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Chairwoman Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., left, and vice chair Sen. Susan Collins, R-Maine, take their seats before the start of the Senate Appropriations Committee hearing
Foreign policy

Welcome to the 119th Congress: The Appropriations Committees

11 April 2025
Explainer byAlice Nason, Tom Corben, Samuel Garrett
US President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee for Secretary of State, Senator Marco Rubio speaks with Foreign Relations Committee ranking member Senator Jeanne Shaheen and Chairman Senator James Risch
Foreign policy

Welcome to the 119th Congress: The Foreign Relations Committees

1 April 2025
Explainer byTom Corben, Alice Nason
Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Sen. Roger Wicker (R-MS) (C) talks with Ranking Member Jack Reed (D-RI) during the confirmation hearing for U.S. President-elect Donald Trump's nominee for Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth
Defence

Welcome to the 119th Congress: The Armed Services Committees

11 March 2025
Explainer byAlice Nason, Tom Corben
Nam Ou River Cascade Hydropower Project
Climate change

Southeast Asia’s energy transition: Opportunities for Australia and the United States

6 March 2025
Explainer byGenevieve Donnellon-May
US politics

A guide to the 2024 congressional elections

1 November 2024
Explainer bySamuel Garrett, Ava Kalinauskas, Alice Nason
Dhaka Airport
Foreign policy

Australia’s South Asia connectivity and infrastructure engagement: Progress update

3 October 2024
Explainer byRiya Sinha
City
Trade and economics

Economic security policies compared: The United States, its allies and partners

23 September 2024
Explainer byGeorgia Edmonstone
US politics

What would a Kamala Harris presidency mean for Australia?

26 July 2024
Explainer byAva Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett, Annabel Bendavid
US politics

JD Vance: What Australians should know about Trump's running mate

16 July 2024
Explainer byAva Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett
US politics

Trump’s VP shortlist: What Australians should know

2 April 2024
Explainer byAva Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett
Barley imports in China
China

China’s trade restrictions on Australian exports

2 April 2024
Explainer byGeorgia Edmonstone
US politics

Tariffs, travel bans and firing bureaucrats: What’s in store for a second Trump term?

13 March 2024
Explainer byAva Kalinauskas, Samuel Garrett