How Gavin Newsom got under Trump’s skin – with jokes

Hollywood looks,a sense of humour and pushback against the president have put the California governor in the spotlight. Could he end up in the top job? One test is coming up next month.

  • Angus Holland

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US Vice President J.D. Vance’s security detail had the Ohio river’s water level raised.

JD Vance went kayaking for his birthday. The Secret Service had the river level raised

Critics blasted the “protective measures” as a sign of the vice president’s entitlement,particularly given the Trump administration’s focus on slashing government spending.

  • Julie Carr Smyth
US President Donald Trump and Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth in the Oval Office.

Hillary Clinton on Trump’s ‘dumb power’:it’s feeble,friendless,stupid and lethal

The blundering Signal chat may be the least of the Trump administration’s dangerous moves. As a former senior spy put it,“we’re shooting ourselves in the head,not the foot”.

  • Hillary Clinton
The QAnon Shaman,Donald Trump,and the US Supreme Court.

Many fear Trump will take power with guns. But his real weapon is the gavel

A close US election result might well reproduce the scenes of the January 6,2021,Capitol riots. But the Supreme Court,and its habit of overturning norms,could be what helps Trump prevail.

  • Maher Mughrabi
Former US vice president Al Gore speaks at the COP27 UN Climate Summit in Sharm el-Sheikh,Egypt.

Australian emissions more than triple the entire Pacific region’s

A new emissions tracker,launched by ex-US vice president Al Gore,brings bad news.

  • Cassandra Morgan
After a slow start,renewable energy is coming on quickly

Investors who ignore renewable energy will be poorer for it

Wars are often a catalyst for change,as we are seeing in Europe with a big tilt towards renewable energy as a consequence of the Russian invasion of Ukraine

  • John Collett
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Sydney welcomes in the new millenium.

Century began with so much promise but it’s already lost its lustre

Almost a quarter-way through the 21st century,one has to ask:were we justified in striding into the New Millennium,as I did,with exuberance and optimism?

  • Anne Summers
Greta Thunberg addresses protesters outside the climate summit in Glasgow on Friday,local time.

Thunberg calls COP26 a ‘failure’ as summit chief warns of a long week ahead

On what was billed as youth day at COP26,Greta Thunberg dismissed the rhetoric of older generations as she addressed thousands of young people who rallied in central Glasgow.

  • Nick O'Malley
Fijian Prime Minister Frank Bainimarama addressing the United Nations in 2018.

Pacific nations refuse to be the canary in the climate coal mine

As the Glasgow climate talks loom the small island nations with the most at stake are demanding real action from their more powerful neighbours,Australia included.

  • Nick O'Malley
s Donald Trump constantly interrupted Joe Biden and the Democratic nominee called the President a"clown"and told him to"shut up"in first presidential debate.

Trump must accept the umpire's decision on the 2020 election

The US constitution,for all its virtues,has huge gaps on what happens when election results are close or chaotic.

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