3 h. ago Australians shun US travel as Trump sparks confusion, then backlash

Trade tariffs and a crackdown on immigration have created fear and confusion for US-bound visitors. More Australians are now avoiding the US.

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3 h. ago ‘So much destruction’: Biden returns to spotlight, swinging at ‘this guy’ Trump

The former US president has largely avoided speaking publicly since leaving the White House in January, but came out to deliver a speech full of punches.

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3 h. ago ‘Book brigade’: Town forms human chain to deliver thousands of titles, one by one, to new home

Who needs removalists to move and reorganise almost 10,000 books when you have hundreds of willing neighbours?

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7 h. ago Planning a trip to Trump’s America? I need to change your mind

The land of the free is far from the exciting, welcoming country it once was. Trump’s autocracy now greets you at the border.

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13 h. ago Billionaire’s bid to build a lake in six weeks spirals into 18

Mike Cannon-Brookes wanted a new lake with a wildlife island sanctuary. Instead, the work left his neighbours’ properties with contaminated water supplies.

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24 h. ago ‘Simply not true’: Indonesia rejects reports of Russian military base

Australia’s northern neighbour has reassured the federal government that Russia will not be allowed to base long-range aircraft 1400 kilometres from Darwin.

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24 h. ago Dutton’s admiration for Trump will backfire at election time

Voters might find it difficult to swallow his view of the American president as a “big thinker”, writes Peter Singer.

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24 h. ago Federal election 2025 as it happened: Dutton’s son joins him on campaign trail again amid housing deposit questions; PM sets sights on third term

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

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27 h. ago Xi’s neighbourly charm offensive touches a raw nerve for Trump

Donald Trump has already hit out at Xi Jinping’s visit to Vietnam, accusing the two sides of “trying to figure out, ‘how do we screw the United States of America?’ ”

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30 h. ago Aussie bikini brand forced to pause US sales due to Trump tariffs

Sophia Argyropoulos, director of bikini brand RAQ Apparel, reveals the impact of Trump tariffs on Aussie small businesses.

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31 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE updates: Dutton’s son joins him on campaign trail again amid housing deposit questions; PM sets sights on third term

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

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32 h. ago ‘No takeover’: Harvard refuses to surrender independence after Trump threat

Trump’s demands include ending diversity, equity and inclusion programs, changing admissions and hiring, and curbing the “power” of certain students, faculty members.

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33 h. ago ‘Uncharted waters’: US edges closer to constitutional crisis over deportee

Veteran Democrat Nancy Pelosi is among those accusing the Trump administration of defying the courts by refusing to return a man from a notorious Salvadorian jail.

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35 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE: Dutton quizzed again over son’s house deposit; PM responds to housing policy concerns from economists

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

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35 h. ago Federal election 2025 LIVE: Voters weigh in on Trump impact to election campaign; Dutton quizzed again over son’s house deposit

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton continue campaigning ahead of the federal election on May 3. Follow live. 

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35 h. ago Trump excuses Russian ‘mistake’ as Putin digs in for deeper, longer war

Under the disguise of ceasefire negotiations, Moscow is using the lull in Western aid and growing US political fractures to its advantage.

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36 h. ago US edges closer to constitutional crisis over wrongly deported man

Veteran Democratic lawmaker Nancy Pelosi is among those accusing the Trump administration of defying the courts by refusing to return the deportee from a notorious Salvadorian jail.

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37 h. ago We thought Trump was dragging down Peter Dutton. Now we know why

We now have hard data on how the US president is reshaping the Australian election.

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37 h. ago Trump’s gut tells him he’s got China on the ropes. He couldn’t be more wrong

Donald Trump believes his tariff folly will isolate its superpower adversary. But it will be the US, not China, that could find itself outside the tent.

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42 h. ago Petrol prices to tumble further amid turmoil on global oil market

Australian petrol prices are expected to continue dropping in the lead-up to the Easter and Anzac Day holidays as oil markets reel from Donald Trump’s tariff war.

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