‘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.
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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.
‘Play well’: Bandt’s power threat to Albo
Greens leader Adam Bandt says Anthony Albanese will have to ‘play well’ with others in a hung parliament, as he pushes his party’s hard-left wishlist.
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‘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’.
Grim trend spikes in Aussie workplaces
New research has revealed a grim trend taking hold in Australian workplaces, led by millennial and Gen X workers.
Albo’s warning to Trump on tariff threat
The Prime Minister says there are several issues of concern the US has raised that could attract tariffs on President Donald Trump’s “Day of Liberation” list.
26yo in tears over tax bill, gets ‘no sympathy’
A young Aussie has shared her distress after being stung with a massive tax bill. But the reaction online wasn’t all sympathetic.
‘Absurd’ Trump move to smash Australia
The world could be lurching towards brutal global recessions, with a key Trump administration deadline now just a few hours away.
‘Mayhem’: $38bn wiped off Aussie market
A new report into US President Donald Trump’s tariff policy has sparked investors’ fears, with billions wiped from global markets.
Trump D-day to shake up campaign
Voters will be watching Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton closely this week, with another round of Trump tariffs set to shake up the campaign.
Surprise reason holidays to Bali are cheaper
Holidays to Bali have become cheaper this year — and Aussie travellers have Donald Trump to thank for the boon.
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