Politics

EDITORIAL: News of Trump and Xi’s ‘12-out-10’ meeting will come as a relief to Australia, which feared being caught in the middle between its closest security partner and its No. 1 trading partner. 

US President Donald Trump said he has reached a one-year agreement with China on rare earths and critical minerals, and cut fentanyl tariffs on Beijing by half.

Anthony Albanese has declined to back Donald Trump‘s declaration that tariffs are good for alliances, hours after dining with the US President in South Korea who again heaped praise on the Australian leader.

Parliament is finally scrutinising the details of the overhaul of environment laws, but minister Murray Watt has already indicated he’s willing to change them to land the best outcomes for industry and nature.

Just minutes before he was scheduled to meet President Xi Jinping of China, the President threatened on social media to resume nuclear testing ‘on an equal basis’ with other countries.

MARK RILEY: The Treasurer and Cabinet have good reason to think deeply about whether to proceed with their plan to withdraw the Federal household rebate in December.

Donald Trump has ordered the Pentagon to ‘immediately’ restart US nuclear weapons testing, declaring the move essential to match China and Russia.

Barnaby Joyce has denied allegations he yelled at a female staff member in Nationals whip Michelle Landry’s office on Wednesday morning. 

Permission to build a nuclear-powered submarine has been granted to South Korea, President Donald Trump says after finalising details of a fraught trade deal.

The President lauded the chipmaker’s chief executive, Jensen Huang, on his Asia trip, as Nvidia pitches itself for a central role in Donald Trump’s economic plan

A new inquiry has been launched into domestic, family, and sexual violence related suicide in Australia. 

A former employee of Australia’s cyber spy agency has pleaded guilty to selling powerful online hacking tools and secrets to Russia.

From tariff relief to tech access, these are the five key issues China is hoping to secure when Donald Trump and Xi Jinping meet in South Korea this week.

The Federal Reserve has approved its second straight interest rate cut, as chair Jerome Powell rattles markets casting doubt over what the central bank will do next.