Whenever US tariffs are discussed, Peter Navarro’s name isn’t far behind. Here’s what Australians need to know about their new antagonist in the White House.
Politics and policy
Crossbenchers have long warned that the electoral reforms, set to become law this week, are designed to curb the rise of independents.
The "verbal agreement" at the centre of Trump's latest trade controversy does not appear to have been documented and was not widely reported at the time it was secured.
Previous efforts to establish crypto laws stalled under the Albanese government. Now, the Coalition is betting that reviving them will be a winning strategy.
Shares in the biotech giant plunged today after a sharp sales decline in its immunisation business in the US, where vaccine-sceptic Robert F Kennedy Jr is set to become health secretary.
The Greens have unveiled a 10% net wealth tax for billionaires. As the prospect of a hung parliament grows, should we take them seriously but not literally?
Anthony Albanese has taken a first step towards achieving an exemption for Australia from US tariffs. But even if he succeeds, it doesn't guarantee Donald Trump won't change his mind later on.
A new report from the Centre for Independent Studies urges Australia to look across the ditch if it wants to solve housing affordability.
Australia secured an exemption from similar tariffs in 2018. Can its current ambassador to the US do the same — or will businesses face a costly “slap in the face”?
There's about a week to go until the RBA meets, but it may well be tariffs that continue to take the economic spotlight.
The Reserve Bank’s highly anticipated rate-cutting cycle could be on ice as soon as it really begins. That’s the best guess of some of the country’s top forecasters following Trump’s tariffs.
Australia's ban of the Chinese AI platform on government devices shows the challenge of regulating models which can be freely downloaded, modified and deployed.
COSBOA says the Albanese government is pitting the public against each other through its framing of the opposition’s fringe benefits tax policy, and its move to get Treasury to cost the plan.
Nick Warner spent years as Australia's most senior intelligence official. His appointment comes after Peter Dutton called out PsiQuantum on the campaign trail.
Donald Trump's rapid-fire announcement of one extraordinary policy after another in the first days of his second presidency has caught the media, the markets and allies like Australia off guard.
Anthony Albanese was peppered with questions about Donald Trump’s announced plan to annex Gaza, proving that the new president can cause chaos with just a few words.
The former Treasury secretary has weighed in after Labor's use of Treasury to cost a version of the Coalition’s small business pitch rekindled debate about politicising the public service.
After losing his wife and raising his daughter while serving as a cabinet minister, the outgoing MP says there is more the government could do to support sole parents.
