Sarah Smith

1 month ago | theconversation.com | Sarah Smith

The United States government recently announced a plan to leverage a 100 per cent tariff on “foreign” films. President Donald Trump explained it was because he wanted to protect the U.S. film industry. He said other reasons include “national security” and “propaganda.” The current announcement may seem out of place in trade talks about steel and automobiles. But culture has long been a key part of North American trade relations.

1 month ago | theage.com.au | Sarah Smith

Good morning readers, and welcome to our live news blog for Tuesday, May 13. Making headlines this morning, confronting photos of extreme coastal erosion at one of Western Australia’s beloved coastal holiday towns have emerged online as a plan for the area’s future hangs in limbo. The photographs contrast a view of Lancelin from 2020 and one taken this month, showing the loss of 25 metres or more of coastal land.

1 month ago | smh.com.au | Sarah Smith

By Sarah SmithPerth is on track to record one of the warmest May’s on record with temperatures hovering around four degrees above average all of this week. A series of strong high pressures system are contributing to the warmer weather. So far, this month we’ve average daytime temperatures of 26.5 degrees, that’s four degrees warmer than usual. It has made it our warmest start to May in 16 years.

1 month ago | watoday.com.au | Sarah Smith

SaveNormal text sizeLarger text sizeVery large text sizePerth’s unseasonably warm start to May By Sarah SmithPerth is on track to record one of the warmest May’s on record with temperatures hovering around four degrees above average all of this week. A series of strong high pressures system are contributing to the warmer weather. So far, this month we’ve average daytime temperatures of 26.5 degrees, that’s four degrees warmer than usual. It has made it our warmest start to May in 16 years.

1 month ago | ca.news.yahoo.com | Sarah Smith

Within hours of taking his second oath of office, Donald Trump signed a flurry of executive orders and declarations, and fired the starting gun on what has been a rapid and radical programme of change in his first 100 days. So far, he has shown no sign of taking his foot off the pedal. The sheer quantity of his news-generating actions over the past few months could be seen as a carefully considered strategy.