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PoliticsTrump seeks 50 per cent US ownership to save TikTok

President-elect Donald Trump says he plans to issue an executive order expanding the period of time before a ban against TikTok takes effect.

Staff Writers

PoliticsPremiumAluminium sector to share in billions to help go green

Anthony Albanese will unveil a $2 billion production credit scheme to help the aluminium industry switch to renewable energy in the coming decade.

Andrew Brown

PoliticsPremiumMinisters to be sworn in for pre-election reshuffle

Four women will be sworn into new roles in Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's cabinet, just months out from the next election.

Andrew Brown

PoliticsPremiumLifetime pensions urged to make super system easier

A report has called for retirees to be able to buy a lifetime annuity from the federal government to boost their super balance.

Andrew Brown

PoliticsUK minister says no plan to ban TikTok

A cabinet minister says there are no plans by the United Kingdom authorities to ban access to the TikTok platform.

Staff Writers

Federal PoliticsPremiumAlbo’s green appeal to key Aussie industry

Labor is making a multi-billion dollar appeal to a key Australian industry in a push to take it green.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Small BusinessDutton backs huge lunch tax break

There’s no such thing as a free lunch, but Aussies could soon enjoy tax deductible ones in an elected Coalition government.

Duncan Evans

state politicsPremiumPremier calls Liberals’ rehab policy ‘dangerous’

A WA Liberal promise to give magistrates the power to mandate drug rehabilitation has been described as ‘dangerous’ by Premier Roger Cook.

Jake Dietsch

State PoliticsPremium‘Juvenile stunt’: Liberals slam Roger Cook’s letter to RBA

‘Roger Cook is not writing to the RBA to help Western Australians. Roger Cook is writing to the RBA to save his tired Government and his Labor mates in Canberra,’ Shadow treasurer Steve Martin said.

Jake Dietsch

PoliticsPremiumLiberals pledge business tax breaks in campaign promise

Small businesses would be able to claim tax deductions on food and entertainment expenses for up to $20,000 under a coalition policy.

Andrew Brown

POLITICSGrim call on spate of anti-Semitic attacks

The NSW Premier has made a grim admission about the spate of anti-Semitic attacks gripping Sydney, flagging possible changes to the law.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

State PoliticsPremiumCook promises to cap transport fees for WA commuters

WA commuters will only have to pay one flat fare across the entire public transport network under a new cost-of-living sweetener pitched by Labor ahead of the State Election. 

Bethany Hiatt

MediaCommentsPremiumTrump considers extension as TikTok shutdown deadline looms

Hours before a deadline that would require TikTok to be divested or shut down, the incoming White House administration offered a lifeline to the widely used video-sharing app.

Julia Love

PoliticsPremiumGPS trackers for DV offenders rolled out by end of year

A day after a woman was allegedly set on fire, a state government has vowed to crack down on DV perpetrators by rolling out 24/7 tracking devices.

Savannah Meacham

PoliticsPremiumPro-Palestinian rallies welcome long-awaited ceasefire

Thousands of people have rallied in Sydney and Melbourne as communities around the world welcome a long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas.

Andrew Brown and Melissa Meehan

BusinessCommentsPremiumWorld economy holds breath on eve of Trump inauguration

Australian home building data will be scrutinised for signs of progress on housing supply as economists await Donald Trump's first policies as US president.

Jacob Shteyman

Federal PoliticsCommentsDutton brings back the long lunch, with one key item missing

Peter Dutton has promised to return entertainment expenses to small businesses’ tax deductions, in a bid to support local pubs, cafes and restaurants. 

Dylan Caporn

HEALTHMajor move to give mums free vaccines

Expecting Aussie mums will be entitled to a free vaccine to protect their children from a dangerous virus, as part of a major government health shake-up.

Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

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Trump goes ‘light speed’ on deporting illegal aliens

President-elect Donald Trump intends to launch a ‘light speed’ mass deportation campaign as soon as he ‘puts his hand on that Bible and takes the oath of office’. Here is how that might happen.

Nick Miroff, Álvaro Valiño, Adrián Blanco Ramos, Steven Rich

POLITICSPremiumBattleground seats to decide Albo’s fate

With an election due by May 17, these are the electorates that could decide the fate of Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton.

Jessica Wang

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Five areas to watch in Australian economy under Trump 2.0

JACKSON HEWETT: Clearly Trump wants to hit the ground running, and from an economic perspective his key policy platforms are tariffs, taxes and liberalisation.

Jackson Hewett

World NewsCommentsPremiumArctic blast puts Washington under Trump cold call

Donald Trump’s return to the Oval Office follows the pomp and circumstance of the 44 men who have come before him, with a ceremony steeped in history.

Dylan Caporn

Election PromiseCommentsPremiumNew powers to force repeat drug offenders into rehab

WA courts would have new powers to forcibly put repeat adult and juvenile drug offenders into rehabilitation, under controversial laws proposed by the Liberals.

Joe Spagnolo

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Cook declares war on RBA: ‘Enough is enough’

Premier Roger Cook has declared ‘enough is enough’, telling the Reserve Bank of Australia board it is time to cut interest rates.

Joe Spagnolo