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Economy stalls as private sector fails to pick up slack

More rate cuts might be needed to boost Australia's fragile economy with soft household consumption figures contributing to stalled growth.

AAP

OPINION - The Strategic Defence Review marks a step change but raises questions more than answers

Most pertinent questions are over money, people, and time, our Defence Editor Robert Fox writes

Evening Standard

Labour ‘at war’ over Reeves’ spending review amid fears manifesto pledges will be ditched

Chancellor is facing a push to consider wealth taxes instead of cuts before she publishes her spending review next week

The Independent UK

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Starmer set to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence in bid to keep Trump happy

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Best Countries To Live In 2025: What The Rankings Don’t Reveal

Best Countries To Live In 2025: Beyond The Rankings. Which country offers the best quality of life? Explore top destinations like Norway, Sweden and Denmark.

Bored Panda

Destroying our natural wealth makes us poorer in every sense of the word

Partha Dasgupta’s landmark study provided way to put a value on nature – but many fear report has been sidelined

The Guardian - UK

Nato ‘will force Starmer to spend 3.5% of GDP on defence’ to keep Trump happy

PM under pressure from nuclear alliance and US president after row over funding threatened to derail the launch of strategic defence review,

The Independent UK

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Nato to force UK to lift defence spending to 3.5% of GDP to appease Trump, say sources

Starmer bound to accept Mark Rutte’s higher target after announcing ‘Nato-first’ defence strategy, insiders say

The Guardian - UK

From a ‘more lethal’ army to extra AI – what’s in Starmer’s strategic defence review?

The Independent looks at the outcome of the strategic defence review

The Independent UK

NATO defence spending target may come 'too late' for Ukraine crisis: Denmark

Denmark's Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen warned regional allies Monday that a NATO target to boost defence spending by 2032 would come "too late", as countries arm in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine. She was speaking at a summit in Vilnius, attended by Ukraine's leader Volodymyr Zelensky.

Radio France Internationale

US urges Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

PM Albanese says government already increasing spending and decisions will be based on defence capability needs.

Al Jazeera

Keir Starmer vows to make Britain ‘battle-ready’ as he unveils defence spending plans

PM promises to spend billions more on weapons factories, drones and submarines but refuses to set date for spending 3% of GDP on defence

The Guardian - UK

Albanese again pushes back on US demand for Australia to increase defence spending to 3.5% of GDP

US defense secretary Pete Hegseth calls for Australia to boost annual military spend by tens of billions ‘as soon as possible’

The Guardian - AU

'Read the room': SNP criticise Labour's plans to increase defence spending

THE SNP have criticised Labour’s Defence Secretary John Healey’s comments, where he said there was “no doubt” that the UK Government would…

The National (Scotland)

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Britain will 'without a doubt' spend £10 billion extra on defence, says Labour

LABOUR’S Defence Secretary John Healey said spending 3 of GDP on defence was no longer an “ambition” but a certainty ...

The Guardian - UK

Growing geopolitical uncertainty casts shadow over UK defence review

Paper is likely to run into two difficulties, people and money, as personnel numbers fall and spending rises

The Independent UK

Labour pledges huge increase in defence spending after pressure from Trump

Defence secretary John Healey has promised a ‘certain decade of rising defence spending’ after the US President cast doubt on his willingness to defend Nato countries if they do not pay more

Evening Standard

UK on track to spend 3% of GDP on defence by 2034, says Healey

The Defence Secretary has promised a ‘certain decade of rising defence spending’.

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Newslaundry

Inside India’s shadow wealth: Just 3 lakh crorepatis in a nation of 1.4 billion

India’s wealthy elite love their cash – not just for convenience, but for what it hides. Despite a surge in digital payments, stacks of unaccounted currency still fuel real estate deals and many economic activities in the informal part of the economy, leading to tax dodging and funding of election…

Euronews

US economy falls 0.2% in the first quarter, hit by Trump's trade war

First-quarter growth was brought down by a surge in imports as companies in the United States hurried to bring in foreign goods before the president imposed massive import taxes.

Newslaundry

India’s FDI story is a mirage and the numbers prove it

Late last week multiple news outlets reported that in 2024-25, gross foreign direct investment (FDI) into India hit $81 billion, up nearly 14 percent from the previous year – a stat that made headlines.

The Independent UK

Hit by Trump trade wars, U.S. economy falls 0.2% in first quarter, an upgrade from initial estimate

The U.S. economy shrank at a 0.2% annual pace from January through March, the first drop in three years, as President Donald Trump’s trade wars disrupted business, the government said Thursday in a slight upgrade of its initial estimate

Barchart

Stock Index Futures Rally on Tariff Ruling and Upbeat Nvidia Earnings, U.S. GDP Data and Fed Speak on Tap

June S&P 500 E-Mini futures (ESM25) are up +1.57%, and June Nasdaq 100 E-Mini futures (NQM25) are up +1.96% this morning as risk sentiment improved following upbeat earnings from Nvidia and after a federal trade court struck down U.S. President Donald Trump’s sweeping tariffs.

The National (Scotland)

Kate Forbes demands Westminster action as Scotland's economy shrinks

Scotland’s economy shrank in both February and March, figures show – although GDP as a whole increased over the first three months of 2025.

The Conversation

Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt is ‘scared’ about Australia’s research capacity – this is why

On Wednesday, Nobel laureate Brian Schmidt and economics professor Richard Holden gave a joint address to the National Press Club in Canberra. Their key message? Australia isn’t spending enough money on university research.

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