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US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick spoke at length with negotiators from Japan (pictured Japanese PM Shigeru Ishiba)

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US Politics

Jackson Hewett

Tariffs in Asia will send a trade shockwave here

JACKSON HEWETT: If anyone thought sense had permeated the US Administration during the tariff pause, they were wrong.

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6 hours ago

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Anthony Albanese says his Government will keep trying to convince Donald Trump not to hit Australia with tariffs.

Politics

Ellen Ransley

Anthony Albanese vows he won’t give up on tariff negotiation

Anthony Albanese says his Government will keep trying to convince Donald Trump not to hit Australia with tariffs, as the US President forges ahead with his isolationist trade agenda.

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The Washington Post

Is Musk’s America Party doomed to fail?

THE WASHINGTON POST: Musk is obviously bent on revenge against Trump for ignoring his warnings about runaway spending, but says his America Party is a viable option to challenge both Democrats and Republicans.

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8 hours ago

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Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has handed US President Donald Trump the letter for his Nobel Peace Prize nomination.

World

Amy Lee

‘Forging peace’: Israeli PM nominates Trump for Nobel Prize

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has nominated US President Donald Trump for a Nobel Peace Prize for his role in ending the 12-day war with Iran.

The New York Times

Trump administration hoses down Epstein conspiracies

THE NEW YORK TIMES: A Justice Department memo has undercut theories about what crimes may have gone unpunished in relation to accused sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and his supposed ‘client list’.

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‘Start moving’: Former US Navy boss’ AUKUS warning to Labor

LATIKA M BOURKE: Richard Spencer, the former Secretary of the US Navy, says slow progress by Labor to advance AUKUS is partly to blame for the Pentagon review, warning Australia must ‘start moving’.

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The Economist

How America’s economy is dodging disaster

THE ECONOMIST: Why America’s economic slowdown, is not as fast as expected ... for now.

Amy Lee

‘Completely off the rails’: Trump fires back at Musk

US President Donald Trump has hit back at Elon Musk after the tech billionaire revealed plans to launch a new political force, the so-called America Party.

Amy Lee

Netanyahu believes Trump can ‘help advance’ Gaza ceasefire

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said he hopes an upcoming meeting with US President Donald Trump could ‘help advance’ a Gaza ceasefire deal, as he heads for Washington DC.

Kat Wong

Student caps may hit harder than Trump’s tariffs

As the US reimposes sweeping tariffs, a leading expert says Australia’s cap on international students could prove even more damaging.

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06 Jul 2025

PM accused of ‘waving white flag’ as tariff deadline nears

Shadow Trade Minister Kevin Hogan has accused Anthony Albanese of ‘waving a white flag’ on the possibility of securing exemptions to Donald Trump’s looming tariffs by the July 9 deadline.

Madeline Cove

Musk announces America Party to fight ‘uniparty’ rule

Elon Musk has launched a new political party, vowing to restore freedom and challenge what he calls a ‘one-party system’ in Washington.

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06 Jul 2025

Drone war escalates: Kyiv hit, Russia base struck

Ukraine has struck a major Russian air base as Moscow bombards Kyiv and western regions with hundreds of drones in one of the most intense escalations of the war yet.

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06 Jul 2025