Drag queens go as new arts king crowned
Donald Trump will take over the country’s leading cultural centre, sacking board members and appointing himself as chairman.
US Election 2024
Commander-in-haste: first-day frenzy flips green policies, vow of new ‘golden age’
Donald Trump pardoned 1500 participants in the January 6 Capitol attack, withdrew from the Paris climate accord and rescinded nearly 80 Biden-era executive measures just hours after taking the oath of office.
Tech billionaires take centre stage at Trump inauguration
The world’s three richest people were given prime positions at the US President’s inauguration, marking a dramatic shift from Silicon Valley’s hostile response to his first term.
Trump vows to plant flag on Mars, omits mention of Moon return
The US President’s goal to reach the Red Planet has sidestepped the Artemis program that he championed during his first term in office.
Take a sneak peek inside Donald Trump’s Oval Office 2.0
A tray of pens was on the Resolute Desk to sign executive orders, and the valet button used for ordering Diet Cokes back in place. The most exclusive office in the US was ready for business.
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How Apple’s Cook cracked the code on working with Trump
The election is leading to a return of personal lobbying by CEOs, hoping to develop ties with the new administration; Cook’s one-topic meals.
Trump’s picks will be agents of vital change
Many US voters see the pre-Covid Trump era as a time of prosperity and record employment of African-Americans. They are willing to give their new President a fair shot at the job.
War and appeasement: why a deal with Putin will backfire
US president-elect Donald Trump’s idea to negotiate a swift end to the Ukraine war is unrealistic.
Billionaire’s simple pitch for Treasury
When Scott Bessent, a billionaire Wall Street mogul, was asked to advise Donald Trump on economic policy, he had a simple answer: 3-3-3.
Four more years of Trump may make America normal again
Donald Trump’s election win is an Emperor’s New Clothes event for America, an overdue recognition and repudiation of the regime of oppressive insanities we have been subjected to for a decade or more.
How Trump can help Ukraine win
He could sway Putin by mobilising the $300 billion in Russian money frozen in Western banks.
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How will Trump’s steel, aluminium tariffs hit Australia?
The US imported about $US400m worth of Australian steel and $439m of aluminium in 2024. So what effect will Donald Trump’s latest move have on business and the Albanese government?
Trump pledges not to deport Harry — and levels insult at Meghan
The President’s surprising decision – and jibe at the Duchess of Sussex – follows a legal battle over the Duke’s US visa status.
Why Silicon Valley has taken up arms with Donald Trump
Big tech has changed sides as AI, war and resentment for the Democrats push it to embrace the defence sector.
Trump revokes Biden’s security clearance
The US President called the access ‘a courtesy provided to former presidents’ in a move that follows the precedent set by Biden who had also blocked Trump.
The week woke died – Trump revels in status as ‘horrible human being’
The US president embraces controversy as he ‘floods the zone’ with initiatives that will change the face of the nation.
US green-lights $11.8bn in bombs, missiles to Israel
US Congress is unlikely to block the proposed sale of the weapons to Washington’s closest ally in the Middle East.
Trudeau says Trump might be serious about 51st state
Canadian prime minister tells business leaders that President Trump is interested in the country’s minerals and energy resources.
A tale of two cities: Tariffs, betrayal and ‘mutually assured economic destruction’
While Donald Trump has frozen his threatened tariffs for 30 days, communities in Canada’s car capital of Windsor and America’s Motor City of Detroit are living under a sword of Damocles that could see their industries – and their way of life – destroyed.
‘Anti-Christian bias’ to be tackled by new taskforce
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a taskforce to root out ‘anti-Christian bias’ in government.
Musk’s mass resignation hopes hit legal roadblock
Elon Musk’s mass redundancy scheme for federal workers has been put on hold by a judge hours before a deadline to quit.
Trump offers to build $159m ballroom at White House
The US president, who has criticised the practice of hosting foreign dignitaries in ‘old, rotten tents’ on the lawn, said he would pay for the extension himself.
Hyperbole makes Trump sound crazed but there’s method
Sometimes crazy ideas are just crazy. But successful leaders bend the world in their direction not by making incremental moves along the curve of conventional wisdom but by jumping off the curve completely.
Trump’s vision for Gaza revives idea once reviled in Israel
Resurgent ultranationalist movement latches on to US president’s proposal to relocate Palestinians.
Trump signs executive order authorising ICC sanctions
The US president’s order targets International Criminal Court officials and their family members found to have assisted investigations of US citizens or allies, such as Israel.
Israel orders army to plan to let Palestinians leave Gaza
Defence minister Israel Katz instructs the military to prepare for ‘voluntary’ departures, as US President Donald Trump rules out sending troops to the territory.
Google kills diversity hiring targets
The tech giant is eliminating goals to hire more minority employees and reviewing DEI programs, part of a pullback across Silicon Valley.
Australia’s Palestinians ‘deeply shocked’ at Trump’s ‘outrageous’ Gaza plan
Palestinians in Australia have been left ‘deeply shocked’ by Donald Trump’s ‘utterly outrageous’ vow to take over Gaza and transform it into a ‘jobs hub’ while forcing out Gazans in the process.
Trump Jr’s duck kill in the sights of Italian police
Donald Trump Jr, known for hunting leopards and rare sheep, has been accused of gunning down an endangered duck in Italy.
Aid staff on leave as Musk culls ‘radical left’
The US government’s giant humanitarian agency USAID announced it was placing its staff in the US and around the world on administrative leave as it moved to recall employees from overseas postings.
US withdraws from UN bodies by executive order
The US withdrew from several UN bodies, including its Human Rights Council, and set up a broader review of funding for the multilateral organisation.
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