Perspectives

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Can the PM win an exemption from Trump’s steel tariffs?

By Michelle Grattan The Albanese Government is set to mount a major effort to win an exemption from a proposed 25 percent tariff on steel and aluminium imports to the
Read more 10 February 2025
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Can President Trump really take over Gaza?

By Tamer Morris In an astonishing news conference in Washington, US President Donald Trump proposed the United States “take over” the Gaza Strip and permanently
Read more 6 February 2025
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Australia won’t avoid fallout from Trump tariff tirade

By Scott French In a hectic 24 hours of trade diplomacy, US President Donald Trump has paused his threatened 25 percent tariffs on US imports from Canada and Mexico,
Read more 5 February 2025
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What’s driving the deadly North Queensland floods?

By Steve Turton Record-breaking floods across north Queensland have now turned deadly, with one woman drowning while being rescued on Sunday morning. And the floodwaters
Read more 3 February 2025
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What is the ‘healthier’ salt WHO wants us to use?

By Xiaoyue (Luna) Xu and Bruce Neal This week the World Health Organization (WHO) released new guidelines recommending people switch the regular salt they use at home
Read more 30 January 2025
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How DeepSeek shocked the AI world

By Tongliang Liu Chinese artificial intelligence (AI) company DeepSeek has sent shockwaves through the tech community, with the release of extremely efficient AI models
Read more 29 January 2025
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Countdown still looks fresh in a world that’s getting old

By Shane Rodgers When you get to a certain age you spend a lot of time saying you cannot believe how long it has been since something happened. Is that really 30 years?
Read more 28 January 2025
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West worried as China invests billions in global ports

By Claudio Bozzi On his way to the G20 summit in Rio de Janeiro in November, Chinese President Xi Jinping met with Peruvian President Dina Boluarte to officially open a
Read more 28 January 2025
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Tips to help a child with back-to-school anxiety

By Samantha Vlcek From next week, schools will start to return for term 1. This can be a nervous time for some students, who might be anxious about new teachers, classes
Read more 23 January 2025
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Trump’s day one executive order blitz. The full list

By Samuel Garrett In a piece of pure political theatre, Donald Trump began his second presidency by signing a host of executive orders before a rapturous crowd of 20,000
Read more 22 January 2025