The government agency that keeps a list of draft-eligible men will begin automatically registering names later this year, abandoning a decades-old requirement that they register themselves.
A gas export tax could make it harder for Australia to secure imported fuel from Asia, with a Senate committee examining the idea as Anthony Albanese is in Singapore meeting with its PM Lawrence Wong.
The US military is making a major change to enrolment, affecting all ‘eligible men’, with the White House saying Donald Trump now has ‘options on the table’.
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction to begin peace talks with Lebanon including on the topic of disarming Hezbollah.
As uncertainty lingers despite a US ceasefire deal with Iran, the prime minister will push Singapore to prioritise Australia if global fuel supplies tighten.
An underground coal mine will be allowed to continue extracting for two extra years, but new restrictions will prevent the coal from being shipped overseas.
Australia could ‘absolutely’ contribute to a coalition mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, should the Albanese Government decide to do so, the nation’s defence chief has declared.