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Trump postpones Canadian tariffs while trade deal talks advance
US President Donald Trump has paused a planned 50% tariff on nearly $20bn (£14.8bn; C$28bn) of Canadian goods, which had been due to take effect just hours later, saying the two countries are close to finalising a trade deal. The three-day pause followed weeks of intense negotiations and two calls this week between Trump and…
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Lizzie Butterworth Is New Australian Festival Association CEO
Lizzie Butterworth has been appointed chief executive of the Australian Festival Association (AFA), the trade body representing festival organisers, suppliers and stakeholders across Australia’s music festival sector. She takes over from Olly Arkins, who is leaving the role this Friday, 21 August, after five years at the helm, at a time when the industry faces…
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Your favorite cocktail could be an unexpected casualty of Trump’s looming trade fight
President Trump’s ongoing trade dispute with Canada could soon raise the price of cocktails in the United States, as a proposed 50% tariff on Canadian spirits threatens to hit bars, restaurants and liquor stores. Industry figures warn the move could squeeze American hospitality businesses, though some see it as leverage to push Canada into restoring…
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Anthony Albanese bills taxpayers $4million to fly around the world in just one year – as the biggest spenders in his cabinet are revealed
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese’s official travel has cost taxpayers around $4 million (Australian dollars) over the past year, according to figures covering his overseas trips. The disclosure has drawn scrutiny of government spending on international travel, with attention also turning to which other members of his cabinet racked up the largest bills for their…
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Potential successor to cowboy hat-wearing Dem tops crowded Florida primary
Miami-Dade County Commissioner Oliver Gilbert has won the crowded Democratic primary to succeed retiring Representative Frederica Wilson in Florida’s 24th Congressional District, positioning him as the likely next occupant of the seat given the district’s strongly Democratic lean. Gilbert was Wilson’s chosen successor, and his victory in a contested field signals continuity for a safe…
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Sacked Ukrainian defence minister calls for presidential election
Mykhailo Fedorov, Ukraine’s former defence minister, has called for wartime elections in a YouTube video, in what is being seen as the most significant challenge to Volodymyr Zelensky’s presidency since Russia’s full-scale invasion began in February 2022. Elections have been suspended under martial law since the war started, but Fedorov, 35, argued that “democracy cannot…
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Graham, Norman tangle in South Carolina GOP Senate debate: Three takeaways
Sen. Darline Graham (R-S.C.) and Rep. Ralph Norman (R-S.C.) faced off on the debate stage Tuesday, a day before early voting begins in the runoff to determine which of the two will be South Carolina’s GOP nominee for Senate. Graham, whom South Carolina Gov. Henry McMaster (R) appointed to succeed to her brother, the late…
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Democrats get their man as scandals put once-safe GOP House seat in play
A retired US Navy helicopter pilot backed by the Democratic Party establishment, Bale Dalton, has won the Democratic primary in a Florida congressional race, positioning the party to make a serious challenge for a House seat that had previously been considered safely Republican. The contest has been thrown open by a string of scandals surrounding…
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Albo’s housing minister is accused of ‘gaslighting’ Aussies after dismissing fears of 30 per cent rent rise – as Nat Barr asks: ‘How much will it be?’
Australia’s Housing Minister Clare O’Neil has been accused of “gaslighting” Australians after appearing to dismiss concerns about rents potentially rising by as much as 30 per cent. The claim emerged during a television interview in which Sunrise host Natalie Barr pressed the minister to specify exactly how much rents were likely to increase, reflecting growing…