Albanese flies to South America on trade rescue mission after Trump victory

Albanese flies to South America on trade rescue mission after Trump victory

The prime minister is seeking to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping within days to shore up a $327 billion economic relationship.

  • byDavid Crowe

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Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

Greens’ opportunism has tanked their popularity

A once environment-focused party has morphed into a perfection-demanding group of political sooks.

Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

Trump day one:Drills,pardons and a certain ‘schedule F’

According to his own statements,the new US president has a lot to do on his first day back in the White House.

  • byColleen Long andDan Merica
‘We are well prepared’:Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory

‘We are well prepared’:Jim Chalmers says not to panic over Trump victory

As the treasurer moves to calm economic fears after Trump’s victory,AUKUS fan and former secretary of state Mike Pompeo has been snubbed for a White House job.

  • byMatthew Knott
Trump completes battleground sweep as Biden prepares to host him at the White House

Trump completes battleground sweep as Biden prepares to host him at the White House

Donald Trump has won the vote in Arizona,giving him all seven battleground states that were considered tight contests in the election.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
Trump appoints ‘Ice Baby’ in first major move since winning back the White House

Trump appoints ‘Ice Baby’ in first major move since winning back the White House

Susie Wiles,a Florida grandmother and a political operative,has been named chief of staff,the first time a woman has held that position in the White House.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
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‘Giving up is unforgivable’,Biden tells demoralised Democrats

‘Giving up is unforgivable’,Biden tells demoralised Democrats

Democrats now see many causes for Kamala Harris’ loss:her campaign was too short,Biden was too old,the working class too anxious,and Trump too skillful at exploiting fears.

  • byFarrah Tomazin
The group of men who helped Trump take back the White House

The group of men who helped Trump take back the White House

Democrats have previously relied on big margins among voters of colour to offset the party’s falling popularity with white working-class Americans. But this election revealed a problem.

  • byMatthew Knott
Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question

Trump victory puts the nature of democracy in question

Democracies have a fatal flaw:majorities can elect leaders who do not believe in democracy or the rule of law or the necessity of strong independent civil institutions such as universities and a free press.

Joe Biden’s legacy:Made Trump Great Again
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Joe Biden’s legacy:Made Trump Great Again

The president’s hubris in staying on too long made it hard for Kamala Harris and easy for Donald Trump.

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Someone got this horribly wrong,and his name is not Kamala Harris

Someone got this horribly wrong,and his name is not Kamala Harris

Many Democrats are casting President Joe Biden as a one-term president who set his party on a path to failure in 2024 against Donald Trump.

  • byMichael D. Shear andZolan Kanno-Youngs