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Government staff offered $40,000 to walk

About 80,000 employees in the US have been given a week to respond to the offer.

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. with GOP nominee and former president Donald Trump at a Turning Point Action rally in Duluth, Georgia, on Oct. 23. MUST CREDIT: Jabin Botsford/The Washington Post

Getting rid of the penny introduces a new problem: nickels

More than 25 years after Australia stopped making its copper coins, the US is facing a similar decision - but at what cost?

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Getting rid of the penny could end up costing the US Treasury Department money if it has to make more nickels. File image.

Trump signs off on tariffs despite Albanese’s bid for exemption

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese spoke with US President Donald Trump on Tuesday morning.

China hits back with huge tariffs on US goods minutes after Trump’s call

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China hits back as Trump’s tariffs come into effect.

Trump’s tariffs start ‘dumbest trade war in history’ as he admits Americans could suffer

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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau.

Trump orders taxes on imports from Canada, Mexico and China

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US President Donald Trump has ordered 25 per cent tariffs on Canadian and Mexican imports and 10 per cent on goods from China