Trump slaps new tariffs on drugs, trucks and furniture
US President Donald Trump has unveiled a fresh round of punishing tariffs on a broad range of imported goods, including 100 per cent duties on branded drugs and 25 per…
Aussie pharma giant sees no pain from big Trump tariffs
Australia’s largest pharmaceutical company has brushed off investor concerns after Donald Trump announced massive tariffs on medicines shipped to the United States. It remains unclear whether CSL would be directly…
Government playing word games with nuclear weapons
While a treaty prohibits nuclear weapons stationed in Australia, the Government tries to circumvent it. Rex Patrick and Philip Dorling on Labor’s duplicitous nuclear word games. From 2032, nuclear-armed cruise…
PM’s UK visit could show the way for other leaders
Progressive leaders could take their cues from Anthony Albanese on charting a course through uncertain political times, an analyst says. Fresh from his visit to the United Nations in New…
Australia to cop deeper impact from new US meds tariffs
US President Donald Trump’s fresh tariff hike on branded pharmaceuticals could dampen investment and research in Australia’s $2.6 billion export industry. On Friday, Mr Trump said the US would place…
PM flies into friendlier territory with like minds
Donald Trump can wait. After a week in the US, where Anthony Albanese locked in a formal meeting with the unpredictable right-wing president, the prime minister now finds himself in…
Immigration: The scapegoat for (almost) every crisis
The escalating costs of climate change, rising inequality, a global trade war, and a cost-of-living crunch; it’s all the fault of immigrants. Social scientist Alan Gamlen explains why so many…
Trump signs order for TikTok sale deal to US investors
President Donald Trump has signed an executive order declaring that his plan to sell TikTok’s US operations to US and global investors will meet the requirements in a 2024 law…
Props from Muppet creator’s archives to be auctioned
Puppets and props from Muppets creator Jim Henson’s extensive career will go up for auction, including pieces from children’s shows such as Fraggle Rock and The Dark Crystal: Age of…
One in three homes in line for sunny value boost
Home buyers are prepared to pay an extra $23,000 extra for a home adorned with solar in a sign households are valuing bill-saving features. Nationally, solar systems attract an average…