Everything about to change for homeowners
Yesterday, economists were tipping a super-sized rate cut when the RBA meets in a few weeks, but a lot can change in 24 hours – thanks to Donald Trump.
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‘DOGE-y sycophants’: Chalmers’ Trump sledge
Treasurer Jim Chalmers and shadow Angus Taylor held a feisty pre-election debate, but the spectre of US President Donald Trump loomed.
Trump move Aussies just can’t comprehend
Donald Trump’s latest decision on tariffs has sent shockwaves around the world, but there is a big part of the move that Aussies just can’t seem to understand.
PM’s secret weapon in Trump tariff fight
One man has emerged as a key figure in Anthony Albanese’s bid to lessen Australia’s exposure to new trade tariffs from the US, as Donald Trump sets his sights on pharmaceuticals.
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Major bank’s rate cut call after Trump chaos
Australian mortgage holders could get larger and more frequent rate cuts off the back of the Trump tariffs, but an industry expert warns “be careful what you wish for”.
Albo rules out ‘phenomenal offer’ to Trump
Anthony Albanese has hit back after Donald Trump outlined a key condition in exempting local imports from the US’s global tariff fiasco.
‘Genius’ plan to hit Trump where it hurts
Donald Trump has hit us with a brutal tariff as he tries to tear down the global economy. We can accept the abuse. Or we can hit back.
Albo reveals five-point plan to fight tariffs
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed his five-point plan to combat US President Donald Trump’s new tariff measures against Australia.
Aussie market loses $21bn in Trump chaos
US President Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs on the world’s major economies triggered a sharp fall in Australian stocks, wiping out $21bn in value.
RBA’s stunning Trump warning for Aussies
The RBA has just delivered a stark warning that Donald Trump’s trade war could trigger disorder in the global economy and hammer Australians.
‘Not America’: Demand for $2k wage boost
Union leader Sally McManus has fronted the Fair Work Commission to push for a big minimum wage increase for workers.
‘Dirty’ countries decimated by Trump tax
Donald Trump has reserved the harshest tariffs for what he calls “dirty” countries – some of the world’s most vulnerable developing economies.
Musk ‘inspiration’ to Coalition treasurer
Shadow Treasurer Angus Taylor has cited Elon Musk’s Starlink as a source of inspiration, but refused to say whether DOGE cuts are coming to Australia.
Turnbull mocks Trump in brutal take-down
Malcolm Turnbull has mocked Donald Trump in a pugnacious address to the National Press Club, saying Aussies need to stand up the ‘billionaire bully’.
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