Politics

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: A Trump administration could cause a new and very different set of red lines to be crossed if it pulls back from NATO or expresses any diminished willingness to protect longtime allies.
Opinion
The New York Times

Trump had it easy the first time — Now it gets complicated

THOMAS L. FRIEDMAN: A Trump administration could cause a new and very different set of red lines to be crossed if it pulls back from NATO or expresses any diminished willingness to protect longtime allies.

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KATINA CURTIS: Anthony Albanese is getting lots of free advice on handling Trump and the MAGA-Republican administration; there’s a proven approach he can follow.
Opinion
Katina Curtis

Is Rudd capable of putting his country above self-interest?

KATINA CURTIS: Anthony Albanese is getting lots of free advice on handling Trump and the MAGA-Republican administration; there’s a proven approach he can follow.

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EDITORIAL: Donald Trump has given every indication that he will shift to another gear when he reclaims the Oval Office in January.  The only safe prediction is unpredictability. 
Opinion

Unpredictability the only certainty for Trump

EDITORIAL: Donald Trump has given every indication that he will shift to another gear when he reclaims the Oval Office in January.  The only safe prediction is unpredictability. 

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SIMON BIRMINGHAM: As China continues its growth, including the rapid growth of its nuclear-armed military capabilities, it becomes more important than ever that this great power act with great responsibility.
Opinion
Simon Birmingham

Don’t catastrophise. We’ve worked with Trump before

SIMON BIRMINGHAM: President Trump is proudly a disrupter, who is prone to pursuing less conventional policies and making bolder pronouncements. But that is not a reason to catastrophise.

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Minister for Education Jason Clare insists the Government’s reforms are addressing migration concerns, but the Coalition says they don’t go far enough.
Australia
Nicola Smith

Heated migration debate erupts as overseas students flood in

The Coalition and Labor have clashed over new figures revealing international students are flooding into Australia at record levels, threatening to make immigration a thorny election issue.

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Abby Joseph Cohen has warned of the long-term threat posed by Donald Trump’s policies.
Business
Jackson Hewett

US stock guru sounds warning on MAGA market mania

Abby Joseph Cohen, Goldman Sachs’ former market maven, warns that Trump’s policies are a long term threat to global economy.

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Video
Former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s historical insults at President-elect Trump were always a ticking time bomb. There’s only one solution to this mess, writes Latika M Bourke.
analysis
US Politics
Latika M Bourke

Australia, we have a Kevin problem. Here’s the solution

LATIKA M BOURKE: Former prime minister Kevin Rudd’s historical insults at President-elect Trump were always a ticking time bomb. There’s only one solution to this mess.

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Crypto currency exchanges, particularly Bitcoin, are celebrating Trump’s lucrative return to the White House.
Business
The Economist

Why crypto mania is reaching new heights

Are bitcoin bros right to be so thrilled by Donald Trump’s victory?

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President-elect Donald Trump has revealed Elon Musk’s new government role.
updated
US Politics
David Johns

Donald Trump reveals Elon Musk’s new role in US Government

President-elect Donald Trump has confirmed that Elon Musk will take on a new government role under his presidency.

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One of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisors has put Kevin Rudd on notice, warning that the Australian ambassador’s time in the United States may be running out.
US Politics
Georgina Noack

Donald Trump top adviser puts Kevin Rudd on notice

One of Donald Trump’s most trusted advisers has put Kevin Rudd on notice, warning that the Australian ambassador’s time in the United States may be running out.

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Australian Opposition Leader Peter Dutton.
Politics
Dan Jervis-Bardy

Dutton’s big call on tax cuts promise

Opposition leader Peter Dutton won’t commit to offering tax cuts to higher-income earners at the next Federal election.

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Anthony Albanese has defended the trading relationship with the US ahead of the APEC summit in Peru.
updated
Politics
Ellen Ransley

PM: Australia ‘can play a role’ in any Trump-China trade war

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says Australia ‘can play a role’ in any potential trade war that erupts between Donald Trump’s administration and China.

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Video
Passengers frustrated by airport chaos as mass flights cancelled to Bali over erupting volcano: ‘I’m running on empty’
Australia
Caleb Taylor

Passengers frustrated as Bali flight cancellations cause airport chaos: ‘I’m running on empty’

Thousands of Aussies have been impacted.

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Mike Huckabee “will work tirelessly to bring about Peace in the Middle East,” Donald Trump says.
US Politics
Reuters

‘He loves Israel’: Trump picks evangelical to be ambassador

Donald Trump has announced his intention to nominate former Arkansas governor Mike Huckabee to be the new United States ambassador to Israel.

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AARON PATRICK: Donald Trump has created a new, more powerful Republican Party. His victory rewrites the laws of US politics. More than that, it could influence right-wing parties around the world.
opinion
US Politics
The Washington Post

Trump can keep campaign promises or be popular. Not both

JENNIFER RUBIN: The question remains, whether Trump goes down a disastrous road to economic ruin or, instead, chooses a more popular agenda that could endear him and his party to a larger swath of voters.

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