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Iran broadened its retaliatory attacks on American targets in the Gulf region Monday and early Tuesday, as Trump and other top officials signalled that strikes could intensify and continue for weeks or more.

Iran escalates retaliatory strikes as US signals long battle

Iran broadened its retaliatory attacks on American targets in the Gulf region Monday and early Tuesday, as Trump and other top officials signalled that strikes could intensify and continue for weeks or more.

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Taha Centre Melbourne senior scholar Dr Rahim Latify led condolences for Iranian tyrant Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

Islamic group who mourned Khamenei could lose its funding

The Federal Government is reviewing a $670,000 election pledge to an Islamic community group in Melbourne after it held a gathering to mourn Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.

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Iranian Navy soldiers at an armed speed boat in Persian Gulf near the strait of Hormuz about 1320km south of Tehran, in April 2019.

The countries most affected by Strait of Hormuz blockade

A prolonged closure of the Strait would likely lead to a further surge in oil prices, with some analysts seeing oil crossing $US100 per barrel.

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The world’s inflation figures will only worsen if the conflict in the Middle East continues to escalate.

Global economy can’t withstand more aggressive retaliation

If the Iranian government unleashes more aggressive retaliation, the world will face a classic pathway to a downturn.

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An Australian mother who moved to Dubai has been left stranded and terrified as war erupts across the Middle East.

‘Everyone was panicked’: Aussie mum’s hell in missile crisis

An Australian mother who moved to Dubai has been left stranded and terrified as war erupts across the Middle East.

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The Liberals still haven’t learned from repeated warnings about a women problem.

Leaked review: Liberals told AGAIN they have a women problem

The Liberals still haven’t learned from repeated warnings about a women problem and were hampered by a leader ‘unattractive to women’ during the disastrous 2025 election loss, an internal review has found.

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Jim Chalmers, Gov spending too much

Australia is spending to much, not taxing too little

Among advanced economies, Australia imposes one of the highest top marginal rates at one of the earliest entry points. That is not a badge of progressivity. It is a structural problem.

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An F/A-18F Super Hornet aircraft, attached to Strike Fighter Squadron 31, lands on the flight deck of the world's largest aircraft carrier, USS Gerald R. Ford.

Massive deployment as US prepare for ‘hardest hits’

The US military is bolstering its forces in the Middle East, sending more troops and fighter jets to the region as America’s war in Iran expands.

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People at a school that has been turned into a shelter for the displaced in Beirut, the Lebanese capital full-blown regional war.

What to know about the escalating Iran conflict

As US and Israeli airstrikes on Iran trigger retaliation across the region, oil markets, military bases and civilian sites are being pulled into a widening Middle East conflict.

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The rash has prompted questions about the president's health.

What is causing Donald Trump’s big red skin rash

The White House has been forced to explain after US President Donald Trump was spotted with a large area of inflamed red skin while providing updates on the war with Iran. 

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A secret review has exposed the Nationals.

Secret review: Nuclear power plan defined Nationals, badly

In an election fought in inflation, the country-based party became known for nuclear power, which many voters viewed with scepticism, an internal review found

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An Australian Army solder looks over the range near Headquarters Middle East, which was hit by an Iranian drone attack over the weekend.

Defence Minister confirms Australian air base hit by Iran

 Defence Minister Richard Marles has confirmed that an airfield used by Australian troops in the Middle East was hit by drone attacks over the weekend.

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In an election fought in inflation, the Nationals became known for nuclear power policy.

Secret review: Nuclear power plan defined Nationals, badly

In an election fought in inflation, the country-based party became known for nuclear power, which many voters viewed with scepticism, an internal review found

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Hillary Clinton storms out of the deposition.

‘I’m done’: What sparked Hillary Clinton’s Epstein blow-up

A fiery moment inside the House Oversight Committee’s Jeffrey Epstein hearing has intensified scrutiny on Hillary Clinton, Bill Clinton and Donald Trump.

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Australians stranded in the Middle East because of flight cancellations and airspace closures will probably find it fastest to rely on commercial flights resuming to get home, the Government says.

New travel advice for fastest flights out of Middle East

Australians stranded in the Middle East because of flight cancellations and airspace closures have been issued with a new travel alert.

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