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At the same time as Australians are cutting back on plans to visit the US under Donald Trump, a new type of investment strategy designed to avoid America is fast gaining popularity. The “sell America trade”, an expression that barely existed before Trump spooked markets by unveiling his new tariff regime late on 2 April, […]

Australians are increasingly avoiding travel to the United States under Donald Trump’s second presidency, fresh data shows, with forecasters expecting tourist numbers to plummet further throughout the year. Official statistics from the US International Trade Administration reveal the number of visitors from Australia in March 2025 was down by 7% compared with March 2024 – […]

MaxThe Last of Us season 2 TV, US, 2025 – out 14 April The Australian streaming landscape gets a major new player with HBO’s Max, which launched here on Monday, bringing a huge and impressive back catalogue (see below). Its biggest new release for April is the second season of The Last of Us, the […]

A US hunting influencer who caused outrage in Australia after grabbing a baby wombat from its mother says she is sorry for the incident but was only trying to ensure its safety by removing it from a road. Sam Jones left the country on Friday morning after the home affairs minister, Tony Burke, said immigration […]

Two of Australia’s richest people, Gina Rinehart and Anthony Pratt, have taken out newspaper ads in the US declaring their unswerving affection for the president-elect, Donald Trump, who will be inaugurated on Monday. Pratt’s full-page ad for Trump in the New York Times. Photograph: X Pratt’s advertisement in Sunday’s New York Times featured a map […]

The outgoing US ambassador to Australia, Caroline Kennedy, has labelled her cousin Robert F Kennedy Jr’s views on vaccines “dangerous”. After a speech to the National Press Club in Canberra, Australia on Monday, Caroline Kennedy took aim at a number of Trump administration appointees including Tulsi Gabbard, warning that her appointment would “obviously … be […]
The joint amphibious training is announced after three countries express concerns about ‘dangerous conduct’ by the Chinese military. Japan’s troops will participate in joint training with United States Marines and Australian forces in northern Australia next year, the defence ministers from the three countries have said, as they expressed concerns over the growing threat from […]

U.S. Open quarterfinals watch guide: Emma Navarro aims for semis; an Australian Open final rematch The New York Times Source link
The United States will participate in Exercise Pitch Black 2024 largely based at Royal Australian Air Force Base Darwin and Base Tindal, Australia, July 12 – Aug. 2, 2024. This year’s exercise will be the largest in the exercise’s 43-year history, with 20 participating nations, over 140 aircraft, and approximately 4435 […]