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Yahoo
30-04-2025
- Business
- Yahoo
Trump flags trade talks with Australian PM as vote nears
(Bloomberg) — US President Donald Trump was open to a possible call with Australia's government to discuss tariffs he imposed on the ally, as Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said there were 'opportunities' for his country arising from America's trade war. New York City Transit System Chips Away at Subway Fare Evasion NYC's Congestion Toll Raised $159 Million in the First Quarter The Last Thing US Transit Agencies Should Do Now At Bryn Mawr, a Monumental Plaza Traces the Steps of Black History At the National Public Housing Museum, an Embattled Idea Finds a Home When asked by a reporter Tuesday whether he planned to hold talks with Albanese on the US import levies, Trump responded that Canberra had been requesting a meeting. The president spoke just days out from an Australian election. 'They are calling, and I will be talking to him, yes,' Trump told journalists. His comments are the first public indication of talks between Australia and the US in more than two months, with Trump and Albanese not having spoken since the American leader agreed to consider an exemption for Canberra from 25% steel and aluminum tariffs during a call in mid-February. No exemption was given and those tariffs were followed up with a broad 10% levy in early April that was applied to scores of countries. At the time, Albanese said the decision was 'not the act of a friend.' Appearing at the National Press Club on Wednesday ahead of the election on May 3, Albanese was asked whether Trump's tariffs meant Australia needed to diversify its trade and security ties away from the US. 'Out of some of these trade disruptions, what will emerge is, yes, some challenges, but also some opportunities for us, and that is what I'm optimistic about,' Albanese said, pointing to the potential for growing agricultural trade with major economies such as China. There is no indication at this stage on when a call between Albanese and Trump would take place. When asked Wednesday morning, the Australian prime minister said there would be a discussion 'after Saturday' if he was elected. 'I'm not staying up at night trying to ring anyone at the moment. I'm in the election campaign,' Albanese told the Australian Broadcasting Corp. radio. Polls suggest Albanese will hold onto power either by a slim majority or with the support of minor parties and independent lawmakers in Saturday's vote. Trump has heavily overshadowed the election campaign, with center-right opposition leader Peter Dutton working to play down comparisons between himself and the US leader, who is deeply unpopular in Australia. In contrast, Albanese has frequently stoked public perceptions of Dutton being similar to Trump, implying that the opposition Liberal-National Coalition has lifted some of its policies from the Republican president. Made-in-USA Wheelbarrows Promoted by Trump Are Now Made in China As More Women Lift Weights, Gyms Might Never Be the Same Why US Men Think College Isn't Worth It Anymore Eight Charts Show Men Are Falling Behind, From Classrooms to Careers The Mastermind of the Yellowstone Universe Isn't Done Yet ©2025 Bloomberg L.P. By subscribing, you are agreeing to Yahoo's Terms and Privacy Policy
Japan Today
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Japan Today
Teenage phenom Gout Gout concludes a breakout track season in Australia
Australia's Gout Gout, right, competes during heat 6 of the men's 120m during the Stawell Gift semi-finals and finals at Central Park in Stawell, Monday, April 21, 2025. (James Ross/AAP Image via AP) athletics By JOHN PYE The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records and earned him an invitation to train with Olympic champion Noah Lyles ended up costing him in his season finale. The handicapper's calculations on Monday achieved what few of Gout's rivals could do all southern summer, making it too difficult for the 17-year-old high school senior to win. As a back marker at the Stawell Gift — a 120-meter handicap race contested on the Easter weekend since 1878 on a turf track in regional Victoria state — Gout missed out on the final when he placed second in his semifinal race. Only the heat winners advance. Runners start from handicap marks according to their recent form in the 100 meters. And so John Evans, who started from a mark 8.75 meters (yards) ahead of Gout and five lanes across to the right, narrowly won their semifinal race. Evans then went on win the final. The meet was broadcast live across Australia on commercial television in high expectation of a showdown between Gout and 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy, a silver medalist in the 60-meters at the World Indoor Championships in China last month. The national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., featured the meet in a live blog on its website. Gout had run wind-assisted sub-10-second times in the 100 and a sub-20 200 over the last month to win national titles. Those times don't go into the official records — because the tailwinds were above the allowable threshold — but his titles and swift progress through the senior ranks have captivated Australians and renewed interest in the domestic track and field scene. At age 16 last December, Gout ran 20.04 seconds to win the 200 at the national high school championships and break a 56-year-old national record over that distance set by 1968 Olympic silver medalist Peter Norman. The fledgling rivalry between young sprinters Gout and Kennedy already has Australians excited about the 2032 Summer Games, which were awarded in 2021 to Brisbane, Australia, For Gout, who lives in nearby Ipswich, it will be a hometown Olympics. He'll be 24 in 2032, and he's already being compared with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt based on their times as teenagers. Even Lyles said in a podcast conversation with Gout that it could be the 'perfect storm' for the young Australian runner. 'That's the end goal for sure,' Gout said, 'Yeah, 2032, that's what I'm at for sure.' For now, he'll take a quick break, concentrate on his high school studies and then start preparing for the world championships in Tokyo in September. On Monday, he just soaked up the atmosphere for a while. 'It's definitely great. This is a great meet. The crowd, the people, the track, everything,' he said. 'It feels pretty incredible. People come from all around Australia to watch me run.' © Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed without permission.
Yahoo
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Yahoo
Teenage phenom Gout Gout concludes a breakout track season in Australia
The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records and earned him an invitation to train with Olympic champion Noah Lyles ended up costing him in his season finale. The handicapper's calculations on Monday achieved what few of Gout's rivals could do all southern summer, making it too difficult for the 17-year-old high school senior to win. As a back marker at the Stawell Gift — a 120-meter handicap race contested on the Easter weekend since 1878 on a turf track in regional Victoria state — Gout missed out on the final when he placed second in his semifinal race. Only the heat winners advance. Runners start from handicap marks according to their recent form in the 100 meters. And so John Evans, who started from a mark 8.75 meters (yards) ahead of Gout and five lanes across to the right, narrowly won their semifinal race. Evans then went on win the final. The meet was broadcast live across Australia on commercial television in high expectation of a showdown between Gout and 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy, a silver medalist in the 60-meters at the World Indoor Championships in China last month. The national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., featured the meet in a live blog on its website. Gout had run wind-assisted sub-10-second times in the 100 and a sub-20 200 over the last month to win national titles. Those times don't go into the official records — because the tailwinds were above the allowable threshold — but his titles and swift progress through the senior ranks have captivated Australians and renewed interest in the domestic track and field scene. At age 16 last December, Gout ran 20.04 seconds to win the 200 at the national high school championships and break a 56-year-old national record over that distance set by 1968 Olympic silver medalist Peter Norman. The fledgling rivalry between young sprinters Gout and Kennedy already has Australians excited about the 2032 Summer Games, which were awarded in 2021 to Brisbane, Australia, For Gout, who lives in nearby Ipswich, it will be a hometown Olympics. He'll be 24 in 2032, and he's already being compared with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt based on their times as teenagers. Even Lyles said in a podcast conversation with Gout that it could be the 'perfect storm' for the young Australian runner. 'That's the end goal for sure,' Gout said, 'Yeah, 2032, that's what I'm at for sure.' For now, he'll take a quick break, concentrate on his high school studies and then start preparing for the world championships in Tokyo in September. On Monday, he just soaked up the atmosphere for a while. 'It's definitely great. This is a great meet. The crowd, the people, the track, everything,' he said. 'It feels pretty incredible. People come from all around Australia to watch me run.' ___ AP sports: John Pye, The Associated Press
San Francisco Chronicle
21-04-2025
- Sport
- San Francisco Chronicle
Teenage phenom Gout Gout concludes a breakout track season in Australia
The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records and earned him an invitation to train with Olympic champion Noah Lyles ended up costing him in his season finale. The handicapper's calculations on Monday achieved what few of Gout's rivals could do all southern summer, making it too difficult for the 17-year-old high school senior to win. As a back marker at the Stawell Gift — a 120-meter handicap race contested on the Easter weekend since 1878 on a turf track in regional Victoria state — Gout missed out on the final when he placed second in his semifinal race. Only the heat winners advance. Runners start from handicap marks according to their recent form in the 100 meters. And so John Evans, who started from a mark 8.75 meters (yards) ahead of Gout and five lanes across to the right, narrowly won their semifinal race. Evans then went on win the final. The meet was broadcast live across Australia on commercial television in high expectation of a showdown between Gout and 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy, a silver medalist in the 60-meters at the World Indoor Championships in China last month. The national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., featured the meet in a live blog on its website. Gout had run wind-assisted sub-10-second times in the 100 and a sub-20 200 over the last month to win national titles. Those times don't go into the official records — because the tailwinds were above the allowable threshold — but his titles and swift progress through the senior ranks have captivated Australians and renewed interest in the domestic track and field scene. At age 16 last December, Gout ran 20.04 seconds to win the 200 at the national high school championships and break a 56-year-old national record over that distance set by 1968 Olympic silver medalist Peter Norman. The fledgling rivalry between young sprinters Gout and Kennedy already has Australians excited about the 2032 Summer Games, which were awarded in 2021 to Brisbane, Australia, For Gout, who lives in nearby Ipswich, it will be a hometown Olympics. He'll be 24 in 2032, and he's already being compared with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt based on their times as teenagers. Even Lyles said in a podcast conversation with Gout that it could be the 'perfect storm' for the young Australian runner. 'That's the end goal for sure,' Gout said, 'Yeah, 2032, that's what I'm at for sure.' For now, he'll take a quick break, concentrate on his high school studies and then start preparing for the world championships in Tokyo in September. On Monday, he just soaked up the atmosphere for a while. 'It's definitely great. This is a great meet. The crowd, the people, the track, everything,' he said. 'It feels pretty incredible. People come from all around Australia to watch me run.' ___
Associated Press
21-04-2025
- Sport
- Associated Press
Teenage phenom Gout Gout concludes a breakout track season in Australia
The kind of pace that propelled teenage sprinting phenom Gout Gout to break decades-old Australian records and earned him an invitation to train with Olympic champion Noah Lyles ended up costing him in his season finale. The handicapper's calculations on Monday achieved what few of Gout's rivals could do all southern summer, making it too difficult for the 17-year-old high school senior to win. As a back marker at the Stawell Gift — a 120-meter handicap race contested on the Easter weekend since 1878 on a turf track in regional Victoria state — Gout missed out on the final when he placed second in his semifinal race. Only the heat winners advance. Runners start from handicap marks according to their recent form in the 100 meters. And so John Evans, who started from a mark 8.75 meters (yards) ahead of Gout and five lanes across to the right, narrowly won their semifinal race. Evans then went on win the final. The meet was broadcast live across Australia on commercial television in high expectation of a showdown between Gout and 21-year-old Lachlan Kennedy, a silver medalist in the 60-meters at the World Indoor Championships in China last month. The national broadcaster, the Australian Broadcasting Corp., featured the meet in a live blog on its website. Gout had run wind-assisted sub-10-second times in the 100 and a sub-20 200 over the last month to win national titles. Those times don't go into the official records — because the tailwinds were above the allowable threshold — but his titles and swift progress through the senior ranks have captivated Australians and renewed interest in the domestic track and field scene. At age 16 last December, Gout ran 20.04 seconds to win the 200 at the national high school championships and break a 56-year-old national record over that distance set by 1968 Olympic silver medalist Peter Norman. The fledgling rivalry between young sprinters Gout and Kennedy already has Australians excited about the 2032 Summer Games, which were awarded in 2021 to Brisbane, Australia, For Gout, who lives in nearby Ipswich, it will be a hometown Olympics. He'll be 24 in 2032, and he's already being compared with legendary sprinter Usain Bolt based on their times as teenagers. Even Lyles said in a podcast conversation with Gout that it could be the 'perfect storm' for the young Australian runner. 'That's the end goal for sure,' Gout said, 'Yeah, 2032, that's what I'm at for sure.' For now, he'll take a quick break, concentrate on his high school studies and then start preparing for the world championships in Tokyo in September. On Monday, he just soaked up the atmosphere for a while. 'It's definitely great. This is a great meet. The crowd, the people, the track, everything,' he said. 'It feels pretty incredible. People come from all around Australia to watch me run.' ___ AP sports:
