewsThe ASX finished slightly up on Friday, but investors remain uncertain over a potential hung parliament and US President Donald Trump’s tariffs.
Business likes certainty and Donald Trump is the antithesis, even if his supporters say his programs will translate into longer-term growth. Meanwhile, growth stocks are gaining traction.
MarketsBusinessThe real cost of tariffs are coming to light, as businesses such as Richard Davies’ face uncertain futures amid escalating trade tensions.
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Pete Hegseth is ill-suited to high office but this national security fiasco is down to politicians putting party above principle.
war chat furoreWorldDistrict Judge James Boasberg has moved to ensure Mike Waltz, Pete Hegseth and other top White House officials don’t delete their texts from the shared Signal war chat.
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tariff tensionsWorldThe Canadian Prime Minister blasted Donald Trump’s tariffs on imported vehicles and parts, saying Canada would respond with retaliatory tariffs that will have ‘maximum impact’ on the US.
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DAY ONENationAnthony Albanese linked Peter Dutton to Trump as he prepares for attacks on Labor’s struggle with cost-of-living, energy prices and productivity.
new draft dealThe TimesIn a new draft deal, Donald Trump demands Ukraine forfeit control of its minerals, oil and gas as well as major energy infrastructure as the price for continued US support.
George Grylls
EditorialUkraine’s valiant fight for survival against Russia’s entirely unjustified onslaught deserves far better than the shameless mollycoddling of Moscow it is getting from the Trump administration.
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Signal chat fiascoDonald Trump isn’t afraid of firing someone, but he’s digging in behind his Defence Secretary despite the release of texts showing he shared details ahead of a US military strike on Houthi militants.
Business Breaking NewsThe ASX stumbled into the red on Thursday as US President Donald Trump’s freshly announced auto import tariffs stirs ‘mass uncertainty’ among investors.
ExchangeThe latest shot in Donald Trump’s trade war caused barely a ripple on global markets, but the risk of recession is now at an ‘uncomfortably high’ level.
TariffsBusinessOutgoing financial services minister Stephen Jones warns of downside risks to the economy from tariffs and slower global growth.
MarketsFinancial ServicesThe powerful Wall Street investor says markets need to hold their nerve and focus on the long term opportunities powering the world’s biggest economy.
‘international security’WorldDonald Trump said The US needed to take control of Greenland for ‘international security’ as JD Vance scaled back an official visit amid fury from Greenlanders and Denmark.
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green economyTechnologySamara Eco has hired two new executives from the US to help scale its recycling technology, which aims to change fashion and combat plastic pollution.
‘coalition of the willing’WorldDonald Trump has warned Russia may not be genuine in its claimed desire for peace as Australian officials from Australia attend talks in Paris to further develop peacekeeping plans.
FROSTY RECEPTIONTravelThe US president wants to control the country, and now his deputy has barged in uninvited. Greenlanders, however, are pursuing a different kind of visitor.
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Donald Trump wants the region to pump fuel and buy US goods – not entangle it in more wars.
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EditorialDonald Trump is being less than frank with Americans and US allies if he really believes his top security and intelligence advisers’ discussion of highly sensitive military operations in Yemen on the encrypted Signal messaging app amounts to no more than a glitch.
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newsNewsWireThe offer comes amid fears Australia could be further caught up in Donald Trump’s increasingly aggressive tariff war, with an announcement due next week.
The Wall Street JournalCanada and the EU have fought back, the UK and Mexico haven’t, and nobody knows which strategy will ultimately work.
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Trump 100 daysWorldThe order marks a push to increase the executive branch’s influence over elections, creating new proof-of-citizenship requirements and blocking absentee ballots received after polling day.
Joseph De Avila and Mariah Timms
war plansThe Wall Street JournalDonald Trump defends Mike Waltz for sharing a chat over war plans with a journalist as Democrats denounced the security breach as reckless and dangerous.
Tarini Parti and Alex Leary
LettersLettersGiven that the prospect of Palestinian Authority reform is low, perhaps a local clan-based leadership entity acting on its behalf could be involved in a new governance framework for Gaza.
Economic outlookNationDonald Trump’s impending trade war will stall Australia’s economic growth, Jim Chalmers claims, despite forecasts barely having changed since a month after the US President was elected.
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Trump’s Trade WarWorldAustralian hopes for a trade reprieve from the US have been buoyed after Donald Trump said he ‘may give a lot of countries breaks’ from the imposition of full reciprocal tariffs from April 2.