Politics

Washington's decision to cut off intelligence-sharing and military aid to Ukraine illustrates the Trump administration's willingness to play hardball.

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: Whenever President Donald Trump talks about Ukraine there is always something off, something missing, that makes you wonder what he is really up to.

A trio of Chinese warships have continued their circumnavigation of Australia, passing Perth as they travel towards the State’s north.

Once the starting gun is fired on the official election campaign, Opposition Leader Peter Dutton will be busy with a national campaign — but he also has a fight brewing in his own backyard. 

French President Emmanuel Macron will address the nation, as European Union leaders are poised to hold a summit devoted to defence and Ukraine.

Two massive seismic shifts in the economic world order have struck in one day — and economists say the impact is starting to flow through to Australia.

The more than 90-minute prime-time speech added up to a defiant sales pitch for the policies that he promised during his campaign and leaned into during his first weeks back in office.

The resources sector fears a stealth implementation of Labor’s nature positive plan is underway despite the Government pulling legislation to establish an environmental watchdog.

Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton share a common goal this week, helping Australians in Tropical Cyclone Alfred’s path get through the rare weather event — but on different front lines.

US President Donald Trump has vowed to ‘end the senseless war’ in Ukraine by talking to both sides of the conflict, offering a hint of a thaw in tensions with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

Cyclone Alfred’s imminent landfall in Brisbane and northern NSW has forced the Prime Minister to change plans to head to WA on the eve of the State’s election.

Democrat Al Green was ejected from the US House of Representatives chamber on Tuesday after heckling President Donald Trump’s joint address to Congress.

Defence Minister Richard Marles has distanced the Federal Government from Premier Roger Cook’s loose comment labelling US Vice-President JD Vance a ‘knob’, saying it would not have been his term of choice.

If the US pulls all support for Ukraine, it could send a dangerous signal about its commitment to security in the Pacific, the Ukrainian ambassador says.

Donald Trump’s tariff policy threaten to blow apart international economic relations but the disruption of supply chains mean higher costs for everyday consumers.