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• Minister van Buitenlandse Zaken zegt dat de VS de Amerikaanse positie over Taiwan duidelijk hebben gemaakt, terwijl de gesprekken tussen Trump en Xi voor de tweede dag voortduren • Xi waarschuwt Trump voor 'botsingen en zelfs conflicten' met de VS over Taiwan • Analyse: Voor een angstig Taiwan is het zwijgen van Trump na de gesprekken met Xi de best mogelijke uitkomst

De kranten van Murdoch slepen hun sikkels en hamerden op de begroting van Jim Chalmers vanwege 'de meest radicale herverdeling van rijkdom sinds het tijdperk van Whitlam' Volg onze liveblog over het Australische nieuws voor de laatste updates meld u hier aan voor de gratis wekelijkse medianieuwsbrief van Guardian Australia De kiezers van New South Wales werden woensdag wakker in een communistische staat – althans volgens de Daily Telegraph, die beweerde dat "Liegende Jim" Chalmers lachte als de duivel terwijl hij hen uitholde met hoge belastingen in de federale begroting. Om deze schijnbare scherpe omslag naar links te onderstrepen, voegde de Tele een rode hamer en sikkel toe en gebruikte een rode achtergrond. meld u hier aan voor de gratis wekelijkse medianieuwsbrief van Guardian Australia Lees verder...

Labor’s ambitieuze en politiek risicovolle belastinghervorming is bedoeld om starters te helpen en intergenerationele rechtvaardigheid te bevorderen

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• De viceleider van de Liberalen zegt dat de Coalitie 'zeer zorgvuldig' moet luisteren naar de resultaten van de tussentijdse verkiezingen in Farrer. • Volg de laatste updates • Federale begroting 2026: wat we tot nu toe weten

Lawmakers to convene for special session to redraw state supreme court districts at building with racist historyWhen Mississippi lawmakers met in 1861 and voted to secede from the union in an effort to continue enslaving people, they did so in what is now known as the Old Capitol Museum. From 1839 to 1903, lawmakers met at a building that witnessed some of the state’s most racist history.And now, on 20 May, when members of Mississippi’s house convene for a special session to redraw state supreme court districts, they will do so at the Old Capitol, ostensibly because of renovations in the house chamber. Continue reading...

The treasurer also says May federal budget will play ‘helpful not harmful role in fight against inflation’Jim Chalmers has warned there will be little room for more cost of living support in his fifth and “most responsible” budget yet, as he ruled out an immediate extension of the 26-cent cut to the fuel excise and downplayed hopes for additional tax relief for workers.The treasurer also said Australian voters would forgive Labor for breaking a pre-election vow not to touch negative gearing rules for landlords, which is set to form part of a package that would also scale back the capital gains tax discount in the name of intergenerational fairness. Continue reading...

Media tycoon honoured in absentia as critics decry his 20-year sentence under national security lawThe jailed media entrepreneur Jimmy Lai has been awarded Deutsche Welle’s freedom of speech award for his contribution to Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement.The German public broadcaster said on Thursday that Lai would be presented in absentia with the 12th iteration of the award on 23 June at the DW Global Media Forum in Bonn. Continue reading...

Eight local broadcasting licenses under review after White House launched attack on late-night host over commentSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe US’s top media watchdog announced on Tuesday that it is accelerating the review of eight local broadcasting licenses used by ABC, in a move critics see as a clear example of political and regulatory retribution against a disfavored broadcaster.The Federal Communications Commission’s (FCC) announcement comes after the White House launched a full-on attack against the ABC’s late-night host, Jimmy Kimmel, over a joke he made last week about Melania Trump. Continue reading...

ABC late-night host Jimmy Kimmel denied making a joke that hinted at the assassination of Donald Trump, hours after the U.S. president said Kimmel should be fired by the network and its parent company ‌Walt Disney. Trump's wife, Melania, was first to call out Kimmel for a monologue he delivered on Thursday.

First lady calls for ABC to ‘take a stand’ against comedian in aftermath of White House press dinner shootingIn the aftermath of the White House correspondents’ dinner shooting, Melania Trump accused Jimmy Kimmel of “hateful and violent rhetoric” and said it was “time for ABC to take a stand” against the comedian who has long been critical of Donald Trump and his policies.The first lady appeared to be referring to a monologue by Kimmel broadcast that happened before the Saturday attack on the White House correspondents’ dinner, in which he referred to Melania Trump as an “expectant widow” in a speech otherwise largely about the Trumps’ connections to Jeffrey Epstein. Continue reading...

Independent MP elected to the seat of Stafford in Brisbane’s northern suburbs in 2020 and disendorsed by Labor in 2025Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Queensland state politician has been found dead at his home.Jimmy Sullivan, 44, was the independent MP for the Queensland electorate of Stafford in Brisbane’s north. Continue reading...

• Jim Parsons turns 53 on March 24, known for four Emmy wins as Sheldon Cooper on The Big Bang Theory and currently starring in Titanique musical. • Jessica Chastain and Peyton Manning also celebrate birthdays today, with Manning famous for his 2007 SNL United Way spoof sketch. • Alyson Hannigan, star of Buffy and How I Met Your Mother, shares the date after competing on Season 32 of Dancing with the Stars.

Late-night hosts panned Trump’s joke about the 1941 attack, addressed new unredacted Epstein emails and talked popular puppy namesWith The Late Show with Stephen Colbert on hiatus until at least 27 March, late-night hosts on Thursday discussed Donald Trump’s snafu while meeting Japan’s prime minister, his caginess over Iran, and new findings in the Epstein investigations. Continue reading...

Treasurer plans ‘ambitious’ changes to target intergenerational inequity. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGood morning and welcome to our live news blog. I’m Martin Farrer with the top overnight stories and then it will be Nick Visser with the main action.Jim Chalmers will today promise to deliver a trio of “ambitious reform packages” in the May budget that will rebuild fiscal buffers, make the tax system fairer and lift the nation’s lagging productivity performance. The treasurer will be speaking at an event in Melbourne at 12.30pm. More coming up. Continue reading...

Economists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budgetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHouseholds can expect significant additional cost-of-living pressures because of the war in the Middle East, with Jim Chalmers confirming that the government expects inflation to rise beyond 4.5% in Australia.But the treasurer said he did not expect the economy to fall into recession because of the war sparked by US and Israeli bombings in Iran. Continue reading...