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Brazil has just cut a deal with China to ditch the US dollar when paying each other for trade goods. It’s the latest victory in Beijing’s long-term drive to stomp on the greenback and establish the yuan as the dominant international…

Will there be war? How soon will it be? It depends on who you ask. But the tornado of claims and counterclaims surrounding Beijing’s belligerent territorial behaviour is gaining momentum and the US decision to shoot down a Chinese spy…

A pensioner with $20 in her bank account has been offered a grim response by the Treasurer after asking what essentials she should go without as she struggles to keep up with surging cost of living. Fiona, who was in the live audience for…