Good morning. Malcolm Turnbull says it is “ludicrous” for world leaders to “become just a conga line of sycophants” in the hope that Donald Trump would not place tariffs on their economies. It comes as Trump’s policies cause further jitters on financial markets.
At home, a former US government expert warns that nuclear energy is the most expensive option Australia could take. We bring news from the aftermath of Cyclone Alfred, including a baby born in the storm. And we lay out what we know from yesterday’s revelation that a string of apparently antisemitic attacks in Sydney was actually an orchestrated criminal plot.
