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Amid growing concern exemption will not be secured, some in Coalition have said it would be failure of prime ministerTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Liberal party is “cheering against Australia’s interest” in relation to looming US steel and aluminium tariffs, Anthony Albanese has claimed, with escalating concern that Donald Trump may not give the exemption Canberra had hoped for.Despite President Trump saying Australian exemptions to the 25% tariffs on steel and aluminium would be given “great consideration”, hopes are fading that a carve-out will come through. The

Weather bureau says there is ‘considerable uncertainty’ around where and when system could make landfall between Noosa and Coolangatta in QueenslandTropical Cyclone Alfred LIVE: latest news and updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMore than 70,000 people in two states have lost power, as damaging winds, huge waves and heavy rainfall from the approaching Tropical Cyclone Alfred begin to batter coastal communities.Forecasters say Tropical Cyclone Alfred might make a “prolonged” coastal crossing, as the category two storm moves slowly towards landfall in southeast Queensland.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading... Source link :

The remarks could trigger alarm bells in capitals from Europe to Asia, where leaders were already worried about a withdrawal of US security support US President Donald Trump has cast doubt on his willingness to defend Washington’s Nato allies, saying that he would not do so if they are not paying enough for their own defense.“It’s common sense, right,” Trump told reporters in the Oval Office. “If they don’t pay, I’m not going to defend them. No, I’m not going to defend them.” Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/mar/07/donald-trump-nato-alliance-us-security-support Author : Agencies Publish date : 2025-03-07 00:38:00 Copyright for syndicated

Democratic California governor faces backlash after saying trans women playing in female sports was ‘deeply unfair’Gavin Newsom, the Democratic governor of California believed to be eyeing a run for president in 2028, is facing fierce backlash from LGBTQ+ rights advocates after his suggestion that the participation of transgender women and girls to compete in female sports was “deeply unfair”.In the inaugural episode of his podcast, This is Gavin, the governor hosted conservative political activist and Maga darling, Charlie Kirk. The co-founder and executive director of the rightwing Turning Point USA, a Phoenix-based organization that operates on school campuses, told Newsom: