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

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

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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Elon Musk

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

‘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.

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Attorney General Pam Bondi promised the release of documents on disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein that could reveal damaging details.

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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A former US Navy boss says Australia needs to ‘start moving’ or AUKUS will continue to be at risk.

‘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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US President Donald Trump says countries will soon be notified of their tariff rates.

How America’s economy is dodging disaster

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

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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’. 

‘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. 

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

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.

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Australia's cuts to international student numbers may do more economic damage than US tariffs.

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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Anthony Albanese has been accused of of ‘waving a white flag’ on trying to secure exemptions to Donald Trump’s looming tariffs.

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.

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Billionaire Elon Musk says he is launching a new political party.

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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Russia has intensified its drone attacks on Ukraine in recent weeks, as peace efforts stall. (AP PHOTO)

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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The Trump administration supports the deportation of eight men to South Sudan.

Trump's push sees eight migrants sent to South Sudan

Donald Trump’s deportation plan moves ahead, sending eight men to South Sudan, where advocates say they face deadly risk.

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A TikTok deal between the US and China might be struck next week, Donald Trump says. (AP PHOTO)

Trump: TikTok deal ‘pretty much’ done

TikTok’s fate is back on the agenda as Trump prepares for a new round of negotiations.

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