US President Donald Trump has unveiled his list of reciprocal tariffs. Photo: Twitter / X The Business Council of Australia says it is disappointed by confirmation that the US will slap a 10 per cent tariff on all Aussie imports. US President Donald Trump unveiled the full list of reciprocal tariffs at the White House…
Cuts to weather forecasting will hurt our ability to prepare even worse, says those with experience fighting disasters. Photo: Qld Fire Department Real cuts to weather science funding and staff in the US with promises of the same in Australia will severely hamper our ability to prepare for natural disasters. The warnings were delivered by…
Australian troops training Ukrainian soldiers in the UK last year. Photo: Department of Defence. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has doubled down on Australian support for Ukraine even as Ukraine-US relations hit a new low. He reaffirmed the support at a doorstep interview in Wentworthville, Sydney, yesterday at the opening of an urgent care clinic. “We…
New US President Donald Trump has already dismissed 1000 staff from the White House. Photo: stock US President Donald Trump’s decision to roll back diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) hiring practices may be felt in Australia, some academics say. Trump recently ordered the closure of all DEI government offices and staff be put on paid…
The World Economic Forum is now meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Photo: stock A new poll of global millionaires reveals that most think the influence of the super-rich on the US presidency poses a threat to global stability. The poll was released as the same time as an open letter from millionaires and billionaires was delivered…
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau speaks to a shopper in a Montreal grocery store late last year. Photo: Twitter/X. Justin Trudeau is resigning as Canadian Prime Minister and as leader of that country’s ruling left-leaning Liberal Party. “I intend to resign as party leader, as prime minister, after the party selects its new leader,” the 53-year-old leader…
Shipping in transit on their way through the Panama Canal. Photo: stock Panamanian President Jose Raul Mulino has rejected calls by US President-elect Donald Trump to hand over the Panama Canal to US control. In a post on social media, Trump described fees charged to use the key shipping lane as a “complete ‘rip-off’ ”…
The Canadian parliament in Ottawa. Picture: stock Canadian PM Justin Trudeau is facing mounting calls to go after his finance minister quit and continuing trolling from US President-elect Donald Trump. Chrystia Freeland quit on Monday (local time) as she led a cabinet committee on Canada-US relations, liaising with Canada’s 10 provinces. She has since been…
Picture: stock In the face of US tariffs and potential counter-tariffs, Australia needs resilience and lots of it, says UNSW Professor Richard Holden. “We want to make our economy as robust and resilient as we can. That’s about all we can really do,” he says. While there might be much uncertainty for businesses, Prof. Holden…
A soldier of Ukraine’s 66th Mechanised Brigade seen with a drone. Photo: Ukraine Ministry of Defence Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped up threats of a nuclear response after Ukraine attacked a military base with US-made long-range missiles. According to US media outlet Bloomberg, Donald Trump’s impending return to the White House in January is…