29 h. ago Trump wants to close off America. If he succeeds, the global consequences will be catastrophic

Under Donald Trump, the country that created the global free market is bringing it to an end, not soberly but vengefully. The entire episode would be comically clownish if it weren’t so serious.

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29 h. ago Australia must bolster other partnerships as Trump pursues magical thinking

The effects of Donald Trump’s tariffs on China and our other Asian trading partners will have inescapable economic consequences for us.

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42 h. ago Trump ousts national security boss after meeting with conspiracy theorist

A US official said Laura Loomer, a far-right activist and outside adviser to President Donald Trump, called for Timothy Haugh’s removal during an extraordinary meeting in the Oval Office.

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42 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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47 h. ago ‘Brutal’: Macron vows to protect Europe after US lands shock trade blow

The French President has called on EU nations to stop all investment in the United States after Donald Trump announced a 20 per cent tariff on European imports.

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49 h. ago Trump says Europe is a ‘pathetic’ freeloader, ripping off the US. Rubio says there’s nothing to worry about

Donald Trump’s top diplomat is trying to ease security security fears in Europe, in the same week the US President hit the continent hard in trade war.

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53 h. ago Global stocks in freefall, following Trump's tariff announcement

Close to $2 trillion wiped off the US stock market following US President Donald Trump's tariff announcement.

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63 h. ago The day Trump hijacked the Australian election, until the PM took to the stage

Neither party leader took a backwards step from US President Donald Trump’s tariffs on Thursday. Then Anthony Albanese posed for a photo op.

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63 h. ago Tariff debacle gives us a chance to distance ourselves from the US

Leon Le Leu wonders if anyone told Donald Trump that Norfolk Island was a part of Australia before he hit it with a 29 per cent tariff?

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64 h. ago ASX slumps as Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ rattles global markets

The Australian sharemarket has endured a painful session, with investors torching $21 billion, after Donald Trump unveiled his highly anticipated tariffs that could drastically remake the global economy.

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65 h. ago The tiny Australian islands no one expected to draw Trump’s fury

They’re uninhabited and are home to thousands of penguins and seals, but Donald Trump reckons they should be slapped with a 10 per cent tariff.

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66 h. ago Donald Trump spent 48 minutes declaring war on trade. We fact

The US president unveiled his global tariff policy during a long and sometimes meandering press conference on what he dubbed ‘Liberation Day’. We analysed what he said.

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67 h. ago Penguins, seals and polar bears: the tiny islands caught up in Trump’s tariffs.

They’re uninhabited and are home to thousands of penguins and seals. But Donald Trump reckons they should be slapped with a 10 per cent tariff.

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2 d. ago Cattle farmers would rather cop Trump’s tariffs than diseases from American beef

Farmers have reacted defiantly as US President Donald Trump singled out Australia’s beef in his trade crackdown as Albanese and Dutton say they would never compromise biosecurity.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump clears path to sell his $3.3 billion stake in Truth Social

Trump’s stake in the media company that owns Truth Social has for the past year formed the bedrock of the president’s fortune.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump clears path to sell his $3.3b stake in Truth Social

Trump’s stake in the media company that owns Truth Social has for the past year formed the bedrock of the president’s fortune.

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3 d. ago Donald Trump to make "Liberation Day" announcements of tariffs

US President Donald Trump to announce sweeping tariffs plan, with Australia among the countries to be affected.

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3 d. ago ASX set to edge up, Wall Street swings ahead of tariffs announcement

US stocks are moving higher in the final hours before President Donald Trump unveils the tariffs he promised as part of his ” Liberation Day,” which could drastically remake the global economy and trade.

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3 d. ago We’re about to be hit by Trump’s tariffs. Here’s what we know about ‘liberation day’

Early on Thursday morning, Donald Trump will reveal how wide-reaching his tariffs will be. Here’s what you need to know before you wake up to the news.

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3 d. ago This is one of America’s most shocking economic defeats in 40 years

A photo taken on the weekend shows just how much the world is uniting to fight back against Donald Trump’s damaging trade war.

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