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The Latest Breaking News from Malcolm Turnbull

Trump’s tariffs ‘not the actions of a friendly nation’, PM says – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Afternoon Update: Australia’s US tariff hopes fade; Rodrigo Duterte’s airport arrest; and when is food too old to eat?

Trump doubles down on tariff plan which would be imposed from 12 March and provide no exemptions

The Guardian - AU

Trump vows to take ‘hundreds of billions’ in tariffs as Australia’s hopes of getting exemption fades

Australia unlikely to escape US president’s global steel and aluminium tariffs despite intense lobbying to be carved out

The Guardian - AU

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Trump-Turnbull spat overshadows talk of tariff relief

Australian hopes of US tariff exemptions hinge on Donald Trump's talks with the federal government, not rows with a former prime minister, an ex-diplomat says.

AAP

Morning Mail: Turnbull hits back at Trump, nuclear cost warning, political row over ‘fake’ caravan plot

Former PM urges world leaders not to be bullied by the US president; American expert says atomic power is ‘most expensive’ option for Australia

The Guardian - AU

Donald Trump calls Malcolm Turnbull ‘weak and ineffective’ in spat with former prime minister

Donald Trump has attacked Malcolm Turnbull as “a weak and ineffective leader” after the former prime minister claimed the US president’s style of behaviour was likely to benefit China and said Australia needed to pursue a policy more independent of the United States.

The Conversation

Trump rips into 'weak and ineffective' Malcolm Turnbull

US President Donald Trump has called former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull weak and ineffective" in a late-night rant on social media.

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Former Australian PM Malcolm Turnbull says leaders must stand up to bullies after being lashed by Donald Trump

US president’s late-night social media post came after Turnbull criticised Trump’s leadership as ‘chaotic’

The Guardian - AU

Surface tension: could the promised Aukus nuclear submarines simply never be handed over to Australia?

The multi-billion dollar deal was heralded as ensuring the security of the Indo-Pacific. But with America an increasingly unreliable ally, doubts are rising above the waves

The Guardian - AU

Politics and property – how our leaders are among the privileged using legal loopholes to build their wealth

Not so long ago, former Liberal prime minister Malcolm Turnbull was branded “Mr Harbourside Mansion”, a moniker bestowed upon him by his own side of politics.

The Conversation

Former PM 'sceptical' about nuclear, keen on hydropower

Australia needs more hydropower projects to store and supply cheap, renewable energy, a former leader says, while hosing down hopes for a nuclear future.

AAP

Invisible Boys review – heartfelt queer drama tilts towards trauma porn

Like The Breakfast Club but in a remote WA coastal town, a disparate group of teens bond through shared adversity in this series, adapted from the award-winning YA novel

The Guardian - AU

Keir Starmer is in a tight spot, but a ‘Trump, baby, Trump’ strategy just won’t work

The president has his own laws of physics. The real thing is bad enough: a pale copy doesn’t stand a chance here or in the US, says Guardian columnist Marina Hyde

The Guardian - UK

US accuses Australia of breaking ‘verbal commitment’ on aluminium exports – as it happened

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Albanese to speak with Trump as US president announces 25% tariff on steel imports

Ministers were seeking return of Turnbull-era exemptions ahead of US president’s announcement of new duties on steel and aluminium

The Guardian - UK

The world braces for Trump, hoping for the best, unprepared for the worst

His pick for secretary of state may have given measured assessment of world affairs, but ‘crazy’ Trump will call the shots

The Guardian - AU

Fear rather than respect: the secret behind Alan Jones’s decades-long grip on power

Chris Masters, the author of bestselling biography Jonestown, says the broadcaster’s ‘evangelical following’ and bully pulpit allowed him to manipulate power and have ‘princes and premiers bowing before him’

The Guardian - AU

Former ambassador to US accuses unnamed Sky News Australia presenters of campaign against Kevin Rudd

Dennis Richardson claims an effort to ‘make Rudd’s life untenable’ is at play, despite others also criticising Donald Trump in the past

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Liberals pick former RSL chief to take on teal MP

The former son-in-law of a Liberal prime minister will run on a cost-of-living platform as he and the party tries to win back a former heartland.

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Donald Trump’s win will make 2025 even more challenging for Anthony Albanese

Early Wednesday evening, Queensland Nationals senator Matt Canavan raced down the Parliament House stairs to collect a bag of McDonald’s from an Uber. To celebrate Trump’s victory, he called out as he ran.

The Canberra Times

Harry never turned 16, his mum says the law is 'mocking' his death

Boy said to have copped relentless online bullying before suicide.

AAP

Political 'bad behaviour' killed voice referendum

Two leading 'yes' campaigners have blamed political "bad behaviour", disinformation and racism for the failure of the voice referendum.

The Guardian - AU

After 25 years of piss-taking Australia’s politicians, the ‘disturbingly accurate’ Wharf Revue bows out

The minds behind the satire reflect on a quarter century of politics and belters

The Conversation

Grattan on Friday: Oil prices could be where the Middle East crisis collides with Australia’s cost-of-living crisis

Angry, accusatory partisan exchanges over the Middle East war have dominated federal politics this week. But for most ordinary voters the issue remains “over there”.

The Guardian - UK

Malcolm Turnbull condemns UK’s ‘extraordinary’ hypocrisy over Spycatcher affair

Exclusive: Former Australian PM witnessed ‘shocking act of perjury’ and says MI5 are still trying to hide something

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