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UK ministers will respond to US tariffs with ‘calm heads’, Starmer tells business chiefs | Trump tariffs newsthirst.

Keir Starmer has told heads of business in Downing Street that “clearly there will be an economic impact” from US tariffs but that ministers would respond with “cool and calm heads”. The prime minister gathered senior business figures in No 10 after Donald Trump announced he would introduce 10% blanket tariffs on imports from the…

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Abbie Chatfield cleared of wrongdoing by AEC after interviewing Anthony Albanese on her podcast | Australian election 2025 newsthirst.

The Australian Electoral Commission has cleared host Abbie Chatfield of any wrongdoing after she interviewed Anthony Albanese on her podcast, finding her content “does not require an authorisation statement”. Liberal senators questioned whether some of Chatfield’s social media content should have been classed as electoral material – which would require an official authorisation statement. Anthony…

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‘Game on’: Kim Williams has ‘no doubt’ a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC | Australian Broadcasting Corporation newsthirst.

The chair of Australia’s public broadcaster says he has “no doubt” a Coalition government would initiate a review of the ABC, but that the organisation has nothing to apologise for in its quest for “excellence” and “efficiency”. “I don’t think there’s any doubt within the event of Mr [Peter] Dutton acceding to office that there…

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Labor offers $1bn in loans to Australian export companies and seeks to loosen US trade ties after Trump tariffs | Australian economy newsthirst.

Labor will provide $1bn in zero interest loans to help export-focused companies tap alternative markets as Australia seeks to loosen trade ties with the US in response to Donald Trump’s new tariffs. The lending facility would complement a separate government initiative to fund representative bodies of affected sectors “to secure and grow new markets”. The…

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Trump tariffs see stocks dive and investors scramble to bonds, gold and yen | Trump tariffs newsthirst.

Stocks dived and investors scrambled to the safety of bonds, gold and the yen on Thursday as Donald Trump unveiled a bigger-than-expected wall of tariffs around the world’s largest economy, upending trade and supply chains. The technology sector was pummelled as manufacturing hubs in China and Taiwan faced new tariffs above 30%. In total, China…

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‘Same shit, different year’: Australia records hottest 12 months and warmest March on record | Climate crisis newsthirst.

Australia has experienced its hottest 12-month period on record, ending with its hottest March on record, with last month seeing temperatures 2.41C above average, the Bureau of Meteorology has confirmed. The bureau said its data going back to 1910 showed the 12 months ending in March 2025 averaged 1.61C above average – the hottest of…

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Mike Waltz’s team set up at least 20 Signal chats for national security work – report | Signal group chat leak newsthirst.

Donald Trump’s national security adviser, Mike Waltz, and his team have created at least 20 different group chats on the encrypted messaging app Signal to coordinate sensitive national security work, sources tell Politico. The revelation, which cites four people with direct knowledge of the practice, follows heightened scrutiny of the administration’s handling of sensitive information…

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Michigan lawmaker Mallory McMorrow joins competitive 2026 US Senate race | US politics newsthirst.

Mallory McMorrow, a state senator from Michigan and rising star in the Democratic party, has announced her bid for the US Senate in what is expected to be one of 2026’s most competitive and high-profile contests. McMorrow, 38, launched her campaign on Wednesday to succeed Michigan’s retiring Democratic senator Gary Peters with a video that…

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Joe Rogan breaks with Trump, calling Venezuelan deportations ‘horrific’ | US immigration newsthirst.

Joe Rogan, the influential podcast host and prominent supporter of Donald Trump, has criticized the president’s administration over the deportation of a professional makeup artist and hairdresser to a prison in El Salvador, calling it “horrific”. Andry José Hernández Romero, who is gay, had sought asylum in the US, telling officials he faced persecution because…

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