Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

As it happened:ASX falls sharply as fallout continues from Trump tariffs;worst trading day on Wall Street since 2020 as $2.4 trillion wiped

Read all the headlines from day eight of the 2025 federal election campaign on Friday,April 4.

  • Nick Newling,Daniel Lo Surdo andLachlan Abbott

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McDonald and Herd Island and some of its inhabitants - a tariff threat to the United States.

The tiny Australian islands no one expected to draw Trump’s fury

They’re uninhabited and are home to thousands of penguins and seals,but Donald Trump reckons they should be slapped with a 10 per cent tariff. Trump also didn’t forget Norfolk Island where locals are scratching their heads.

  • Shane Wright andDaniel Lo Surdo
The nine-week-old Australian Sea Lion pup made her public debut on Wednesday.

Endangered Australian sea lion pup makes splash in first public appearance

The nine-week-old pup required gentle maternal encouragement before diving into the water at Taronga Zoo.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo
Bondi Icebergs on Bondi Beach has been closed after it was damaged by dangerous surf conditions. Bondi Beach,Sydney. April 2,2025. Photo:Kate Geraghty

‘Bent like butter’:Bondi Icebergs damaged after swells battered Sydney beaches

Huge swells have hammered the city’s beaches,damaging walkways and inundating footpaths.

  • Riley Walter andDaniel Lo Surdo
NSW Police forensic and police officers at the home on Jamieson Ave in Baulkham Hills where three children and a woman were stabbed and a crime scene has been established. Baulkham Hills,NSW. March 31,2025. Photo:Kate Geraghty

Mother to remain in custody over stabbing of her three sleeping children

The woman’s attempted murder charges have been heard in court after she allegedly attacked her children in their sleep before their screams woke their father.

  • Clare Sibthorpe,Riley Walter,Daniel Lo Surdo andJessica McSweeney
Pickleball players Evan Bushell and Charlie Sutton

How a controversial plan for this 120-year-old bowlo is dividing Mosman

A proposal to replace a bowling green with pickleball courts has the backing of some locals,but others have raised concerns about the noise and whether it will just be a “passing fad”.

  • Emily Kaine andDaniel Lo Surdo
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Kristian White leaves court after being sentenced for the manslaughter of Clare Nowland.

The ‘Taser cop’ has avoided jail. Now he has to live with the consequences

Former police officer Kristian White has lost his career and his community after killing 95-year-old Clare Nowland.

  • Sarah McPhee,Clare Sibthorpe andDaniel Lo Surdo
Australians tell us what they think of the federal budget.

We asked what you thought of the budget. Here’s what you said

We asked these Australians to tell us what they thought of the budget. Here is what they said.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo,Brittany Busch,Riley Walter,Hannah Kennelly,Alexander Darling,Cassandra Morgan andJessica McSweeney
Johnny Birch had links to the drug trade,his family says.

Man charged with murder after body found in shallow grave near Dural

A man has been charged with murder after the body of another man was found partially buried in Sydney’s north-west last week.

  • Perry Duffin andDaniel Lo Surdo
‘Reggie the Rabbit’ is accused of punching child at Sharks Stadium.

Investigation launched after Rabbitohs mascot accused of punching child

Charlie Gallico,the 80-year-old man better known as Reggie The Rabbit,has been accused of hitting a nine-year-old at Shark Park on Saturday.

  • Daniel Lo Surdo