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The case is one of at least 7 lawsuits charging that #Trump overstepped his #authority through the use of #tariffs on other nations. The plaintiffs include 12 US #states & 5 #businesses, including a wine importer, a company selling pipes & plumbing goods, & a maker of fishing gear.

The US #Constitution gives the #Congress the authority to impose taxes — including tariffs — but lawmakers have gradually ceded power over #trade policy to Trump.

Tax big businesses that don't invest in new technology, science body argues
By Daniel Ziffer

The solution to Australia's productivity problem could be more investment in research and development, and a new tax on big business might be one way to achieve that.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-25/tax

ABC News · Tax big businesses that don't invest in new technology, science body arguesBy Daniel Ziffer

'We're at breaking point': Drought and soaring water prices push wine grape growers to exit
By Jessica Schremmer and Will Hunter

Ballooning water prices in Australia's largest wine grape growing region are pushing farmers to the brink amid a global oversupply of some wines and ongoing drought in southern Australia.

abc.net.au/news/2025-07-22/win

ABC News · Drought and ballooning water prices force wine growers to leave vineyards behindBy Jessica Schremmer
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In reaction to #Trump’s 30% tariffs on the #EU, EC president Ursula #vonderLeyen said in a statement that such #tariffs “would disrupt essential transatlantic #SupplyChains, to the detriment of #businesses, #consumers & #patients on both sides of the Atlantic.” She also threatened to hit back, though she did not make a retaliation sound imminent, talking about the “adoption of proportionate countermeasures if required.”

Wednesday, July 9, 2025

Seeing war through the lens of Putin’s narcissism — ‘Torture was not just cruel, it was inhuman’ — Ukrainian soldier dies weeks after release from Russian captivity — Ukraine sanctions 5 Chinese firms for supplying components used in Russian drones — Russia’s Black Sea Fleet shrinks presence in key Crimean bay — Russia’s crude exports fall to lowest level since February … and more

activitypub.writeworks.uk/2025