Michael Koziol
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North America correspondent for @smh and @theage | Another Australian in the US | Tips, ideas and feedback: [email protected]
Washington, DC
Joined December 2009
Australia quietly pays another $800 million towards the US maritime industrial base despite AUKUS review
smh.com.au
The second payment, made in the second quarter of this year, takes Australia’s contribution to the US industrial base to $1.6 billion with no guarantee AUKUS will continue.
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Revealed: Donald Trump’s submarine man is a critic of Australia who said Canberra was “noticeably fickle” about AUKUS
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Jerry Hendrix, who leads a White House push to build more ships and submarines, has often questioned Australia’s commitment to AUKUS and its readiness to help the US fight China.
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RT @TheJusticeDept: “Thanks to the leadership of President Donald J. Trump, along with Attorney General Pam Bondi and Director of National….
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Trump taunts Rupert Murdoch as he files defamation lawsuit seeking $US10 billion in damages over Jeffrey Epstein story
theage.com.au
The US president is suing over a story published by The Wall Street Journal that said he signed a birthday letter to now-disgraced financier back in 2003.
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Donald Trump says he is “going to sue Rupert Murdoch’s ass off” after the Wall Street Journal published a story about his past friendship with disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein
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The US president says he will sue The Wall Street Journal over a story claiming he wrote a cryptic letter – with an “outline of a naked woman” – to now-convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein in 2003.
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Sorry Donald, but you've got to dance with the ones that brung ya - even if they're 'bad, boring weaklings'
theage.com.au
The US president is dealing with a revolt from the more rabid elements of his MAGA movement over the administration’s decision to draw a line under the Jeffrey Epstein saga.
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“Cities are dynamic and changing places of creation and growth - and yet the main role of legacy planners is to forestall this natural process with poorly justified and highly prescriptive land use rules with no built-in expiration date.” @jonobri
inflectionpoints.work
A professional monopoly is gatekeeping our growth. We need a new paradigm: planning at the speed of cities.
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Exclusive: Pentagon confirms it wants Australia to give commitments on how it would use AUKUS submarines in the event of contingencies
smh.com.au
After this masthead confirmed the Pentagon wants the question answered, the Prime Minister reiterated the submarine pact was for “peace and security in our region”.
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RT @CharlesEdel: Spoke to @smh's @michaelkoziol about Australia's need for a new playbook in dealing with the Trump administration. https:….
smh.com.au
There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.
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Weekend column: A familiar chaos has returned to foreign and defence policy in Washington. Is Australia equipped for it?
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There is uncertainty about who is calling the shots at the heart of the Trump administration. That presents risk, and opportunity, for allies like Australia.
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Breaking: A jury in New York has found music mogul Sean "Diddy" Combs guilty on two counts of transportation to engage in prostitution. NOT guilty on sex trafficking charges and the charge of racketeering.
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Why Donald Trump just had the best week of his presidency
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A combination of daring, good fortune and the brute wielding of American power combined to deliver a momentous week in global affairs and a number of stunning wins for the president himself.
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Want to feel old? A bookseller recommended a book to me and described the author as “the new Sally Rooney”.
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“Gutless losers”, “they don’t know what the fuck they’re doing”: Trump unleashes on media, Israel and Iran in short-lived temper tantrum
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The US president reserved his harshest words for America’s special ally, Israel, and said the two countries had been fighting for so long they “don’t know what the f--- they’re doing”.
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Two Democratic politicians were shot in their homes in the middle of the night in Minneapolis, one of them fatally, with the assassin on the run and a hit-list found in his vehicle
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A large-scale manhunt is under way for a suspect who posed as a police officer to shoot and kill a lawmaker and her husband in their home, while wounding two others.
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The Trump administration is conducting a review into whether AUKUS aligns with “America First” priorities or needs to be changed or scrapped
smh.com.au
Defence Minister Richard Marles and AUKUS architect Scott Morrison insist they are confident the United States will keep supporting the $368 billion submarine deal.
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