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Buckle up. The mother of all Black Friday sales is coming

JACKSON HEWETT: US president Donald Trump’s tariffs mean bad news for an already under-pressure Australian retail sector — and one hell of a Black Friday sale heading our way.

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The Trump tariff regime has sparked a market freefall across the globe.

Don of the Red: Market freefall continues amid tariff terror

Australian shares tumble following the worst US market rout since COVID, driven by sweeping new tariffs and rising fears of a global economic slowdown.

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Chinese officials have told the US it will "resolutely safeguard maritime rights and interests." (AP PHOTO)

‘Dangerous, provocative actions’: China issues warning to US

China has issued a clear warning to the United States, saying its military will ‘respond to all dangerous, provocative actions’ as it ‘resolutely safeguard national territorial sovereignty’.

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Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen is headed to Greenland for talks with the new government. (EPA PHOTO)

‘Can’t annex countries’: Danish PM defies Trump on Greenland

Danish leader Mette Frederiksen outlined a bold massage to the Trump Administration during her three-day official visit to the vast Arctic territory.

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Peter Dutton and Anthony Albanese could use the US tariffs to their advantage, analysts say. (Richard Wainwright/AAP PHOTOS)

Trump tariffs give PM, Dutton chance to 'show strength'

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton could use US tariffs to their advantage as Australian voters look to see how their leaders respond to the provocation.

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US President Donald Trump has responded after Wall St suffered a major wipeout.

‘Unbelievable’: Trump reacts to Wall Street wipe-out

US President Donald Trump has responded to the carnage on Wall St following his tariff announcement, likening the shift to an ‘operation’ and claiming this is ‘exactly’ what he said would happen.

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Investors fled risky assets, seeking the safety of government bonds after Donald Trump’s tariffs.

Wall Street $3tr wipeout: All-out trade war fears erupt

US President Donald Trump’s newly announced sweeping global tariffs have caused carnage on Wall Street, with $3 trillion wiped from the market as all-out trade wars and recession fears take over.

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is assisted after falling off the riser while attending an MEU conference in the electorate of Hunter on Day 6 of the 2025 federal election campaign, in the Bunter Valley, Thursday, April 3, 2025.

Tariffs, tumbles & a fall from grace for under-pressure Albo

The prime minister has endured the roughest day on the election campaign so far as Australia cops a major Trump trade blow before he takes a different kind of leadership spill.

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Business and Australian farmers have warned six billion American hamburgers a year will be more expensive amid US President Donald Trump’s 10 per cent tariffs on Australian exports. 

‘Six billion burgers’: Farmers reveal cost of beef tariff

Business and Australian farmers are deeply disappointed about Donald Trump’s 10 per cent tariffs on Australian exports, warning six billion American hamburgers will be more expensive.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been left puzzled by US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Norfolk island.

Albo calls out Trump imposing tariff on tiny island

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been left puzzled by US President Donald Trump’s decision to impose tariffs on Norfolk island, the Australian Territory with a population of just 2200.

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Who is best to take on Donald Trump? That is the question Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton are consumed by. The Nightly

Foreign policy must be above partisan politics

NICOLA SMITH: Foreign interference is the sparring match the Prime Minister and Opposition Leader do not want to have and the country does not need.

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Donald Trump has unveiled his long-anticipated program of tariffs to affect nations around the globe (AP PHOTO)

Leaders react to Trump tariffs with caution, criticism

Leaders around the globe have responded quickly to Donald Trump's announcement of 10 per cent tariffs on all imports and higher duties for some nations.

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The corruption case against New York City Mayor Eric Adams has been dismissed ‘with prejudice’.

NY Mayor Adams’ corruption case scrapped ‘with prejudice’

A federal judge blasted the Justice US Department’s push to throw out the charges against the controversial Democrat, saying ‘everything here smacks of a bargain’.

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US President Donald Trump has unveiled a raft of new tariffs impacting the entire world. (AP PHOTO)

How much each country’s tariff is in Trump’s plan

US President Donald Trump has imposed reciprocal tariffs on 185 countries today. Here is the full list:

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