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Mette Frederiksen’s party saw its vote share and seats slip in the election.

Frederiksen’s Greenland gamble backfires with election setback

Voters have turned against the Danish leader in the early election she called seeking to capitalise on her tough stance towards Donald Trump.

  • David Crowe

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EU President Ursula von der Leyen and Prime Minister Anthony Albanese put pen to paper on a new free trade agreement.

Europe, Australia compromise on cheese and wine names in $10b trade deal

Angry farmers have accused the Albanese government of failing to drive a hard enough bargain to secure expanded access to Europe’s 450 million consumers.

  • Matthew Knott
Ursula von der Leyen speaking in the House of Representatives.

‘Brutal, harsh, unforgiving’: EU leader offers bracing message to Australia

Ursula von der Leyen came to Australia to celebrate good news, even offering a few jokes about flat whites and pavlovas. But there was no avoiding the turmoil the world faces.

  • Matthew Knott
Demand will only have risen for electric vehicles with the Middle East conflict.

A sure way to keep our nation driving: make polluters pay

Australia could raise $22 billion a year from a Polluter Pays Levy, which could be spent on EV charging infrastructure, developing green fuels and providing relief to households.

  • Rod Sims
President Donald Trump arrives on Air Force One, at Joint Base Andrews.

The war may be over soon, but its damage will stay with us for years to come

The global economy, faced with higher energy costs and interrupted energy supply, has limited flexibility to blunt the aftershocks of the Iran war.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has arrived in Australia to strike a new free trade pact.

Prosecco, feta, luxury cars: Long-delayed Europe trade deal finally a reality

The historic free trade pact, which has been eight years in the making, will increase Australian red meat exports and allow producers to use names formerly considered “geographic indicators”.

  • Matthew Knott
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US President Donald Trump during a meeting with Sanae Takaichi, Japan’s prime minister, not pictured, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, March 19, 2026. Takaichi warned she’s facing an “extremely difficult” meeting with Donald Trump, after the US president criticized Japan for rebuffing his demand for warships to help secure the Strait of Hormuz. Photographer: Aaron Schwartz/CNP/Bloomberg

European leaders, Japan offer to help Trump unblock Strait of Hormuz

In a meeting with Japan’s prime minister, Donald Trump said he didn’t warn allies about his attack on Iran because he wanted it to be a surprise, like the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbour.

  • Michael Koziol
Trump trade wars, paid for by American companies and consumers, are hurting the US economy and adding to households’ affordability issues even as his war on Iran has sent oil prices – and US petrol prices – surging.

Trump rushes to save his war on the world

While America was waging war in Iran, the US president began preparing for a renewed assault on America’s trading partners.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz
European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese at the NATO summit.

Albanese poised to finally strike $110b trade deal with Europe

The deal has been in sight several times previously and fallen over due to disputes about the quantity of meat Australians could sell into European markets.

  • Paul Sakkal
Vladimir Putin’s war has crippled Russia’s economy.

Deep freeze: Putin has put Russia’s future in doubt

Putin is steering Russia towards a permanent economic winter.

  • Stephen Bartholomeusz