Donald Trump has backtracked on reciprocal tariffs set on China by removing them on electronics.  

Twenty percent of Chinese business in the United States comes from electronics. 

Tech Commentator Bill Bennett talks to Mike Hosking about the impact this will have. 

LISTEN ABOVE. 

Donald Trump has backtracked on reciprocal tariffs set on China by removing them on electronics.&nbsp;&nbsp;
Twenty percent of Chinese business in the United States comes from electronics.&nbsp;
Tech Commentator Bill Bennett talks to Mike Hosking about the impact this will have.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE.&nbsp;

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Bill Bennett: Tech Commentator on the impact of tariff backtracking on China

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There’s scepticism about whether Donald Trump's talk of a breakthrough with Iran is genuine.  

The US President's calling off scheduled strikes hours after threatening to cause even more severe damage. 

He says the final points of a peace deal have been agreed by both sides. 

Iranian officials are yet to confirm and are instead pointing out previous contradictions in Trump's statements. 

Former US General Randy Manner told Heather du Plessis-Allan he just doesn't believe Trump.  

He says Trump's done this almost three dozen times over the past few months, so the President doesn't have much credibility left. 

Manner says Trump's well aware that Iran retains strategic power via the Strait of Hormuz – they can hold the entire world hostage at any time, due to the nuclear threat. 

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There’s scepticism about whether Donald Trump's talk of a breakthrough with Iran is genuine. &nbsp;
The US President's calling off scheduled strikes hours after threatening to cause even more severe damage.&nbsp;
He says the final points of a peace deal have been agreed by both sides.&nbsp;
Iranian officials are yet to confirm and are instead pointing out previous contradictions in Trump's statements.&nbsp;
Former US General Randy Manner told Heather du Plessis-Allan he just doesn't believe Trump. &nbsp;
He says Trump's done this almost three dozen times over the past few months, so the President doesn't have much credibility left.&nbsp;
Manner says Trump's well aware that Iran retains strategic power via the Strait of Hormuz – they can hold the entire world hostage at any time, due to the nuclear threat.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Randy Manner: Former US General on the US calling off strikes against Iran, Trump's claims of a possible deal with Iran

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So that was what we waited months for, eh? 

Labour’s cheaper public transport policy. 

A policy so predictable that we actually did predict it four hours before it was released. 

And it was predictable because it’s not a new idea. It’s an idea they took from 2022, dusted it off, and tried running out again with the tiniest of tweaks. 

Being predictable is a problem because it’s not interesting. It means it won’t get cut-through. It’s not a policy that creates the kind of buzz they need after months of policy drought. 

You know what else is a problem? Their maths. 

There is no way this is going to cost $65 million a year and save 1.3 million public transport users an average of $1,200 a year. 

$1,200 times 1.3 million users is $1.6 billion. 

They’re either fibbing about the cost, or they’re fibbing about the benefit. 

I think it’s a bit of both. 

What’s worse for me, though, is that this policy suggests Labour may not have any ideas other than spending money. 

It’s what they do every single time there’s an election or a crisis. 

Cost of living crisis post-Covid? Hand out $350. 

Child poverty? Give mums of newborns $70 a week for a few weeks. 

Want to win an election? Make a year of university free. 

That doesn’t grow the economy. It doesn’t actually fix the fundamental problems we have, like high inflation or low wages. It just throws money at the symptom—stretched budgets—and grows the debt. 

It’s not running a country. Spending money is the easiest thing in the world to do. 

You and I could run the place tomorrow if that was the extent of the thinking required. 

I’m disappointed this is what Labour made us all wait months for. 

They’ve got another five months. They need to do more than this with future policy announcements if they want a proper chance at the election. 

So that was what we waited months for, eh?&nbsp;
Labour’s cheaper public transport policy.&nbsp;
A policy so predictable that we actually did predict it four hours before it was released.&nbsp;
And it was predictable because it’s not a new idea. It’s an idea they took from 2022, dusted it off, and tried running out again with the tiniest of tweaks.&nbsp;
Being predictable is a problem because it’s not interesting. It means it won’t get cut-through. It’s not a policy that creates the kind of buzz they need after months of policy drought.&nbsp;
You know what else is a problem? Their maths.&nbsp;
There is no way this is going to cost $65 million a year and save 1.3 million public transport users an average of $1,200 a year.&nbsp;
$1,200 times 1.3 million users is $1.6 billion.&nbsp;
They’re either fibbing about the cost, or they’re fibbing about the benefit.&nbsp;
I think it’s a bit of both.&nbsp;
What’s worse for me, though, is that this policy suggests Labour may not have any ideas other than spending money.&nbsp;
It’s what they do every single time there’s an election or a crisis.&nbsp;
Cost of living crisis post-Covid? Hand out $350.&nbsp;
Child poverty? Give mums of newborns $70 a week for a few weeks.&nbsp;
Want to win an election? Make a year of university free.&nbsp;
That doesn’t grow the economy. It doesn’t actually fix the fundamental problems we have, like high inflation or low wages. It just throws money at the symptom—stretched budgets—and grows the debt.&nbsp;
It’s not running a country. Spending money is the easiest thing in the world to do.&nbsp;
You and I could run the place tomorrow if that was the extent of the thinking required.&nbsp;
I’m disappointed this is what Labour made us all wait months for.&nbsp;
They’ve got another five months. They need to do more than this with future policy announcements if they want a proper chance at the election.&nbsp;

Heather du Plessis-Allan: Is that it Labour?

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A second night of disorder is unfolding in Northern Ireland's Belfast, with rioters hurling objects at police.  

Hundreds of masked protesters set cars and buildings alight in a violent, anti-immigration display yesterday following a Sudanese refugee allegedly stabbing a man. 

Local officials are condemning the violence and anti-immigrant rhetoric that’s circling. 

UK Correspondent Enda Brady told Heather du Plessis-Allan that police had to use a water cannon to try and disperse protestors, who were trying to get at a hotel used to house migrants and asylum seekers. 

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A second night of disorder is unfolding in Northern Ireland's Belfast, with rioters hurling objects at police. &nbsp;
Hundreds of masked protesters set cars and buildings alight in a violent, anti-immigration display yesterday following a Sudanese refugee allegedly stabbing a man.&nbsp;
Local officials are condemning the violence and anti-immigrant rhetoric that’s circling.&nbsp;
UK Correspondent Enda Brady told Heather du Plessis-Allan that police had to use a water cannon to try and disperse protestors, who were trying to get at a hotel used to house migrants and asylum seekers.&nbsp;
LISTEN ABOVE&nbsp;

Enda Brady: UK Correspondent on the latest from the Belfast riots and protests

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Bill Bennett: Tech Commentator on the impact of tariff backtracking on China

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