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RBA governor Michele Bullock said it was a consensus decision to keep rates on hold.

Job losses not RBA’s priority as bank keeps rates on hold

Asked about the impact of incoming US tariffs,RBA governor Michele Bullock said inflation remained the bank’s main focus as it held interest rates steady at 4.1 per cent.

  • Shane Wright andMillie Muroi
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
Donald Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is nearing.

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
Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull mimics US President Donald Trump during a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra.
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Turnbull imitates Trump

Former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull mimics US President Donald Trump during a speech at the National Press Club in Canberra.

The world in a time of Trump … explained

From Panama to Greenland,we examine the impacts of the US president in his second term.

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Vladimir Putin saw Europe’s dependence on Russia energy as its vulnerability and as leverage to prevent it from coming to Ukraine’s aid. His gamble has backfired.

Putin stole their businesses,but now they want them back

Vladimir Putin has done something that at first glance seems wholly out of character.

  • Melissa Lawford
Hutchison’s 96-year-old multi-billionaire founder Li Ka-shing.

Was Li Ka-shing pushed to sell Panama ports,or did he jump?

Trump sees the sale of CK Hutchison’s ports as a victory,China sees it as coercion. For the 96-year-old Hong Kong billionaire,it might just be a good opportunity.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
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
Illustration by Joe Benke

Australians are clear on our biggest threats. But our leaders don’t want to discuss it

Voters want to know what the contenders for the prime ministership will do to protect the national interest. Neither Albanese nor Dutton so far have any answers for them.

  • Peter Hartcher