The US President’s triple tariff backflip with a twist has sent markets skyrocketing as the horror that investors had envisaged has lifted — for now. But don’t read too much into it.
Jackson Hewett
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Opposition Leader Peter Dutton have both pledged to return the Chinese-owned Port of Darwin to Australian hands.
Danielle Le Messurier
Chinese state media has backed in Anthony Albanese’s stance on the Chinese “spy” ship in Australian waters as it turned on Peter Dutton, accusing him of “beating the drums of war”.
David Johns and Caitlyn Rintoul
Anthony Albanese says it’s okay for China to use deep-sea research ships off Australia’s coast, adding he ‘would prefer that it wasn’t there’ but that the ADF do the same thing in the Taiwan Strait.
Latika M Bourke
The horrific reality of the devastating earthquake that struck Southeast Asia is becoming clear, as the death toll rises to 1700, with authorities fearing it could reach 10,000.
Max Corstorphan
Horrifying footage continues to emerge after a devastating 7.7 magnitude earthquake struck across Southeast, so far claiming 144 lives, as the desperate search for survivors amongst rubble continues.
A snorkelling trip in paradise has turned to terror after a boat carrying at least 11 Australians capsized before a woman from Canberra drowned off the coast of Bali.
Matt Shrivell
‘’If war is what the US wants, we’re ready to fight till the end.’
Australia has lodged an official protest with Beijing after a Chinese fighter jet dropped flares on an Australian aircraft in an ‘unsafe and unprofessional’ incident.
Ellen Ransley
Tens of thousands of West Aussies are expected to joy billions globally to celebrate the snake zodiac this 2025 Lunar New Year.
Caitlyn Rintoul
South Korean President Yoon Suk Yeol, who has been hiding out in his residence in an attempt to avoid incarceration, has finally been arrested by authorities and taken into custody.
Fugitive Perth conman Ricky Hirsch has uprooted from his Dubai bolthole to Guangzhou, China, while his many scam victims are struggling to keep their heads above water.
John Flint
Fiji’s deputy PM and tourism minister claims a suspected alcohol poisoning is an ‘isolated’ incident as authorities scramble to respond after seven tourists, including four Australians, fell critically ill.
Georgina Noack and Nicola Smith
Mitchell Woodcock discovers an interesting add-on to a trip to Bali
Mitchell Woodcock
The Chinese government has flagged it intends to deliver a major stimulus program designed to pull its economy out of an extended period of slow growth.
Things have never looked rosier for foreign firms in China, at least according to the country’s Council for the Promotion of International Trade. But the reality is far less rosy.
The Bureau of Meteorology has issued a tsunami update after an earthquake was felt in Western Australia, just hours after quakes hit Indonesia and the Philippines.
Bringing home the remaining Australians convicted in 2005 would either require a ‘bespoke’ agreement between Indonesia and Australia, or revisiting a scrapped deal that fell apart almost 20 years ago.
Smartraveller has issued urgent updated travel advice for a popular Australian tourist destination amid ‘serious safety concerns’ and multiple deaths.
The terrifying moment a shark tried to bite a diver’s head off in a popular tourist destination has been captured on video.
David Johns
Beijing has touted Anthony Albanese as the leader other US allies should follow as they juggle security ties with Washington and trade relations with China under the ‘hawkish’ incoming Trump administration
Nicola Smith
One of the world’s most active volcanoes has erupted with a massive explosion killing at least nine people.
Staff Writers
The 27-year-old was rushed to hospital after hotel staff heard a ‘commotion’ coming from his room.
Cameron Noakes
China has unleashed a fiery verbal barrage, accusing Australia of hate crimes and being ‘plagued by systemic racism’. But the Prime Minister said Australia won’t be deterred from raising human rights issues.
Katina Curtis and Max Corstorphan
