Trump is testing congressional power and Republican fealty on three major fronts this week as he steers the country into a backyard trade war.

Sky News host Paul Murray says the federal Labor government is going “full attack” against the Opposition and its leader Peter Dutton.

Mostly clear. Slight chance of a shower, becoming less likely later this evening. The chance of a thunderstorm, possibly severe. Winds northeasterly 15 to 25 km/h becoming light in the late evening.