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Can Albanese claim ‘success’ with Trump? Beyond the banter, the vague commitments should be viewed with scepticism
“Success” in a meeting with Trump is to avoid the ritual humiliation the president sometimes likes to inflict on his interlocutors. In that sense, Albanese and his team pulled off an impressive diplomatic feat.
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This Week in America: It's 'Alliance Christmas' — almost
Dr Emma Shortis explains what's going on with the United States this week.
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Queenslanders miss out on $400 million in royalty payments as Adani sells coal offshore 'for cheap'
At a time where Queenslanders are struggling with record energy prices, Queensland has missed out on a staggering amount of royalties due to mining giant Adani selling coal essentially at “mates rates” to India, according to new research.
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In a step backwards for the climate, Labor is close to a deal with the Coalition on environmental laws
Australia’s environment laws are so “broken” they now scrutinise more solar farms than coal mines.
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Shorter America: The Insurrection Act and the "Trump aesthetic"
Is Trump actually going to use the Insurrection Act? Dr Emma Shortis' rundown of the last week in America.
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What is Australia risking? These are the future impacts of our climate change policies
“What’s worse? Denying the science or denying the need to act on the science? Because I don’t think history is going to remember either very favourably.”
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Housing affordability is about to get worse as demand grows quicker than supply
Confidence in the housing market has surged to a 15 year high, amid concerns the Federal Government’s expanded first-homebuyer scheme will further fuel price growth.
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Australia is a rich country that taxes like a poor one
Big companies are paying little or no tax, which limits the Government’s ability to fund essential services like healthcare, housing, and education.
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Trump's ‘decision first, diplomacy later’ approach warrants Australian security rethink
Australia is being urged to stop outsourcing its foreign policy to the United States or risk being dragged into Donald Trump’s increasingly erratic and aggressive approach to world affairs.
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New research on proposed FOI laws show it would block access to even more documents
The proposed laws preventing public access to key government documents directly contradict a key Robodebt Royal Commission recommendation.
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