8 h. ago More than 100 people charged after attacks on retail workers

New data reveals that more than 100 people have been charged under tough new laws protecting retail workers introduced in 2023.

Events

9 h. ago Trump says Ukraine deal discussed in meeting at Pope’s funeral

A new agreement will give America preferential access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, while providing Kyiv with some assurance about continued US support.

Politics

10 h. ago Fight back harder, Harris tells Democrats after Trump hits 100 days

In her first speech since leaving office, the former vice president said Donald Trump was enacting an agenda decades in the making.

Politics

11 h. ago Tesla board started hunt for new CEO as Musk focused on White House, WSJ reports

The move was sparked by Musk’s heavy involvement with the Trump administration, the report said.

Events

13 h. ago Trump says Biden is to blame for America’s shrinking economy. The data says otherwise

The US president blames his predecessor for the sharemarket slump and the fall in America’s GDP. In reality, it’s the “dumbest trade war in history” that’s responsible.

Politics

13 h. ago This disease has infected America. Australia must remain immune

Distrust in public institutions like the Centre for Disease Control has taken hold in America. We can’t allow our public health system to be undermined in the same way.

Politics

14 h. ago ASX closes higher after another manic session on Wall Street

Wall Street continued its wild swings overnight as evidence builds that the US economy is buckling under the weight of Donald Trump’s trade war.

Politics

14 h. ago Trump says need for Ukraine deal discussed in meeting at Pope’s funeral

A new agreement will give America preferential access to Ukraine’s critical minerals, while providing Kyiv with some assurance about continued US support.

Politics

16 h. ago US, Ukraine sign deal giving America ‘preferential access’ to minerals wealth

The agreement, which would create a joint US-Ukrainian fund for reconstruction, was struck after months of fraught negotiations and an eleventh-hour snag.

Society

18 h. ago ASX set to open lower after another manic session on Wall Street

Wall Street continued its wild swings overnight as evidence builds that the US economy is buckling under the weight of Donald Trump’s trade war.

Politics

19 h. ago US kids may get ‘two dolls instead of 30,’ but China will suffer more, says Trump

The US president has tried to reassure a nervous country that his tariffs will not provoke a recession, after a government report showed the US economy shrank since he took office.

Politics

19 h. ago US economy shrinks in first quarter as Trump tariffs disrupt business

The US economy has shrunk 0.3 per cent in the first quarter as Donald Trump's trade wars disrupt business.

Politics

19 h. ago Anthony Pratt pledges $8 billion for US as he visits Trump at White House

The Australian billionaire, whom Trump once branded a “red-haired weirdo”, has pledged to invest billions in American manufacturing as he visits the US president at the White House.

Politics

35 h. ago Rio2 aims for early 2026 gold pour as Chile mine build ramps up

Rio2 Ltd is targeting early 2026 for first gold pour at its Fenix Gold heap leach project in Chile. Construction is 19 per cent complete and on budget at one of the Americas’ biggest undeveloped oxide gold plays.

Politics

35 h. ago Popular US baker joins RecipeTin Eats founder in plagiarism allegations

A popular American cookbook author has joined Nagi Maehashi in claiming their recipes were copied in a book by Brisbane baker Brooke Bellamy.

Politics

35 h. ago Brooke Bellamy denies new plagiarism allegations by popular US baker

An American cookbook author has joined baker Nagi Maehashi in claiming recipes were copied in a book by the Brisbane baker.

Politics

36 h. ago Coles on alert for Trump tariff impacts as supermarket prices cool down

Australia’s second-biggest supermarket said consumer sentiment was showing signs of improvement – but Trump’s tariffs have injected uncertainty into the mix.

Politics

36 h. ago Coles on alert for Trump tariff impacts as supermarket prices cool

Australia’s second-biggest supermarket said consumer sentiment was showing signs of improvement – but Trump’s tariffs have injected uncertainty into the mix.

Politics

36 h. ago Coles on alert for Trump tariff fallout as supermarket prices cool

Australia’s second-biggest supermarket said consumer sentiment was showing signs of improvement – but Trump’s tariffs have injected uncertainty into the mix.

Politics

37 h. ago It’s chess, not checkers: China can play the long game against Trump

Donald Trump thinks trade is a zero-sum game. Xi Jinping appears happy to wait for the trade war to backfire on the US president.

Politics