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Jim Chalmers’ tax cut mirrors Lib plan he called a ‘con job’

Jim Chalmers is now copying a Coalition policy of temporarily halving fuel excise despite having labelled it a ‘cost-of-living con job’.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says the objectives outlined by Washington at the start of the Iran war have now largely been achieved.

‘Mission creep’ warning as Albo, RSL question Trump’s war

The Prime Minister has called for ‘more certainty’ over Donald Trump’s war on Iran, as the head of the RSL warns the month-long conflict is already showing early signs of ‘mission creep’.

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Droneshield Chief Product Officer Angus Bean.

‘Huge problem’: Australia warned to bolster drone defences

Counter-drone company says Australia remains drastically unprepared for next type of global warfare.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says all Australians need to play their part to help ensure fuel gets to where it’s needed most.

What government’s new fuel excise changes mean for drivers

Petrol will be 26 cents-a-litre cheaper from Wednesday with a temporary cut to fuel excise. Here’s everything you need to know.

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A business group has called for measures to ease fuel-induced pressures on the trucking sector. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

Aussie truckies given target relief to combat fuel crisis

Australia’s commercial transport and logistics sector will be targeted in a suite of measures announced by the Federal Government to combat the fuel volatility sparked by the Iran war. 

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West Australian MP Andrew Hastie.

Hastie’s Trump criticism draws Liberal battle lines

LATIKA M BOURKE: Andrew Hastie is setting the stage for an almighty battle within what remains of the dying Coalition. 

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A building hit by a US-Israeli strike on a commercial district in Tehran.

All sides in the Gulf war risk of overplaying their hands

The costs of dragging out the conflict could be very high indeed.

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A ground stop was issued after a craft came too close to Air Force One.

F-16 deployed after incident near Trump, Air Force One

F-16 aircraft and choppers have been deployed in Florida near US President Donald Trump and Air Force One.

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A view of the Main gate to the Shahran Oil Refinery as smoke rises.

Mining giants call for COVID-era waivers amid energy crisis

Australia’s resources giants are making moves to shore up the nation’s economic engine by calling for the reintroduction of COVID-era waivers to share information as the war in the Gulf rages.

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Donald Trump’s hand-picked critical minerals tsar Joshua Kroon, pictured right, has told Australia’s mining sector that critical minerals will become one of the central pillars of the US alliance as both nations work together to end their reliance on supply from China. 

Trump’s man on ending reliance on China’s critical minerals

A senior Trump administration official has told Australia’s mining sector that critical minerals will become one of the pillars of the US alliance as both nations work together to end their reliance on China.

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Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu flagged Israel will widen its invasion of southern Lebanon.

Iran sends chilling warning as US weighs next war move

Regional powers have met in Pakistan to try to bring Iran and the US to the negotiating table, amid signs America is preparing for ground operations.

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The fuel crisis could be a factor in a dip in voter approval of Anthony Albanese.

Fuel crisis hits Albanese as polls show voter unrest

One Nation is riding high in two new polls, indicating that despite new jockeys in the leadership saddles, the federal coalition is still in for a bumpy ride.

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Industry wants the federal government to direct a nationally consistent response to the fuel crisis.

‘Release information’: Fuel fears deepen, crisis talks loom

The Albanese government has been accused of withholding key information from the public as leaders meet to work out how to deal with the fuel crisis.

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Anthony Albanese’s Government has taken a further dip in the polls as economic pressures and the cost of war ring home for Australians.

Albanese’s popularity takes a hit as cost of war rings home

Anthony Albanese’s Government has taken a further dip in the polls as economic pressures and the cost of war ring home for Australians.

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