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Anthony Albanese has appointed a national fuel coordinator amid escalating concerns about shortages of petrol, diesel and jet fuel amid the US-Israel-Iran war. 

Former Labor minister and High Commissioner to the UK Stephen Smith has accepted responsibility for the decision to invite a disgraced Epstein associate to an event at Australia House.

European powers have responded to the war in Iran but on their own terms, with leaders diplomatically saying their countries aren't part of the conflict.

Five Iranian footballers who sought asylum in Australia are back home, with growing fears they were pressured into abandoning their escape.

All but one of the 12 voting members of the US Federal Reserve has voted to keep rates at a range of 3.5 to 3.75 per cent.

A strike on one of the world’s largest gas fields has raised fears of a major escalation and fresh shocks to global energy markets.

Anthony Albanese will bring together his state counterparts to discuss the impact the war in the Middle East is having on Australian petrol and diesel prices.

Australia is being urged to resist Donald Trump’s push for support in the Iran war, as pressure mounts on allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Surging costs have grounded planes globally, even for domestic flights, but Australian airlines have been able to keep on going.

The Treasurer’s claim the government has saved $114 billion is untrue, and ignores spending increases economists warn will make inflation worse.

President Donald Trump’s attack of US allies, including Australia, for not sending military support to the Middle East has been criticised by both sides of parliament.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Canberra next week for what both sides hope is the inking of a long-running trade deal.

The US intelligence community’s top counterterrorism official is stepping down over the US and Israeli war on Iran - the first senior official to openly break ranks with the White House.