79 m. ago US stock market undergoes wild swings after false rumour on Trump tariffs

That a rumour could move trillions of dollars’ worth of investments shows how much investors are hoping to see signs the US president may let up on his stiff tariffs.

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11 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened:: More than $85 billion wiped off the ASX; Chalmers flags interest rate cuts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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12 h. ago ‘Listen to us’: Parents want more power for schools to deal with bullies after son, 8, attacked

Mason Farmer was hospitalised after he was attacked on the playground at a primary school in Perth’s eastern suburbs by a child the same age as him. 

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14 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $85 billion wiped off the ASX; Chalmers flags interest rate cuts

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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17 h. ago Is Trump sending America into a financial crisis? We may be about to find out

The ways markets are reacting to Trump’s tariffs paint a very threatening picture of the outlook for the US and the world.

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17 h. ago Is Trump sending America into a financial crisis? We’re about to find out

The ways markets are reacting to Trump’s tariffs paint a very threatening picture of the outlook for the US and the world.

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17 h. ago Trump’s shadow is electoral kryptonite to the voters Dutton needs most

Donald Trump is anathema to the educated, affluent voters in the once-Liberal strongholds the Coalition needs to win back to seize power.

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17 h. ago ‘Your question is so stupid’: Trump reacts to market fallout after weekend of golf

As world markets crashed, Trump spent much of the weekend golfing in Florida, where he claimed to have won another tournament.

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18 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $140 billion wiped off the ASX; Dutton forced to defend public service axings backflip

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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18 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: More than $150 billion wiped off the ASX; Dutton forced to defend public service axings backflip

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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20 h. ago Marine Le Pen invokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’ against far

Before thousands of supporters, the French presidential hopeful likened her battle against a court ruling barring her from running in the next election to America’s struggle for civil rights.

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20 h. ago Marine Le Pen evokes Martin Luther King Jr as Trump criticises ‘witch hunt’

Before thousands of supporters in Paris, the far-right leader likened her battle against a court ruling to America’s struggle for civil rights.

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21 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton dumps controversial plans to axe bureaucrats; Trump’s tariff war will hit budget hard

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton are into the second week of their campaigns. Follow our rolling coverage here.

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23 h. ago More than 50 nations seek trade talks with US after Trump tariffs

More than 50 countries have rushed to the table to try and thrash out a better deal on Donald Trump's sweeping tariffs.

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24 h. ago Trump’s trade war is bad, but how bad is up to the rest of us

What matters most is the indirect effect on Australia from Trump’s attempts to start a trade war with the other big economies.

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24 h. ago Australians want change, but not if it looks like Donald Trump

What will the world’s reaction against Trump do to the widespread desire for change, and how will it impact the federal election?

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24 h. ago Trump’s tariff war will hit budget hard as turmoil costs Australia billions

Economic fallout from Donald Trump’s tariffs will hit whoever wins government, with Australia unable to escape the global economic slowdown.

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39 h. ago How the West was lost by Trump, a predator upon his own allies

Donald Trump has abandoned “the West” and, with it, America’s role as “leader of the free world”.

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40 h. ago Tszyu conquers himself, and American opponent, in stunning comeback

By his own admission, a third consecutive loss would have spelled the end of his career. However, Tim Tszyu’s comeback win against Joey Spencer changes everything.

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41 h. ago Billionaires poised to lose nearly a trillion dollars in two days

The world’s 500 richest people suffered the biggest two-day loss ever in the fallout from US President Donald Trump’s tariff announcements.

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