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Paracetamol safe but study link to autism

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Original article by Natasha Robinson
The Australian – Page: 7 : 24-Sep-25

Australia’s Therapeutic Goods Administration has advised that paracetamol is considered safe for use during pregnancy. The TGA adds that it has no current safety investigations regarding a potential link between the widely-used analgesic and autism. The issue has come under scrutiny after US President Donald Trump claimed that using paracetamol during pregnancy can contribute to a higher risk of autism. Professor Anne-Louise Ponsonby from the Florey Institute for Neuroscience & Mental Health says a number of high-quality studies have consistently found some positive links between Panadol and autism, and the issue merits further investigation.

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AUSTRALIA. THERAPEUTIC GOODS ADMINISTRATION, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, THE FLOREY INSTITUTE OF NEUROSCIENCE AND MENTAL HEALTH

Trump slams activists over Rio, BHP copper mine delay

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Original article by Jessica Gardner
The Australian Financial Review – Page: Online : 20-Aug-25

The US Department of Agriculture’s Forest Service division gave final environmental approval for the Resolute Copper project in June. However, the US 9th Circuit Court has granted a temporary administrative injunction to block the transfer of land that is necessary for the BHP and Rio Tinto project in Arizona to proceed to its next stage. President Donald Trump has criticised the coalition of activists that had sought the injunction; he has stated on the Truth Social platform that the activists are "anti-American" and represent other countries that compete in the copper sector. Trump also targeted the "radical left" court for delaying the copper project.

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BHP GROUP LIMITED – ASX BHP, RIO TINTO LIMITED – ASX RIO, RESOLUTION COPPER MINING LLC, UNITED STATES. DEPT OF AGRICULTURE. FOREST SERVICE, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

PM defends Farrell over his tariff gaffe

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Original article by Rhiannon Down
The Australian – Page: 2 : 29-Jul-25

Trade Minister Don Farrell has come under fire for incorrectly claiming that US President Donald Trump had raised Australia’s ban on US beef imports in a conversation with Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. Albanese has come out in defence of Farrell, who now says he confused comments made by Trump in the White House rose garden about Australia with a conversation between Trump and Albanese. The federal government has now lifted restrictions on US beef derived from ­cattle raised in Canada and ­Mexico being imported into Australia, with the Coalition calling for an inquiry into the decision.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF FOREIGN AFFAIRS AND TRADE, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

Murdoch defamation case could be impossible for Trump to win, experts say

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Original article by Georgie Hewson
abc.net.au – Page: Online : 23-Jul-25

The Wall Street Journal intends to "vigorously" defend its journalism in a defamation lawsuit that has been launched by US President Donald Trump. The newspaper, which is owned by Rupert Murdoch’s News Corporation, is facing legal action after publishing an article which alleged that Trump had sent a birthday letter to Jeffrey Epstein that included a sexually suggestive drawing. Trump has denied sending any such letter to the convicted sex offender. Harry Melkonian from the US Studies Centre notes that it is very hard for public figures – and particularly the nation’s president – to win a defamation lawsuit in the US.

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NEWS CORPORATION – ASX NWS, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES. UNITED STATES STUDIES CENTRE

Trump threatens to escalate trade war amid confusion over new tariff rates

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Original article by Callum Jones
The Guardian – Page: Online : 9-Jul-25

US President Donald Trump has ruled out another extension to the reciprocal tariffs deadline, which has already been pushed back to 1 August. Trump has also advised that more countries will be informed of their new tariffs in coming days; Japan and South Korea are among the 14 countries that have already received letters advising that they will face tariffs of up to 40 per cent. Meanwhile, Trump has announced punitive tariffs on a range of imports; this includes a tariff of 50 per cent on copper and up to 200 per cent on foreign-made drugs, although he indicated that pharmaceutical companies will be given at least a years’ notice.

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UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT

PM flags India as next chance for Trump meeting

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Original article by Phillip Coorey
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 5 : 1-Jul-25

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese noted on Monday that there is a lot of interest as to when he will have his first face-to-face meeting with US President Donald Trump. It had been suggested that the earliest they might meet is in the US in late September, when Albanese addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York, but Albanese suggested that they could meet at the annual Quadrilateral Security Dialogue meeting between the leaders of the US, Japan, India and Australia; no date has yet been set for this meeting, but reports from India suggest that it could be held in early September. A meeting with Trump will give Albanese the chance to make Australia’s case on defence spending and tariffs.

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AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET, UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, UNITED NATIONS

Trump’s tariff probe boosts local miners

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Original article by Andrew Tillett, Peter Ker
The Australian Financial Review – Page: 2 : 17-Apr-25

US President Donald Trump has signed a new executive order regarding critical minerals. He has directed Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick to investigate whether new tariffs should be imposed on all critical minerals imports on national security grounds. Amongst other things, Lutnick will examine the impact of the "predatory economic, pricing and market manipulation" strategies of countries that process critical minerals. Minerals Council of Australia CEO Tania Constable has welcomed the investigation, saying it will present Australia with an opportunity to strengthen its position as a trusted and reliable supplier of critical minerals to the US.

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UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, MINERALS COUNCIL OF AUSTRALIA

ALP’s workaround to cope with a new political climate

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Original article by Greg Brown, Colin Packham
The Australian – Page: 1 & 5 : 22-Jan-25

US President Donald Trump signed a number of climate-related executive orders on the first day of his second term in office. They included the formal withdrawal of the US from the Paris climate agreement, the abolition of electric vehicle subsidies and an expansion of the fossil fuel sector. Meanwhile, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said he would not offer a "running commentary" on Trump’s domestic policy agenda; he added that Australia will not make any major policy changes in response to Trump’s election, including on climate change. However, the government has flagged the possibility of working directly with US states that are controlled by the Democrats regarding climate initiatives.

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UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, AUSTRALIA. DEPT OF THE PRIME MINISTER AND CABINET

All the executive orders signed by Trump on day one of his second US presidency

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Original article by Serena Seyfort, April Glover
9News – Page: Online : 22-Jan-25

US President Donald Trump has moved swiftly to wind back the legacy of his White House predecessor, Joe Biden. Trump began signing executive orders shortly after his second inauguration. They included withdrawing the US from the World Health Organization and the Paris climate agreement, allowing TikTok to keep operating in the US for another 90 days, and requiring all federal government communications and policies to recognise only two genders. Other executive order included issuing pardons to 1,500 participants in the Capitol Building riots on 6 January 2021, designating drug cartels as foreign terrorist organisations, directing all federal workers to return to working in the office full-time and formally changing the name of the Gulf of Mexico to the Gulf of America.

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UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT, WORLD HEALTH ORGANIZATION

Trump sworn in as 47th president as US braces for a new era of disruption and division

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Original article by Joan E Greve, David Smith, Robert Tait
The Guardian – Page: Online : 21-Jan-25

US President Donald Trump has used his inauguration address to state that "America’s decline is over" and the nation’s golden age "begins right now". Trump also vowed to "put America first" during every single day of his second administration. He took the oath of office from the Supreme Court’s chief justice John Roberts indoors due to sub-zero temperatures in Washington DC, and in the presence of the nation’s four other surviving presidents. Meanwhile, Trump’s aides have indicated that one of his first acts as the 47th president will be to sign 10 executive orders, which will primarily focus on immigration-related issues.

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UNITED STATES. EXECUTIVE OFFICE OF THE PRESIDENT