21 h. ago Melting down: Trump has put America on the road to a deep economic crisis

Donald Trump thought markets would help beat his victims into submission. Instead, they have turned on him.

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25 h. ago New world order: Trump’s tariff attack sparks global recession fears

His trade secretary says a recession would be “worth it” to restructure the US economy, while Trump plays it down but admits there could be bumps.

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6 d. ago Sure, Trump’s stooges messaged their secret war plans to the world, but who hasn’t done something similar?

Haven’t we all written something nasty about someone, and accidentally texted it to them, or shared top level national secrets with an investigative journalist?

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8 d. ago Australia news as it happened: PM plans to call election for May 3; Dutton calls Labor’s tax cuts ‘insulting’, commits to national gas reservation policy

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1 week ago Trump intelligence officials grilled in Senate over leaked war plans

Top Trump officials grilled by Senators over how journalist was added to confidential group chat about war plans for Yemen.

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1 week ago As it happened: Labor to unveil budget plan to shockproof economy; Trump officials text journalist secret war details

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1 week ago Australia news LIVE: Labor to unveil budget plan to shockproof economy; Trump officials text journalist secret war details

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1 week ago Senior Trump officials accidentally texted secret war plans to journalist

Washington is in shock after the editor-in-chief of The Atlantic revealed he had been copied into a highly sensitive Signal group chat that planned and detailed upcoming strikes against Houthi targets in Yemen.

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2 w. ago Trump is making a huge blunder. Here’s how we seize the moment

The tariffs war ignited by Donald Trump will eventually run out of steam, but it’s what we do before then that really matters.

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2 w. ago As it happened: Coalition calls on Labor to deregister CFMEU; Trump to meet Putin to discuss war in Ukraine

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3 w. ago As it happened: PM activates disaster recovery allowance; Labor’s WA election win gives federal government hope

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3 w. ago Trump is changing the narratives on both sides of the Atlantic

Donald Trump’s policies and his decision to force Ukraine into a peace deal with Russia have prompted Europe to take steps that were unimaginable before he regained the presidency.

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