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Pratt made late $15m donation to Trump campaign
The president-elect’s political operation received an influx of cash days before the election from wealthy donors, including the Australian billionaire.
- Bill Allison
Musk’s satellites transmit data faster than NBN’s Sky Muster: ACCC
Elon Musk’s Starlink satellites transmit data faster than the NBN’s Sky Muster services, the competition watchdog has found; Simon Birmingham to join ANZ. How the day unfolded.
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- Gus McCubbing and Timothy Moore
Fluoride fight is a decades-old cultural war America can’t quit
Trump’s pick for health secretary Robert F Kennedy is the latest in a long line of sceptics who refuse to believe the science.
- Petula Dvorak
How long will Trump’s honeymoon with the sharemarket last?
Equities investors seem unfazed by the risk that tariffs and tax cuts will push up inflation and deficits. But fears are rising.
- Nicholas Magaw and Harriet Clarfelt
Trump picks Scott Bessent as Treasury secretary
The fund manager, tariff supporter and crypto enthusiast will be tasked with implementing the president-elect’s pledges to cut taxes and raise tariffs
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- Matthew Cranston
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- Donald Trump
The ‘landslide’ that wasn’t: Trump’s narrow victory
Trump’s margin over Vice President Kamala Harris was about 1.6 percentage points, the third smallest since 1888, and could ultimately end up around 1.5 points.
- Peter Baker
Australia’s gender divide: Why young men and women are pulling apart
There is mounting evidence that more directionless young men are looking for validation that they have been badly done by.
- Emma Connors
- Opinion
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How Robert F. Kennedy jnr could destroy one of our best achievements
One of the diseases whose safe and effective vaccines he is lying about is diphtheria, once known as ‘the strangling angel of children’.
- Zeynep Tufekci
Sydney train strike called off after crisis talks
The Minns government has reached a deal with the rail union to avoid a two-day strike; Melbourne teenager Bianca Jones has died after being poisoned in Laos. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Why this fundie sold off his investments in renewables
American Century senior portfolio manager Trevor Gurwich says he is looking for trends that will benefit under a Trump administration.
- Joanne Tran
Cbus signs off on new CFMEU directors
The fund said all three directors had passed fit and proper person tests; James Packer backs “friend” Alan Jones amid fresh charges. How the day unfolded.
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- Lucy Slade and Timothy Moore
Do you know this week’s news? Answer these 10 questions
Have you been paying attention this week? Test your knowledge across politics, business and world news.
- Daniel Arbon
Civil servants to flee as Trump ‘drains the swamp’ (again)
Everyone knew Trump’s cabinet picks would be provocative and a purge of government workers was coming. But they have arrived with stunning speed.
- Matthew Cranston
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- Trump's White House
Trump picks ‘absolutely frightening’ Kennedy to run health
The president-elect’s choice to run US health has called vaccines a “crime against humanity” and has been linked to dumping a dead bear and decapitating a whale.
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- Sheryl Gay Stolberg
Can Dutton pull off a victory like Trump?
The Republican’s appeal to blue-collar battlers is a template the opposition leader seems determined to follow. But will it work?
- Andrew Tillett and Tom McIlroy
How long can Elon Musk last as America’s first buddy?
The world’s richest person may now be the single most influential figure in the Trump White House. But will the new bromance last?
- Paul Smith
Support for Palestinian sovereignty ‘rewards terrorism’
Executive Council of Australian Jewry says there is a ‘widening gulf’ between the Albanese government and the US on foreign policy.
- Gus McCubbing
World braces for Trump’s ‘clown show’ defence chief
The Iraq and Afghanistan veteran and Fox News host gained notoriety by blaming “wokeness” for US military failures. Now he is set to be in charge.
- Mehul Srivastava, John Paul Rathbone and Lucy Fisher
Israel prepares Lebanon ceasefire as ‘gift’ to Trump
An Israeli government minister discussed the proposal with Donald Trump and Jared Kushner at Mar-a-Lago on Sunday.
- Shira Rubin, Suzan Haidamous and John Hudson
- Opinion
- Melania Trump
Melania’s no-show at Oval Office an ominous omen
The incoming first lady skipped the traditional handover meeting with the Bidens – another sign that the Trumps are going to do any damn thing they want this time round.
- Maureen Dowd
‘Politics is tough’: Biden and Trump meet in White House
In the two-hour meeting in the Oval Office, the president said he looked forward to “a smooth transition”, something his successor failed to offer in 2020.
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- Matthew Cranston
- Opinion
- Opinion
How the Democrats can win in 2028
The electoral coalition that Donald Trump forged last week was sensational – almost Disraelian in its marriage of the overclass and the working class. But it won’t last.
- Janan Ganesh
- Opinion
- Opinion
What Trump’s chosen ones tell us about his foreign policy
The way in which America thinks about itself and its international environment has been changing for some years. Trump Redux puts it into sharp relief.
- John McCarthy
Thune elected US Senate majority leader, rejecting Musk’s pick
South Dakota senator John Thune was chosen in a secret ballot, as Republicans shrugged off pressure from Elon Musk and others to plump for a Trump loyalist.
- Reuters
Albanese hopes to persuade China, US against a trade war
Ahead of world leaders’ meetings in South America, the PM says Australia’s middle-power status gives it influence with the two superpowers.
- Phillip Coorey, Andrew Tillett and Tom Rabe
