Cattle farmer Fiona Conroy at her farm in St Leonards.

Cattle farmers would rather cop Trump’s tariffs than diseases from American beef

Farmers have reacted defiantly as the US president singled out Australia’s beef in his trade crackdown as Albanese and Dutton say they would never compromise biosecurity.

  • Mike Foley andAngus Delaney

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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
The major parties both have websites set up to harvest personal data from voters under the guise of helping apply for postal votes.

Major parties harvesting personal data under guise of helping voters

The major parties are harvesting personal details in the guise of helping voters apply for postal ballots at the very start of a hotly contested election campaign.

  • James Massola andMike Foley
Peter Dutton’s net approval rating has fallen neither party seems to be any closer to winning government in its own right.

‘Hard to see how lower pricing will emerge’:Experts doubtful of Dutton’s gas plan

The opposition leader claims his plan will deliver enough gas locally to swiftly cut the wholesale price of $14 a gigajoule to $10.

  • Nick Toscano andMike Foley
Peter Dutton.

Dutton promises you’ll save $14 a week on fuel. The real number is less than half that

The Coalition’s election pitch is aimed squarely at outer suburban voters. But what does it mean for everyone else?

  • Nick Toscano andMike Foley
The Greens’ environment spokesperson Sarah Hanson-Young holds up a salmon during Question Time in the Senate.

‘Rotten,stinking’ dead fish brandished in Senate salmon fight

Opposition to the prime minister’s captain’s call to shield salmon farming from legal challenges prompted the Greens to stage a piscatorial stunt in the Senate.

  • Mike Foley
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Everything you need to know about the budget.

The five-minute budget:Everything you need to know

Take a look at all the major measures in this year’s budget – and the challenges it faces.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos andMike Foley
The budget is a big document,we break it down for different types of people.

How the budget affects you – from students to retirees

The government hopes this budget will help secure your vote at the upcoming election. We explain who is getting what out of it.

  • Natassia Chrysanthos andMike Foley
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese.

Albanese stares down his own MPs over fishy captain’s call

The prime minister has again overruled Environment Minister Tanya Plibersek and faced opposition from his own party over his plan to protect Tasmania’s farmed-salmon industry.

  • Mike Foley andPaul Sakkal
Nationals leader David Littleproud during a doorstop interview in the press gallery at Parliament House in Canberra on Monday 24 March 2025.

Nationals leader promises lower power prices within years

The Coalition had avoided making the vow after Labor was burned by its 2022 promise to drop power prices by $275.

  • Olivia Ireland andMike Foley