Tariff letters to 12 countries going out Monday: Trump
US President Donald Trump has signed letters to 12 countries outlining the various tariff levels they will face on goods they export to the United States, with the “take it…
‘Cruel’ Trump move to shake Aussies’ trust in US
Increasingly US-sceptic Australians might further question their nation’s ties to the superpower as the impacts of Donald Trump’s signature bill sweep through vulnerable communities. The US president’s One Big Beautiful…
Stocks dip, dollar slumps as Trump deal deadline looms
Stocks have slipped despite record highs for Wall Street overnight as US President Donald Trump’s deadline for trade deals looms. The dollar retraced some of Thursday’s gains with US markets…
Chalmers’ tax reform must tackle corporate tax evasion
Treasurer Jim Chalmers is talking tax reform, and a public debate is long overdue. A key component should be to stop corporate tax dodging. Rex Patrick puts forward one way…
Green hydrogen powers back up with major funding
A major green hydrogen project has secured federal backing days after one of the biggest proposals to produce the clean fuel fell over. The Commonwealth financial support for the Hunter…
Qantas’s two-day hack delay fuels customer scam fears
Millions of customers could already have been targeted by scammers in the two days it took Qantas to share details of a major cyber attack, an expert has warned. And…
PM puts lid on GST hikes, pledges boost for business
The prime minister has trimmed expectations Australia’s goods and services tax could be raised as part of a suite of changes that includes lower income taxes. While he did not…
Asia stocks wobble as dollar edges down
Most Asian equity markets struggled on Friday, despite record highs for Wall Street overnight, as US President Donald Trump’s deadline for trade deals loomed next week. The dollar retraced some…
No ransom request after Qantas cyber attack
A major airline will soon be able to tell the six million customers whose data was stolen by cyber criminals exactly what type of personal information was harvested. In an…
‘We’re here’: Australia joins the race for US academics
Australia hopes to bring America’s brightest minds Down Under as Donald Trump’s research cuts spark a US brain drain. The US president has taken a chainsaw to science funding, slashing…