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Fresh feud people: Woolworths sues Suburban Rail Loop for $70 million
The retail giant is taking action over the compulsory acquisition of land after a series of financial offers it says are too low.
- Christine Lacy
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- Trade wars
Trump’s third and maybe final attempt to build a global tariff wall
The latest tariff regime that Donald Trump is trying to erect is a transparently cynical attempt to do what US courts have told him he can’t do.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
The senior ministers, an unholy alliance and the documents the government doesn’t want you to see
Debate inside the NSW Parliament this week felt like a glimpse into the world’s most dysfunctional family dinner.
- Michael McGowan
- Opinion
- Trade wars
Trump’s ‘Hail Mary’ attempt to save his war on the world
US courts have now deemed Trump’s first two attempts to impose a global tariff regime unlawful. His third, and probably final, attempt may also be challenged.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
New York man, 87, convicted of third killing
An elderly man found guilty of the 2022 murder and dismemberment of a 68-year-old woman had already served two separate prison terms for earlier killings.
- Hurubie Meko
- Opinion
- Trade wars
‘So sad’: Trump has to start refunding $231b of his illegal tariffs
America is about to pay refunds of revenue collected from Donald Trump’s illegal “Liberation Day” tariffs. And that may just be the beginning.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz
US Supreme Court clears way for dismissal of Steve Bannon’s conviction
The court’s action followed a request from the Trump administration, which had asked the justices to help dismiss the January 6 conviction from Steve Bannon’s record.
- John Kruzel
- Analysis
- Middle East at war
Key takeaways from Trump’s address: no end date for Iran war, few details on strategy ahead
The Iran war is fast becoming a signature of his second-term agenda and the speech was a capstone to a remarkable day flexing presidential power.
- Lisa Mascaro and Paul Wiseman
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- US politics
In times of conflict and chaos, the courts still show Trump who’s boss
The president’s beloved White House ballroom has been iced by a local judge, while at the Supreme Court, his attempt to end birthright citizenship met a sceptical reception from justices.
- Michael Koziol
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- Trade wars
Trump rushes to save his war on the world
While America was waging war in Iran, the US president began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.
- Stephen Bartholomeusz