Yesterday
‘Dangerous’: Caroline Kennedy on her cousin RFK jnr
Outgoing US envoy to Australia Caroline Kennedy says her cousin Robert’s vaccine scepticism is “dangerous” as he prepares to become Donald Trump’s health tsar.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Opinion
Australia a beacon for free-traders as Trump erects tariff walls
Australia is championing free trade at APEC and the G20 meetings. China’s practical support will now be critical.
- Craig Emerson
This Month
ASX to fall amid trade war worries as world leaders mull Trump 2.0
Iron ore and the Australian dollar have fallen as traders bet tariffs under the US president-elect could hit Australia’s key trading partner.
- Joshua Peach
Australia, US, Japan to strengthen military ties in face of China threat
Defence ministers agreed to a new “commitment to consult” over regional security issues and invited Japanese troops to train in Darwin.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Biden, Xi deliver messages seemingly intended for Trump
The US president seems to try to make the case for maintaining a relationship with Beijing, as Trump talks about imposing more punishing tariffs on China.
- Zolan Kanno-Youngs
Defence considers recruiting from PNG to see off China’s influence
In the jockeying for influence, the South Pacific’s largest nation has emerged as a key target given its proximity to Australia and rich natural resources.
- Updated
- Andrew Tillett
Opposing Trump’s tariffs not about picking sides: Albanese
Anthony Albanese says his opposition to plans by Donald Trump to start a trade war with China was about standing up for the Australian national interest.
- Phillip Coorey
Xi defends globalisation as Trump threatens tariffs
In his first major remarks since the US election, Xi Jinping’s message to the APEC summit was that the world was entering “a new period of turbulence and change”.
- Bloomberg News
Albanese a role model for other Western leaders: China
Anthony Albanese’s opposition to US tariffs on China is an example in strategic autonomy other leaders should follow, says Beijing.
- Updated
- Phillip Coorey
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Howard Marks and Sohn’s big stars reveal seven rules for investing
Among the stock picks and stunts at the Sohn Hearts & Minds event, Howard Marks and Nick Moakes provided investors with long-term rules for playing markets.
- James Thomson
- Analysis
- US politics
Trump wants ally Australia to ‘stand up to China’
The president-elect’s picks for secretary of state and national security adviser both want Australia to do more to tackle China’s aggression in the Pacific.
- Updated
- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Dr Doom reveals the big risk you’re not thinking enough about
Nouriel Roubini, the economist who called the GFC, sees Donald Trump’s election as a huge moment. But there’s a big risk Australia needs to watch.
- James Thomson
ANZ Bank and Chalmers nearing deal to offset China
Negotiations are in the final stages for the federal government to support the bank to remain in nine Pacific countries, under a plan to secure its presence in the region.
- John Kehoe
Taiwan considers big US defence purchases to please Trump
The deliberations come as countries consider how to avoid becoming a target of the new administration, given the Republican’s call for allies to spend more.
- Demetri Sevastopulo and Kathrin Hille
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
The two reasons China’s new stimulus fizzer should worry Australia
China’s economy has been battling the three Ds – deflation, debt and demographics – for years, particularly in its busted property sector. Now there’s a fourth D: Donald Trump.
- James Thomson
Trump slump: Chalmers warns of lower growth, price pressures
Australia won’t be immune from escalating trade tensions triggered by Donald Trump’s proposed policies, a Treasury analysis has revealed.
- Andrew Tillett
- Opinion
- Chanticleer
Top investors share five big ideas for Trump 2.0
As markets struggle to war game a Trump presidency, here are five big ideas that long-term investors can build on.
- James Thomson
Trump tariffs on China could benefit Australian consumers
Cheaper Chinese made goods could be sent to Australia as one of the consequences of Donald Trump’s threatened trade war.
- Andrew Tillett
China's response to the Trump win a big question for RBA
Greens Senator Nick McKim questions RBA governor Michele Bullock and assistant governor Christopher Kent on the meaning of a Trump win at Senate Estimates.
- Updated
- Opinion
- Defence
AUKUS problems go beyond Trump
While people fret about US ties under a Trump presidency, US ambassador to Australia Caroline Kennedy has highlighted some issues go beyond personnel.
- Andrew Tillett
