President Donald Trump unveils the reciprocal tariffs.

Trump hits Australia with 10 per cent tariff on all exports to the US

The US president singled out Australia’s largest export to the US,beef,and said it was unfair that the country did not accept imports of American beef.

  • Michael Koziol andShane Wright

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Billionaire Tesla chief Elon Musk at a rally in Green Bay,Wisconsin,two days before the judicial election.

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Donald Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of Western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for American conservatives.

  • Michael Koziol
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters before signing an executive order in the Oval Office.

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears,the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

  • Michael Koziol
Luigi Mangione.

Trump administration seeks death penalty for alleged CEO killer Luigi Mangione

US Attorney-General Pam Bondi said it was part of Donald Trump’s agenda “to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again”.

  • Michael Koziol
Only three numbers matter to Donald Trump:the average US tariff rate on other countries is 3 per cent;Europe’s is 5 per cent;and China’s is 10 per cent.

Farmers warned to brace for 10 per cent tariffs as Trump targets $7b industry

President Donald Trump is expected to impose tariffs on $7 billion worth of Australian farm produce which enters the United States each year.

  • David Crowe,Mike Foley,Michael Koziol andShane Wright
US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House.

‘Not on my watch’:Albanese says key US trade grievances are not negotiable

The US trade office has added to its list of grievances with Australia just before the Trump administration unveils a new tranche of tariffs.

  • Michael Koziol
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Musk in Wisconsin artwork

The Wisconsin election that will serve as a referendum on Trump and Musk

A judge,a former politician and the head of the Young Republicans walk into a bar. No,it’s not a joke – it’s a Thursday night in Wisconsin and there’s an election to be won.

  • Michael Koziol
US President Donald Trump and Russian President Vladimir Putin.

Trump ‘very angry’ with Putin,threatens secondary tariffs on Russian oil

The US president’s comments suggest he is growing frustrated with his inability to strike a quick peace deal to end the Russia-Ukraine war,which he promised in the election campaign.

  • Michael Koziol
White House national security adviser Mike Waltz,left,speaks with US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth last month. Waltz added the journalist to the group chat,Hegseth divulged highly sensitive military details.

‘They screwed up’:Intel community aghast at Trump team’s security breach

For US allies,including Australia,the Signal chat scandal is another reminder that this administration cares little for established norms and protocols.

  • Michael Koziol

‘The first bombs will definitely drop’:Full text of US military group chat scandal revealed

The Atlantic released the operational details sent by Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth to the breached Signal group after the Trump administration insisted the information wasn’t classified.

  • Michael Koziol