Buoyed by Trump win,US pro-crypto lobby group opens Australian outpost

Buoyed by Trump win,US pro-crypto lobby group opens Australian outpost

‘Stand With Crypto’,a lobby group backed by cryptocurrency exchange Coinbase,is hoping to capitalise on a wave of momentum from Donald Trump’s decisive US election win.

  • byDavid Swan

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Fantasy,comedy … or horror? Team Trump as a movie script is hard to believe
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Fantasy,comedy … or horror? Team Trump as a movie script is hard to believe

As Donald Trump picks those he wants to help him wield power,even a movie producer would dismiss the storyline as ridiculous.

  • byTony Wright
Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace

Koala habitat destruction is a disgrace

How many times do we have to read stories about the NSW government’s failure to deliver the Great Koala National Park?

Trump’s new ‘efficiency’ department could involve 1.65m government lay-offs

Trump’s new ‘efficiency’ department could involve 1.65m government lay-offs

Pharma entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy and billionaire Elon Musk have been tapped to co-lead a panel focused on dramatic cuts to the federal workforce and spending.

  • byChris Sanders
A bit clingy? Trump jokes he ‘can’t get Elon Musk out of Mar-a-Lago’

A bit clingy? Trump jokes he ‘can’t get Elon Musk out of Mar-a-Lago’

The president-elect’s aides have grown annoyed by the constant presence of the world’s richest man.

  • byCameron Henderson
Soccer club ditches Musk’s ‘hate machine’ X ahead of German election

Soccer club ditches Musk’s ‘hate machine’ X ahead of German election

St Pauli encouraged its 250,000 followers to switch to Bluesky,the rival social network championed by former Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey.

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Tech billionaires,chat show hosts and old rivals:Who’s who in Trump’s administration?

Tech billionaires,chat show hosts and old rivals:Who’s who in Trump’s administration?

Donald Trump has announced a host of surprising cabinet selections as he prepares to return to the Oval Office.

  • byNick Newling
‘Politics is tough,’ Trump tells Biden in post-election White House visit

‘Politics is tough,’ Trump tells Biden in post-election White House visit

It must have been as surreal an experience for Biden,the 81-year-old president,who beat Trump for the presidency in 2020 and had mounted a second campaign that ended short.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump’s picks the clearest path yet to power consolidation

Trump’s picks the clearest path yet to power consolidation

As the US president-elect chooses the people he wants in his second-term administration,one quality is paramount:unwavering loyalty.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street;miners,banks fall

ASX slides as ‘Trump trade’ peters out on Wall Street;miners,banks fall

The Australian sharemarket remained in the red throughout the day on Wednesday,marking the index’s third consecutive day trading lower.

  • byHannah Hammoud
Who is Pete Hegseth,Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of defence?

Who is Pete Hegseth,Donald Trump’s pick as secretary of defence?

The former infantry captain is a co-host of Fox News Channel’s Fox&Friends Weekend,and became friends with Trump.