As in this year’s election campaign,a long delay and the whims of Donald Trump played into Anthony Albanese’s hands.
Australia’s trade minister is pushing for reform of the WTO amid rising alarm that China’s manufacturing boom will hand Beijing coercive power in key sectors.
Negotiators have been clearing obstacles behind the scenes in preparation for renewed talks over a deal that could supercharge commerce worth $156 billion a year.
Albanese’s total dominance of his 123-member caucus – and its factions – has changed the Labor Party in ways that were once unthinkable.
Who won and lost as billionaire heiress Heloise Pratt and her ex,Alex Waislitz,settled their bitter legal brawl? We might have to wait for the book.
After Labor’s record election victory,the Albanese government has opened the door to totemic changes to the democratic process.
The world’s postal companies have stopped sending packages to the US because of new tariffs,including some critical Australian-made health items.
Despite earlier threats to hike the “baseline” levy to 15 or 20 per cent,Donald Trump kept many countries including Australia at existing levels.
Australian officials do not know how high a tariff Donald Trump will place on the country’s exports to the US and there are no signs a deal is imminent.
Australians are voicing a strong desire for the country to assert more independence from the United States amid Donald Trump’s turbulent presidency.