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Republican National Convention 2024 LIVE updates: Trump running mate J.D. Vance speaks, Joe Biden tests positive for COVID
The convention in Milwaukee comes on the heels of an assassination attempt on Republican nominee former president Donald Trump.
- by Sherryn Groch and Chris Zappone
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Republican Party’s transformation is complete. It is united behind Trump
If there was ever any doubt that this is Donald J. Trump’s party, it has ended. Friends and former enemies alike have realigned behind the MAGA platform.
- by Farrah Tomazin
Tenacious D pushed boundaries for 30 years, but one joke brought them undone
The self-proclaimed “greatest band on Earth” enjoyed a proud history as political provocateurs. Now the group is on the brink of demise.
- by Thomas Mitchell
Republican National Convention 2024 as it happened: Former Trump rival gives presidential nominee her ‘strong endorsement’; J.D. Vance named as running mate
Donald Trump is officially the Republican presidential candidate for the US election on November 5 and is expected to formally accept the nomination on Thursday, US time.
- by Michaela Whitbourn
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What would a second Trump term be like? Check out Project 2025
A blueprint has been drafted for how Trump’s administration would function if he wins back the White House. It’s every bit as menacing as critics report.
- by Paul Krugman
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Live music
Jack Black ends Tenacious D tour after bandmate’s Trump assassination joke
Black said all future creative plans for the musical-comedy duo are on hold following a bad taste joke at a Sydney gig on Sunday.
- by Karl Quinn
‘Slope of roof’ prevented Secret Service from securing spot Trump shooter aimed from
Local police inside the building saw Thomas Matthew Crooks walking back and forth around the building with some gear and then radioed the Secret Service to alert them.
- by Stephanie Kelly
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Australian economy
Take heart! Australia is still better and fairer than most
It’s been tempting to think that the goal of every generation being better off than their parents has been lost. It’s not true. Not yet anyway.
- by Ross Gittins
Australia ready to work with Trump, Vance if they win election, Rudd says
Australia’s ambassador to the US also revealed he had contacted the Ohio senator after Trump was almost killed last Saturday to convey his concern.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Survivor given hero’s welcome at celebration of all things Trump
Donald Trump’s first public appearance after an attempt on his life could hardly come at a better time and place: before an adoring crowd at the Republican National Convention.
- by Farrah Tomazin
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Trump anoints his heir in a bid to extend his influence for decades to come
By adopting J.D. Vance, Donald Trump has entrenched his worldview and his loyalists at the top of the Republican Party.
- by Peter Hartcher