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US President Donald Trump.

EconomyCommentsPremiumGlobal 36hr interest rate spree heralds first US cut of 2025

The first US interest rate cut since Donald Trump took office for a second term is likely to seize the spotlight in a week that will determine policy settings for half of the world’s 10 most-traded currencies.

Craig Stirling

Donald Trump has labelled Anthony Albanese a ‘good man’.

Federal PoliticsCommentsTrump labels Albanese a ‘good man’ after phone call

Donald Trump has labelled Anthony Albanese a ‘good man’ when asked about the Australian Prime Minister following a call between the pair.

Katina Curtis

Donald Trump and Charlie Kirk.

Donald TrumpVideoCommentsWATCH: Trump blames radical terrorism for assassination

US President Donald Trump has issued a damning address from the Oval Office after the assassination of Charlie Kirk, saying the radical left is responsible for the terrorism seen in the United States. 

Max Corstorphan

Kirk was speaking at a university-hosted debate when he was shot, sending the crowd into chaos.

Federal PoliticsVideoCommentsAustralian pollies condemn Charlie Kirk assassination

Australian politicians have condemned political violence after the assassination of a conservative US commentator who was a key ally of US President Donald Trump.

Katina Curtis

Trump’s polices are driving a surge in gold prices.

MiningCommentsWhy Donald Trump is the world’s best gold salesman

Gold extended an epic 12-month bull run to a record high on Tuesday, driven by US policies that encourage investors to seek alternatives to the US dollar.

Tom Richardson

Donald Trump, who socialised with Jeffrey Epstein, has told why their relationship ended. (AP PHOTO)

Donald TrumpCommentsTrump’s alleged birthday letter to Epstein revealed

The sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein, allegedly signed by US President Donald Trump and vehemently denied by him, has been made public.

Amy Lee

The US President has publicly complained India is turning toward China.

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How Trump is pushing his rivals closer together

The US President has publicly complained India is turning toward China after Indian PM Narendra Modi met with Xi Jinping and Vladimir Putin, stoking debate about shifting global alliances.

Luke Broadwater and David E. Sanger

US President Donald Trump during a news conference with Narendra Modi, India's prime minister, not pictured, in the East Room of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, Feb. 13, 2025. The head of the world s most populous nation faces a minefield in negotiations with Trump, who has signaled that India remains a potential tariff target despite a deepening partnership between the two countries. Photographer: Stefani Reynolds/Bloomberg

BusinessCommentsUS jobs report contradicts Trump’s booming economy claims

The release of a second consecutive poor jobs report has confirmed the reality that US President Donald Trump has been trying to avoid.

Tony Romm and Ben Casselman

The US defence department will be renamed the ‘Department of War’ in President Donald Trump's latest effort to rebrand the nation's military.

PoliticsVideoCommentsTrump renames Pentagon to send ‘victory message’

WATCH: The US defence department will be renamed the ‘Department of War’ in President Donald Trump's latest effort to rebrand the nation's military.

Phil Stewart and Trevor Hunnicutt

Donald Trump has released footage of a US air strike that killed 11 terrorists on a boat filled with drugs.

World PoliticsVideoComments‘BEWARE’: Trump’s warning as ‘11 terrorists killed’

US President Donald Trump has issued a blunt warning after authorising a ‘kinetic strike’ on a boat in international waters, killing 11 ‘terrorists’.

Max Corstorphan

Donald Trump made his first public appearance in a week to announce the move of Space Command headquarters.

Donald TrumpCommentsTrump’s big announcement as he shuts down death rumours

Donald Trump has reappeared after several days out of sight to make a huge defence announcement, while also addressing rumours about his health.

Amy Lee

The White House has announced the US President is about to make an announcement.

Donald TrumpCommentsWild theories erupt as US President ‘announcement’ confirmed

The White House has confirmed the US President will be making an announcement shortly from the Oval Office, and the internet has gone into overdrive.

Max Corstorphan

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Federal PoliticsCommentsAlbo upbeat on prospect of meeting Trump

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is more confident of securing an overdue meeting with Donald Trump after the White House confirmed the US President would also address the United Nations next month.

Katina Curtis

Defence Minister Richard Marles meets with US Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in Washington.

Federal PoliticsCommentsPentagon backtracks on ‘happenstance’ Marles visit

The Pentagon has backtracked on suggestions Richard Marles did not meet US counterpart Pete Hegseth in Washington this week, just hours after calling the encounter ‘happenstance’.

Katina Curtis

Audrey Strauss, then the acting U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York, announces the arrest of Ghislaine Maxwell.

Donald TrumpCommentsMaxwell transcripts mention Trump in DOJ sex investigation

Department of Justice officials have released transcripts of a two-day interview with sex offender Jeffrey Epstein’s cohort, Ghislaine Maxwell, detailing her recollection of interactions with Donald Trump.

Matt Shrivell

Breville chief executive Jim Clayton said its coffee machine products once again led performance across the portfolio in 2025.

RetailCommentsBreville dodges US tariff threat as coffee machines surge

Home appliances maker Breville says it has managed to dodge Donald Trump’s tariffs — for now — by bringing forward early products into the US before the President’s April orders.

Cheyanne Enciso

US President Donald Trump and Secretary of the Interior Doug Burgum together with Rio Tinto CEO, Jakob Stausholm and incoming CEO Simon Trott, disc uss development of the Resolution copper project in the Oval Office..

MiningCommentsPremiumBHP, Rio bosses meet with Trump over US copper setback

The bosses of BHP and Rio Tinto have sat down with Donald Trump in the Oval Office to find a way to stop a mega copper development in the US from being derailed by the ‘radical left’.

Adrian Rauso

US President Donald Trump has made a ‘crazy’ Vladimir Putin comment, not realising a microphone was on.

Donald TrumpComments‘Crazy’: Trump’s Putin comment caught in hot mic moment

As some of the most influential world leaders gathered in the White House in hope of securing a peace deal between Russia and Ukraine, US President Trump made a comment, not realising a mic was on.

Max Corstorphan

President Donald Trump greets President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of Ukraine as he arrives at the West Wing of the White House in Washington.

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Trump reveals Putin-Zelensky meeting update after phone call

Donald Trump has confirmed a phone call with Vladimir Putin during peace talks with Volodymyr Zelensky and European leaders at the White House, as he arranges a new meeting.

Maggie Haberman, David E. Sanger and Jim Tankersley

US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin in Anchorage, Alaska.

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‘No deal’: Trump, Putin wrap Alaska meeting

US President Donald Trump says he and Russian President Vladimir Putin ‘didn’t get there’, sharing cryptic hints about the historic summit in Alaska.

Eloise Budimlich and Max Corstorphan

Donald Trump loves Sydney Sweeney's American Eagle ad.

CelebrityComments‘I love her’: Trump’s shock Sweeney statement

US superstar Sydney Sweeney’s controversial American Eagle ad has made it all the way to the US President, with a new revelation sparking a personal endorsement of ‘love’ from Donald Trump.

Max Corstorphan

US President Donald Trump has confirmed Australia’s new tariff rate.

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‘Cool, calm’ diplomacy credited for tariff hike escape

Australia will escape a tariff higher than 10 per cent on exports to the US after President Donald Trump announced his latest position, slapping other countries with brutal rates.

Katina Curtis

Donald Trump has flagged the US could double the baseline tariff on foreign imports.

Federal PoliticsCommentsQuestions over baseline tariff rate as Trump deadline looms

With just hours to go until Donald Trump’s tariffs take effect, questions are being raised about how Australia will fare and if the 10 per cent baseline will be doubled. 

Caitlyn Rintoul

US President Donald Trump says the US will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods.

World NewsCommentsTrump hits India with Russia ‘penalty’ and 25pc tariff

US President Donald Trump says the US will impose a 25 per cent tariff on Indian goods, and a penalty for their link to Russia, saying this is ‘a time when everyone wants Russia to STOP KILLING IN UKRAINE’.

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