3 h. ago Trump’s trade chief admits US ‘running up the score’ with tariffs on Australia

Jamieson Greer was caught in a heated exchange about why the US whacked tariffs on Australian goods despite already enjoying a trade surplus with its close ally and defence partner.

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15 h. ago Trump took a massive swing on tariffs against China. It may cost him personally

After announcing global tariffs that sent stock markets into a spin, Donald Trump went golfing. The impacts of his trade war should have been glaringly obvious.

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17 h. ago Court clears way for Trump to use 18th century law for deportations

But in a bitterly divided decision that overturned a lower court’s block on sending migrants to a notorious prison in El Salvador, the Supreme Court imposed some limits.

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19 h. ago ‘Mistake on top of mistake’: China responds to Trump’s threats, vowing to ‘fight to the end’

US politicians continued to single out Australian beef exports for criticism, while the president gave stronger signals that he would lower tariffs on countries that agreed to remove trade barriers.

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19 h. ago Trump surfs high on a wave of tariff unease, just the way he likes it

The president is projecting confidence in the face of a market rout and internal disagreement. But he has world leaders hanging on his every word.

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25 h. ago ‘It all has to change’: Trump escalates trade war with new tariff threat for China

US politicians continued to single out Australian beef exports for criticism, while the president gave stronger signals he would lower tariffs on countries that agree to remove trade barriers.

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26 h. ago Trump’s tariffs: Friends with few benefits and foes with plenty

The Australian government was confident about an exemption from Trump’s trade imposts but as it turned out, that privilege was reserved only for enemies.

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43 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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43 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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43 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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44 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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66 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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4 d. ago Trump extends lifeline for TikTok amid growing trade war with Beijing

The US president acknowledged the tariffs on China may complicate a potential deal, and said he did not want the app to “go dark” in the meantime.

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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. 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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4 d. ago New world order: Trump’s tariff attack sparks global recession fears

His trade secretary says a recession would be “worth it” to restructure the US economy, while Trump plays it down but admits there could be bumps.

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5 d. ago Trump fires six national security officials after meeting with conspiracy theorist Laura Loomer

During the 30-minute meeting, the far-right activist excoriated National Security Council officials in front of the president and their boss, Michael Waltz.

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5 d. ago Brexit for the US: Trump’s tariffs are the sign of a nation in decline

Trump is famously unpredictable, but his unifying theme is utterly consistent: the retrieval of national power. It is to make America great again.

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5 d. ago Lutnick calls Australian biosecurity rules ‘nonsense’, says Trump won’t back off

As global markets roiled from the US president’s tariff overhaul, his commerce secretary said the time for negotiation was over and other countries had to “change their ways”.

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