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Trump surfs high on a wave of tariff unease, just the way he likes it

The president is projecting confidence in the face of a market rout and internal disagreement. But he has world leaders hanging on his every word.

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WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump surfs high on a wave of tariff unease, just the way he likes it

The president is projecting confidence in the face of a market rout and internal disagreement. But he has world leaders hanging on his every word.

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The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump surfs high on a wave of tariff unease, just the way he likes it

The president is projecting confidence in the face of a market rout and internal disagreement. But he has world leaders hanging on his every word.

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The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump surfs high on a wave of tariff unease, just the way he likes it

The president is projecting confidence in the face of a market rout and internal disagreement. But he has world leaders hanging on his every word.

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Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t...

03.04.2025 9

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t...

03.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t...

03.04.2025 9

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

Trump’s ‘reciprocal tariffs’ look to be a hoax. Here’s how you can tell

For weeks, the US president has insisted it would be a matter of “whatever they charge us, we charge them”. But it has become clear that isn’t...

03.04.2025 6

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for...

02.04.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for...

02.04.2025 20

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for...

02.04.2025 30

The Age

Michael Koziol

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Elon Musk bet it all on a judicial election in Wisconsin. He just lost

Trump’s billionaire sidekick said the poll would “determine the fate of western civilisation”. It might also alter his image as a rainmaker for...

02.04.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears, the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

01.04.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears, the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

01.04.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears, the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

01.04.2025 8

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ is a trillion-dollar promise that can’t all be true

As the event and its mixed messages about tariffs nears, the Donald Trump’s White House appears to have liberated itself from reality.

01.04.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

The Trump administration’s attempt to manage the Signal group chat scandal has run the full gamut of downplay, disparage and deny – but not...

26.03.2025 6

WA Today

Michael Koziol

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

The Trump administration’s attempt to manage the Signal group chat scandal has run the full gamut of downplay, disparage and deny – but not...

26.03.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

The Trump administration’s attempt to manage the Signal group chat scandal has run the full gamut of downplay, disparage and deny – but not...

26.03.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

It’s jaw-dropping gall from team Trump, who just can’t admit a mistake

The Trump administration’s attempt to manage the Signal group chat scandal has run the full gamut of downplay, disparage and deny – but not...

26.03.2025 8

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as it is their own country.

24.03.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as it is their own country.

24.03.2025 30

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as it is their own country.

24.03.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

‘He wants to break us’: Canada’s newbie PM calls snap election as Trump looms large

Canadians will go to the polls at the end of April in an election that will be as much about their neighbour as it is their own country.

24.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

What in the World, a free weekly newsletter from our foreign correspondents, is sent every Thursday. Below is an excerpt. Sign up to get the whole...

24.03.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

There is so much inefficiency in American life. If only Musk would focus his many talents on the real problems, not the stuff of culture wars and...

23.03.2025 9

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

There is so much inefficiency in American life. If only Musk would focus his many talents on the real problems, not the stuff of culture wars and...

23.03.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

Having battled US bureaucracy, I reckon there’s plenty for Musk to do

There is so much inefficiency in American life. If only Musk would focus his many talents on the real problems, not the stuff of culture wars and...

23.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

Donald Trump is embroiled in a legal showdown over his deportation of more than 200 alleged gang members. He’s relying on two words to get the...

21.03.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

Donald Trump is embroiled in a legal showdown over his deportation of more than 200 alleged gang members. He’s relying on two words to get the...

21.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

Donald Trump is embroiled in a legal showdown over his deportation of more than 200 alleged gang members. He’s relying on two words to get the...

21.03.2025 9

The Age

Michael Koziol

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

The president, the judge and the flights that landed in the middle of the night

Donald Trump is embroiled in a legal showdown over his deportation of more than 200 alleged gang members. He’s relying on two words to get the...

21.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

The US president cast himself as the Putin-whisperer – the only guy who “gets” the Russian leader. But now, the situation risks seriously...

19.03.2025 10

WA Today

Michael Koziol

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

The US president cast himself as the Putin-whisperer – the only guy who “gets” the Russian leader. But now, the situation risks seriously...

19.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

The US president cast himself as the Putin-whisperer – the only guy who “gets” the Russian leader. But now, the situation risks seriously...

19.03.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

As Putin plays hardball and Gaza explodes, ‘peacemaker’ Trump cops reality check

The US president cast himself as the Putin-whisperer – the only guy who “gets” the Russian leader. But now, the situation risks seriously...

19.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

The president has made no secret of wanting revenge on those who investigated the pro-Trump riots on January 6, 2021. Now he insists Joe Biden’s...

18.03.2025 20

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

The president has made no secret of wanting revenge on those who investigated the pro-Trump riots on January 6, 2021. Now he insists Joe Biden’s...

18.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

The president has made no secret of wanting revenge on those who investigated the pro-Trump riots on January 6, 2021. Now he insists Joe Biden’s...

18.03.2025 10

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

Trump elevates ‘autopen’ scandal from fringe conspiracy to weapon

The president has made no secret of wanting revenge on those who investigated the pro-Trump riots on January 6, 2021. Now he insists Joe Biden’s...

18.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

As his tariffs sank the market, Trump was nowhere to be seen

The US president has made a show of being busy and answering reporter questions daily - until now. That could be good news for Australia.

11.03.2025 7

WA Today

Michael Koziol

As his tariffs sank the market, Trump was nowhere to be seen

The US president has made a show of being busy and answering reporter questions daily - until now. That could be good news for Australia.

11.03.2025 10

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

As his tariffs sank the market, Trump was nowhere to be seen

The US president has made a show of being busy and answering reporter questions daily - until now. That could be good news for Australia.

11.03.2025 8

The Age

Michael Koziol

As his tariffs sank the market, Trump was nowhere to be seen

The US president has made a show of being busy and answering reporter questions daily - until now. That could be good news for Australia.

11.03.2025 9

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

Trump says he’s ‘just getting started’ in address to rowdy US Congress

Before a highly charged and divided joint sitting of the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump delivered a long, rally-like speech that was heavy...

05.03.2025 3

WA Today

Michael Koziol

Trump says he’s ‘just getting started’ in address to rowdy US Congress

Before a highly charged and divided joint sitting of the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump delivered a long, rally-like speech that was heavy...

05.03.2025 4

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol

Trump says he’s ‘just getting started’ in address to rowdy US Congress

Before a highly charged and divided joint sitting of the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump delivered a long, rally-like speech that was heavy...

05.03.2025 4

The Age

Michael Koziol

Trump says he’s ‘just getting started’ in address to rowdy US Congress

Before a highly charged and divided joint sitting of the House of Representatives and Senate, Trump delivered a long, rally-like speech that was heavy...

05.03.2025 10

Brisbane Times

Michael Koziol

The Oval Office was already seething with resentment when Vance lit the match

The vice president served as the attack dog during Friday’s meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents. But he was operating with the full...

01.03.2025 6

WA Today

Michael Koziol

The Oval Office was already seething with resentment when Vance lit the match

The vice president served as the attack dog during Friday’s meeting between the US and Ukrainian presidents. But he was operating with the full...

01.03.2025 6

The Sydney Morning Herald

Michael Koziol