US Politics

US President Donald Trump.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Effective immediately’: Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ plan

The White House has released details about US President Donald Trump’s ‘Make America Wealthy Again’ announcement, saying ‘Liberation Day’ tariffs will come into immediate effect.

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America’s increasingly independent stance on energy security could be underpinning Donald Trump’s brazen approach to the global trading order.
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World
Jackson Hewett

Trump’s new world order all comes down to energy security

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President’s willingness to stomp on the global trading order and reshore American manufacturing could be a power play on two levels.

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JACKSON HEWETT: Michele Bullock’s RBA is on high alert for global trade war.
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Australia
Jackson Hewett

Why the RBA’s address on the Trump tariffs is so significant

JACKSON HEWETT: The US President has everyone on tenterhooks, Australian mortgage holders included.

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Malcolm Turnbull has mocked Donald Trump in an address to the National Press Club, saying Aussies need to stand up the ‘billionaire bully’.
Australia
Duncan Evans

Turnbull mocks Trump in brutal take-down

Malcolm Turnbull has mocked Donald Trump in a pugnacious address to the National Press Club, saying Aussies need to stand up the ‘billionaire bully’.

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The Kremlin has attempted to cool Donald Trump’s frustration over Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire delays.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Kremlin blames Biden after Trump’s ‘pissed off’ warning to Putin

The Kremlin has attempted to cool Donald Trump’s frustration over Vladimir Putin’s ceasefire pace, claiming peace is what Russia wants.

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US President Donald Trump's latest tariff threats have sparked recession fears on Wall St. (AP PHOTO)
Business
David French

S&P, Nasdaq post big drops on Trump tariff turmoil

S&P, Nasdaq post worst month since December 2022; Uncertainty over Trump tariffs weigh on markets in first quarter Dow up 1.0 per cent.

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Elon Musk has further ignited the election dispute in Romania, calling the chief judge 'a tyrant'. (EPA PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

'Terrorism': Musk shock declaration over Tesla dealership fire

‘The season of hate and conflict must come to an end as soon as possible.’

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A White House aide says Donald Trump’s tariffs were expected to raise $US6 trillion in revenue.
US Politics
The Washington Post

The eye-watering amount of revenue Trump tariffs could raise

A White House aide has revealed the amount that Donald Trump’s new tariffs are expected to raise, a figure experts say will almost certainly represent the largest peacetime tax hike in modern US history.

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Australian shares have lost ground in morning trade as investors fret over 'Liberation Day' tariffs. (Joel Carrett/AAP PHOTOS)
Business
Adrian Black

ASX wiped ahead of Trump’s feared 'Liberation Day' tariff slap

The Australian share market has wiped all of last week’s gains in half a session, as imminent fresh tariffs and their impact on global growth spook investors.

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Donald Trump says a TikTok deal will be reached by Saturday.
US Politics
Andrea Shalal and David Shepardson

Trump says TikTok will be sold by end of the week

US President Donald Trump says a deal with TikTok’s Chinese parent ByteDance to sell the short video app used by 170 million Americans would be struck before a deadline on Saturday.

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Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to be anything but for the American economy.
Business
The Economist

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is set to whack America’s economy

A rush of new tariffs will hurt growth, raise prices and worsen inequality.

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PM Jens-Frederik Nielsen has fired back at mounting pressure on Greenland from Donald Trump. (AP PHOTO)
World
Staff Writers

‘Let me be clear’: New Greenland PM’s blunt message to Trump

‘“President Trump says that the United States is getting Greenland. The United States won’t get that.”

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Donald Trump says he is ‘pissed off’ with Vladimir Putin and ceasefire talks for Ukraine remain unresolved.
US Politics
Staff Writers

‘Pissed off’: Trump rages at Putin, issues new Russia threat

US President Donald Trump has threatened Russia as Ukraine ceasefire talks remain unresolved, warning Russian President Vladimir Putin he is ‘pissed off’, angry and ready to punish.

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Donald Trump says he is not joking about seeking a third term as US President.
US Politics
Max Corstorphan

‘Not joking’: Trump drops third term bombshell

Donald Trump says a third term as US President is possible, revealing there are ‘methods’ he could use to stay in the office.

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Donald Trump is standing by senior officials who leaked US plans to attack targets in Yemen. (AP PHOTO)
US Politics
Chris Megerian

Trump won't fire anyone over group chat debacle

‘I don’t fire people because of fake news and because of witch hunts’.

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