24 h. ago Gold, coffee and Donald Trump: Australia’s rollercoaster economic year in 10 charts

We started 2025 with interest rate cuts and ended it talking about increases. Gold soared, but it wasn’t the most precious of precious metals.

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8 d. ago Silicon Valley’s billionaire elite can’t engineer our consent

A decade after Peter Thiel backed Donald Trump, the ascent of the “tech right″ has made billionaire founders “evil geniuses” in the eyes of many.

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1 week ago The $393 billion crypto craze that could one day threaten banks

Donald Trump is a fan of these digital assets, and some analysts agree they are genuinely useful for moving money and could challenge lending giants.

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1 week ago Jeffrey Epstein, Donald Trump and the case of the missing photograph

The US Justice Department removed at least a dozen photos including one featuring US President Donald Trump a day after releasing them as part of the first tranche of Epstein files.

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1 week ago ‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US says Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc

Reports present a starkly different picture from  that painted by US President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.

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1 week ago ‘Putin wants more’: Amid peace talks, US spies say Russia still aims to reclaim former Soviet bloc

Reports from US intelligence present a starkly different picture from  that painted by US President Donald Trump and his Ukraine peace negotiators.

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2 w. ago Melania Trump conducts most of her business in the shadows. This film puts her in the spotlight

Due for release in January, the documentary paints the first lady as someone who is assertive behind the scenes, unafraid to interrupt Donald Trump to make her opinions known.

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2 w. ago Trump pledges retaliation after three Americans are killed in Syria ambush

President Donald Trump said on Saturday “there will be very serious retaliation” after two US service members and one American civilian were killed by ISIS in Syria.

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2 w. ago Trump vows to retaliate after three Americans killed in Syria attack

US President Donald Trump has vowed to retaliate after two US servicemen and one American civilian were killed in Syria.

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3 w. ago A bunch of deep red Republicans just stood up to Trump. Here’s why it matters

In Indiana, the state Senate roundly rejected a push to redraw the electoral map to benefit Donald Trump. In the end, despite the president’s threats, the vote wasn’t even close.

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3 w. ago In rare rebuke for Trump, state Republicans reject redistricting push

Indiana's Republican-led Senate decisively rejected a redrawn congressional map that would have favoured their party, defying months of pressure from President Donald Trump.

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3 w. ago How a manosphere star accused of rape and trafficking was freed

Facing serious charges, Andrew Tate was barred from leaving Romania. Then weeks after Donald Trump took office, an extraordinary order came down from the highest levels of the Romanian government.

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3 w. ago Federal Reserve cuts US interest rates in another divided vote

The central bank reduced its key interest rate for the third time in a row but signalled that it may leave rates unchanged in the coming months, a move that could attract ire from President Donald Trump.

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3 w. ago ‘I think they’re weak’: Trump slams Europe over migration, Ukraine

US President Donald Trump has called European leaders “weak” on migration, and suggested Russia will win its war against Ukraine.

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3 w. ago Hail to the king: Trump will steer battle for the future of Hollywood

Donald Trump is almost certainly going to have the final say on who wins and who gets fired in the $160 billion contest over Warner Bros.

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3 w. ago Amid a propaganda extravaganza, FIFA finally gets round to a World Cup draw

Socceroos coach Tony Popovic was an hour late for his virtual media conference, thanks to Donald Trump.

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4 w. ago After decades in combat, a top SEAL suddenly comes under scrutiny

Admiral Frank Mitchell Bradley is now an example of the potential legal peril the US military faces as it carries out the orders of Donald Trump and his defence secretary.

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