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US President Donald Trump after his speech at Fort Bragg on Tuesday.

Mayor imposes curfew on downtown Los Angeles as Marines arrive in city

Trump has defended deploying the military and called the protesters “animals” and “a foreign enemy”.

  • Michael Koziol

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President Donald Trump said he would support the governor of California being arrested.

For Trump, LA is just the beginning. Soon, he’ll monitor every move Americans make

Donald Trump’s new “eye of Sauron” will consolidate everything from civilians’ health records to their bank details and education information to weaponise against them.

  • Dr Emma Shortis
Anthony Albanese at the National Press Club on Tuesday.

‘We have a mandate to act’: PM throws open doors to bolder agenda

Anthony Albanese pointed to a new economic vision in a major speech which also set guard rails for his upcoming negotiation on tariffs with US President Donald Trump.

  • Paul Sakkal
One kind of rubber bullet fired from ‘less lethal launchers’.

Rubber bullets were once called ‘non-lethal’. Not any more

Here’s what happens when a rubber bullet strikes your body.

  • Angus Dalton

4000 guardsmen, 700 marines, one irate governor: What’s next for Los Angeles?

Donald Trump has ordered more forces into LA even as California’s governor calls the moves illegal and immoral. Are they?

  • Angus Holland and Jackson Graham
LA protests timeline.

Visual story: How LA’s rage, chaos and force unfolded day by day

President Donald Trump is sending hundreds of US Marines to Los Angeles to back up law enforcement after days of protests. Here’s how events have unfolded.

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A police officer fires a “soft” round during the protests in Los Angeles.

Trump has zero credibility on the LA protests, but that may not matter

Trump 2.0 is a different beast, one more emboldened to strike hard and fast – especially on immigration, where the administration believes it has broad public support.

  • Michael Koziol
A convoy of buses moves along Interstate Highway 10 after leaving the Marine Corps base in Twentynine Palms, California.

Marines deployed to LA as Trump says California governor should be arrested

California has sued the Trump administration in a bid to block deployment of the National Guard and the Marines, arguing it violates federal law and state sovereignty.

  • Michael Koziol
The view from the top – Glacier Point.

Even if you know nothing about US natural wonders, you know this one

Towering granite cliffs, impressive waterfalls, giant sequoia trees – here are seven must-see highlights of one of the world’s most famous national parks.

  • Ben Groundwater

Trump was spoiling for another street war. Now he’s got one

It’s not difficult to see how Donald Trump’s extraordinary order to quell unrest in Los Angeles could be used as the basis for an authoritarian takeover attempt of the US.

  • Peter Hartcher

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