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Morning, everyone. Donald Trump says his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico will begin on Tuesday, despite opponents saying they would “drive the US economy straight into a wall”. We have full reports, plus how the UK prime minister played his ace card on a trip to Washington.
At home the Greens and teals are being targeted by third-party groups in the lead-up to the election, Choice names and shames the most expensive insurers, and Hollywood is morning one of the all-time great actors after Gene Hackman died with his wife under what police are calling “suspicious” circumstances.
Newsroom edition: Jeff Bezos, Donald Trump, and their attacks on the media
After Trump’s attacks on the media this week, Bridie Jabour talks to the Guardian’s editor-in-chief, Katharine Viner, about the increasing threat to press freedom.
Newsroom edition: Bezos, Trump, and their attacks on the media
The tie-up between Virgin Australia and Qatar Airways means those who want to book overseas travel with an Australian carrier on one ticket, and earn and spend points across domestic and international flights, have a new option. The strong position enjoyed by Qantas for so long doesn’t look as secure. But, as Jonathan Barrett and Elias Visontay explain, it’s not going to solve all our air travel problems.
Melbourne’s World Naked Bike Ride will celebrate its 20th anniversary this weekend as cyclists pedal through the city’s streets. Participants tell James Norman about the joy of spreading a message of body positivity and environmentalism.
The Sydney Morning Herald boasts an exclusive with news that the Coalition has ruled out income tax cuts and is scrambling to find budget savings. The Daily Telegraph says Senator Fatima Payman has apologised for appearing on an Iranian media network sanctioned by Australia. A mother from the Sunshine Coast has urged parents to be aware of cancer dangers after her young son lost an eye to rare form of the disease, the Courier-Mail reports.