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| | | | 09/04/2025 Trump slaps China with 104% tariffs, first leaders debate washup, and what happened to the Bogong moths? |
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| | | Good morning. The stage is set for US president Donald Trump’s trade war to begin. Steep tariffs are expected to apply to multiple countries from Wednesday local time, with China in particular facing a 104% rate after it said it would retaliate. In the first leaders’ debate back home, Anthony Albanese and Peter Dutton avoided major missteps. The PM attacked the opposition leader on his energy policies as Dutton buffed his own economic credentials. And the Greens have criticised an online advert that links the party to support of Hamas. |
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| Yes, we are worse off – will Dutton or Albanese make it better? Are you better off than you were three years ago? It’s a question you’ll hear more and more during this cost-of-living election as Labor and the Coalition try to convince voters they have a plan that will help where Australians are hurting the most. Reged Ahmad talks to economics editor Patrick Commins about why we need bolder reform to make the next decade better than the last. | | |
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| With measles outbreaks in the United States afflicting hundreds of patients, oncologist Ranjana Srivastava argues Australia must urgently invest its own health system. Srivasta explains how the effects of the US health cuts will be felt around the world and why we can not afford to be complacent. |
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| The Melbourne international comedy festival is under way, with acts such as Garry Starr who is staging every novel in the Penguin Classic range – while naked but for a tailcoat and some orange flippers, because he’s also a penguin. Here’s our pick of the crop. Can’t get to Melbourne? Many acts will head up to the Sydney comedy festival, then Brisbane comedy festival, too. |
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What’s happening today | Environment | There will be a high court judgment on a dispute over a glider species habitat. | NSW | The public sector doctors strike enters its second of three days. | Gold Coast | The final report on the tourist helicopter crash will be released. |
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Brain teaser | And finally, here are the Guardian’s crosswords to keep you entertained throughout the day. Until tomorrow. | |
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