Australia holds firm as foreign aid cuts hit Pacific
Australia remains the largest foreign aid donor in the Pacific as other Western partners including the US, the UK and New Zealand cut funding. The forecast of aid plateaus through…
US-China talks sketch out rare earths, tariff pause
Top Chinese and US economic officials have hashed out the framework of a trade deal for US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping to decide on that would…
Showdown on green reforms as Labor faces heat on Optus
Controversial environment reforms proposed by Labor face obstacles as neither the coalition nor the Greens have yet lent their support for the changes. Federal parliament will resume for the fortnight…
Lula welcomes ‘positive’ talks with Trump over tariffs
Brazil’s President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva says he has had a positive meeting with his US counterpart President Donald Trump and their respective teams will start “immediately” to discuss…
Trump confident of deal after ‘successful’ China talks
President Donald Trump is confident of hashing out a deal with President Xi Jinping, whom he is expected to meet next week, after top economic officials from both countries concluded…
Trump lands in Malaysia to headline ASEAN summit
US President Donald Trump has landed in Malaysia for the ASEAN summit, where he is set to witness an expanded ceasefire deal between Thailand and Cambodia and oversee pivotal trade…
‘Fake media’: PM brushes off latest Trump gibe at Rudd
Anthony Albanese is shrugging off the single, lingering glitch in his otherwise successful meeting with Donald Trump as he prepares for further talks with global leaders. The prime minister is…
Unbridled inflation an each-way bet on Cup Day rate cut
Hopes of an interest rate victory on Melbourne Cup Day may be dashed with expectations that inflation will not be reined in. A stronger-than-expected inflation reading on Wednesday could postpone…
East Timor formally admitted to Southeast Asian bloc
Asia’s youngest nation East Timor has become the 11th member of the Southeast Asian bloc ASEAN at its summit in Malaysia. The integration of the region’s youngest and poorest nation…
AI slop patriots, Barnaby embraces Pauline, Albo embraces Trump | Scam of the Week
Barnaby Joyce jumps ship to One Nation. Albanese locks out journalist John Lyons at the Trump meeting. Digital ID charges forward while government transparency sinks. The rare earths deal is…