Australia is standing firm on its commitment to cheaper medicines under the Pharmaceutical Benefits Scheme after US President Donald Trump slapped a 100 per cent tariff on pharmaceuticals overnight.
Defence minister Richard Marles is refusing to comment on the deployment of special forces to the Middle East but has made one thing ‘absolutely clear’.
All we know is that the US president has managed to give Iran the upper hand in this conflict while tanking the global economy and shredding America’s most important alliances.
Anthony Albanese has urged Australians to catch up with family and friends and take it easy on the roads over Easter, but made no mention of the fuel crisis that is cutting some holiday plans short.
LATIKA M BOURKE: France’s President Emmanuel Macron has pushed back on Donald Trump’s criticism, warning that world politics is serious as tensions rise over Iran.
The UK and key allies are scrambling to restore vital oil shipments through the Strait of Hormuz after Iran’s blockade sent shockwaves through global energy markets.
Mike Dorrell grew up in the country town of Griffith the son of a teacher, and is now among Australia’s 10 richest and a neighbour of Donald Trump in Florida.
Australia’s economy must keep running throughout the fuel crisis, Anthony Albanese has declared as he warned that things would get tougher for Australians even if Donald Trump ended the war in Iran immediately.