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04/04/2025

Australian shares have copped a $35 billion pounding in early trading today with the ASX falling by 108.6 points to 7751.1 points - following major falls across world markets triggered by US President Donald Trump's sweeping 'Liberation Day' tariffs.

While Aussie exports to the US are now subject to a 10 per cent tariff, only about four per cent of exported Australian goods go to America - leaving the vast majority unaffected.

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04/04/2025

Opinion: It’s fine to blame leaders but fiscal discipline is simply impossible if voters don’t want it. Read on: https://bit.ly/4lfxR5Z

04/04/2025

See the glamorous wedding of this Melbourne bride who wore an elaborate double-layer wedding dress: https://bit.ly/4jbf9dO

04/04/2025

The daughter of One Nation Leader Pauline Hanson has announced she will run for the senate in Tasmania at the federal election under her mother's party.

Lee Hanson says her upbringing as the daughter of the firebrand politician played a key role in shaping her decision to enter politics, but insists she is determined to carve for own path and bring her own "strength and convictions" to federal parliament.

Hanson, who is "ready to work", says her campaign will focus on education, healthcare and cost-of-living pressures facing Tasmanians.

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04/04/2025

Hi everyone, you will probably have realised by now that I do love a good crime thriller. So, I was thrilled in a different sense the other day to discover a new author, Chris Chibnall, whose debut novel is Death At The White Hart.

From the opening scene, we’re in the thick of it. A body has been found trussed up in the middle of the road, in the middle of the night, in West Dorset. It’s the local publican who everyone in the village knows, except for Detective Nicola Bridges, who has just moved back from the city.

It’s soon clear that everyone is hiding something. Everyone has seen or done something suspicious. Or lied. Or kept silent.

Where is the peaceful policing Nicola was envisioning when she moved her family here? Is there a murderer in their midst? And what is the connection with the deaths a century ago?

The pace never lets up as we learn more about the villagers and understand what’s driving Nicola, who I’m hoping we’ll see more of in upcoming books. Given the author is the screenwriter who created Broadchurch, I’m also predicting that this will make an amazing TV series. See https://www.penguin.com.au/books/death-at-the-white-hart-9780241665770 for more info.

Enjoy!

Dot

PS If you’d like more book recommendations from the Penguin team, tune into our livestream at 12:30 PM AEST next Monday. I’ll post a link in the comments!

04/04/2025

Donald Trump has signalled he will target Australian beef imports during his much-anticipated "Liberation Day" announcement on sweeping tariffs.

Despite Australia having a ban on uncooked American beef for more than 20 years, the U.S. president announced Australia will now be subject to a "baseline" 10 per cent tariff on all exports to America.

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