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Key metrics such as adult imprisonment, children in out-of-home care and suicide are worsening. Follow today’s news liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMoving onto the Today Show, Chalmers is facing more questions about the relationship between the US and Australia.There are a few elements to it this morning – there’s the tariff situation, the delay in the AUKUS review (which the administration announced yesterday would be completed this spring, outside the original 30-day timeline), and the fact that the US hasn’t sent over a new ambassador to Australia.Well, I’m not sure about that. I think that might be overdoing it, but more broadly, there’s a lot of uncertainty in the global economy. We’re seeing that play out. Tariffs are part of that. National security considerations are part of that as well. Continue reading...

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