6 d. ago Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’: it’s feeble, friendless, stupid and lethal

The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it, “we’re shooting ourselves in the head, not the foot”.

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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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7 d. ago Whether making weekend plans or war plans, these are the unspoken rules of the group chat

Whether you’re organising a golf weekend or a tactical strike against the Houthis, the rules of the group chat apply to us all.

Events

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 Trump is everywhere in the budget, but you won’t find his name

Just as inflation is moderating, and the Reserve Bank is cutting interest rates, the prospect of a global trade war is threatening to upend the government’s careful budget plans.

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1 week ago Treasurer to reveal spending plans amid looming federal budget

Treasurer Jim Chalmers will reveal his spending plans amid a looming federal election and a global trade war.

Economics

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

Stay on top of today’s biggest stories with the national news blog.

Events

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

Stay on top of today’s biggest stories with the national news blog.

Events

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.

Politics

last month New Zealand’s most senior diplomat in London loses job over Trump remark

New Zealand Foreign Minister the remark from the High Commissioner was “disappointing” and made the envoy’s position “untenable”.

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