US Votes 2024
Trump not ‘perfect’ but Nikki Haley endorses him over Biden ‘catastrophe’
Haley’s endorsement of Trump is notable given her criticism of the “herd mentality” of her fellow Republicans.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Opinion
Inside China
The US sends the world a China warning
The US wants a united front with Europe to respond to a flood of cheap imports from China, arguing the consequences of not doing so will be damaging.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
After five weeks of explosive testimony, Trump won’t take the stand
In an astonishing own goal, the defence team made a last-minute decision to call brash New York lawyer Robert Costello to testify.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Religion
Scott Morrison explains why evangelical Christians love Trump
The former PM has shared his insights on the Republican former president, who heads towards November’s election with more support from evangelical Christians than ever before.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Opinion
Inside China
China just unveiled a ‘ground-breaking’ fix for its property crisis. It’s not enough
Three years after China’s property sector started imploding, Xi Jinping is finally doing something meaningful to fix it. He needs to do more.
- by Stephen Bartholomeusz
‘Make America Godly Again’: Christians refuse to lose faith in Trump
Donald Trump is increasingly leaning into religion, and his support is as strong as ever among evangelicals and other conservative Christians.
- by Peter Smith
‘Part of this conspiracy’: The Australian journalist at the centre of the Trump trial
The criminal trial of former president Donald Trump has heard much about Australian journalist Dylan Howard’s role in perfecting the dark art of “catch and kill”.
- by Kate McClymont and Cameron Houston
Donald Trump’s pre-election circus is the hottest ticket in New York
Some people, not all Trump supporters, are so keen to witness history, they are paying others by the hour to save them a place in the queue.
- by Farrah Tomazin
‘I still hate the man’: Wall Street’s billionaires can’t resist Trump
When President Donald Trump lost the 2020 election to Joe Biden, some of Wall Street’s biggest names swore they were moving on from him for good. Times have changed.
- by Rob Copeland
Analysis
World elections
Why Biden wanted to debate Trump early, and why Trump said yes
Joe Biden’s advisers have long believed that the dawning realisation of a Trump-Biden rematch will be a balm for the president’s droopy approval ratings.
- by Reid Epstein and Shane Goldmacher
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Donald Trump
Trump signals support for AUKUS pact in meeting with Morrison
While the former PM has come to the Republican’s defence, describing the challenges he faces in the US as a “pile-on”.
- by Farrah Tomazin