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The world’s largest copper mine shows how intertwined the fortunes of Australia’s big miners are with what’s happening with critical minerals.
The president’s fury at being mockingly labelled TACO on tariffs may be enough to ensure that he proceeds on schedule.
The Labor Party is promising to deliver its election agenda. But that won’t be anywhere near enough to address Australia’s economic challenges....
A new environment minister has finally granted a decades-long extension for operation of the vital North West Shelf project. But the fights over gas...
Labor was able to bury the Coalition’s plans for a nuclear energy future. But now the high costs of Australia’s energy challenge are coming back...
The prime minister professes humility but the size of Labor’s victory makes him confident his government has got the balance right. The opposition...
The US president’s visit to the region is focused on the money that’s on offer. Israel and Gaza are not part of the equation for instant returns.
The first woman to lead the Liberals is optimistic about the way back, but the party’s woes are likely to get worse.
Not even a Paul Keating spray can deflect Labor’s euphoria over its extraordinary win. What will Anthony Albanese do with that in government is much...
Tariff negotiations between the two superpowers this weekend offer the prospect of retreat from a full-on trade war. But will the market’s sense of...
Anthony Albanese is promising a reformist, orderly government with no surprises but what will happen when the shocks keep coming.
How and why the Liberals lost the campaign so very badly and why there’s no rescue coming.
A sullen electorate appears to be reluctantly accepting more of the same from Labor. For the Coalition, it adds up to a discordant failure of tactics,...
America’s president is harming, not helping, other conservative leaders. But what is the reaction within the US?
Peter Dutton’s campaign is in deep trouble as the Coalition loses its mojo and the federal government’s confidence surges.
Trump has warned his tariffs may cause temporary pain. Albanese and Dutton are not even trying to level with Australian voters about the cost of their...
China’s dominance in processing rare earths metals and high-performance magnets means Beijing’s curbs on the crucial exports are a major threat to...
A federal budget far less healthy than previous ones hasn’t reined in Labor’s willingness to spend and spend more, and the Coalition is ready to...
Like the rest of the world, WA politics has been upended by Donald Trump’s reckless tariff war, which has a sharp edge in a resources-dependent...
China is threatening to “fight to the end” if America imposes yet more tariffs. The respite on global sharemarkets is likely to be temporary if...
Labor is as alarmed as any government as Donald Trump’s sharemarket carnage unfolds. But it also sees a political advantage.
Donald Trump is pretending the sharemarket carnage is all part of his grand plan to use tariffs to reboot the US economy. What happens when Main...
There was a chilling edge to the president’s declaration this would be “an entirely different country within a short period of time”.
Peter Dutton is the latest political leader with a new plan to lower energy prices. Will his gas policy work any better than all the others?
Central banks are as much on edge as markets, as the world waits to learn the impact and extent of Donald Trump’s tariffs. Caution reigns at the...
The government quietly hopes the Trump effect will boost its chances, but the focus of the election campaign will be resolutely on domestic...
The Albanese government is trying to fashion a tactical victory from budget strategic failure, but Peter Dutton has a chance to turn the tables.
Economic reform? Managing global risk? No, this budget is all about Labor struggling back into office with the promise of better to come.
Local universities are caught up in Donald Trump’s culture wars. But the threat is partly home-grown and self-inflicted.
Jim Chalmers’ budget will set the scene for an election campaign dominated by global noise but domestic policy silence.
Donald Trump values his relationship with dictators far more than that with democratic allies, making the global economic and national security...
The banking regulator is resisting the US push for greater deregulation to boost growth. But can that last given the international upheaval under way?
Australia’s ambition of processing critical minerals is mostly a dream and one that won’t persuade Trump to withhold tariffs on our exports,...
Power prices will be a key election topic as Labor sells the benefits of renewables and the Coalition insists nuclear offers the only affordable...
It is now clear to world leaders and Wall Street that the president’s version of transactional politics includes the blunt reality of universal...
The traditionally polite Canadian government is condemning Donald Trump’s America as it faces a tough election. Australia’s government is far more...
Trump’s tariffs on Australian aluminium will have a modest economic impact, but his assault on US allies is changing Australia’s place in the world.
The US president’s address to congress was Donald Trump’s favourite version of reality TV, featuring himself as the star.
Major US financial executives are confident about the strength of the US economy and the benefits of the president’s deregulatory agenda. How all...
The frantic manoeuvring over Ukraine is one more aspect of the revolution the US president is imposing on a deeply worried world. What happens next?
From Chinese warships, to Trump’s tariffs, to Australia’s sense of itself, Anthony Albanese is struggling to show he has convincing answers.
The deal Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky is being forced to sign highlights the confusion in business and politics created by Donald Trump’s...
CEO Meg O’Neill is optimistic about a big future for oil and gas projects despite lacklustre share price and contradictory messages from governments...
The treasurer’s visit to Washington this week shows the difficulties of navigating the risks and presidential whims dominating any interaction with...
The prime minister is intent on saving jobs and the South Australian steel industry with a joint government bailout of $2.4 billion. But his hopes of...
The Albanese government hoped for a new resources boom in new critical minerals projects and processing. There’s been a hard reckoning since, but...
Even the fiercely independent inflation fighter Michele Bullock knew she would follow predecessor Phil Lowe in becoming Political and Public Enemy No....
The financial results for Australia’s biggest steelmaker show the mixed fortunes of businesses coping with the confusion of Donald Trump’s planned...
As Labor prepares for an election, any momentum for its agenda and achievements keeps being blown off course by the will and whims of Donald Trump.
Chief executive Matt Comyn has plenty to celebrate in the bank’s results. Unlike politicians, he prefers to avoid claiming much credit for that.