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Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight.

Wong refuses to say if Aus sailors were on killer US sub

Penny Wong is refusing to say whether Australian personnel were on board a US submarine which sank an Iranian warship overnight, insisting the Government does not discuss deployments.

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Overnight, the first of six crisis response teams began departing for the Middle East.

PM calls for ‘de-escalation’, DFAT teams sent to Middle East

Anthony Albanese has called for Iran to ‘cease’ attacks as DFAT crisis response teams head to the Middle East to provide on-the-ground consular assistance to Australians stuck there.

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The US’s shock and awe tactics have given way to qualifying statements on the longevity of war on Iran.

‘Metrics are shifting’: Why Iran war is just getting started

LATIKA M BOURKE: The US’s shock and awe tactics have given way to qualifying statements on the longevity of war on Iran.

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China No.1 source of new cars sparking intelligence warning

China is the biggest monthly source for new Australian cars for the first time ever and dominates the EV market. Japan had been the uninterrupted No.1 since 1998. Here’s why intelligence experts are worried.

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Questioning the repatriation of the children of radical jihadists to Australia doesn’t make me a monster, it makes me a realist.

Compassion for ISIS kids must be limited by common sense

Questioning the repatriation of the children of radical jihadists to Australia doesn’t make me a monster, it makes me a realist.

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Aviation experts have issued a warning for Aussies with plans to travel to Europe any time in the next five months.

Grim flight news for Aussies doing Euro summer

Aviation experts have issued a warning for Aussies with plans to travel to Europe any time in the next five months.

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The Nationals want to attract more ‘high calibre women’ according to a leaked internal document.

Leaked Nationals review seeks ‘high-calibre’ women

The country-based party needs to fundamentally change how it recruits parliamentary candidates to get more ‘high-calibre women’ elected, a secret document recommends.

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President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in the Oval Office at the White House.

Iran at a glance: Trump says Iran’s new leaders ‘are dead’

US President Donald Trump says the strikes that killed Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamanei and his family brought forward a new wave of leaders who have also been eliminated.

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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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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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A defence base in the UAE that’s home to Australian defence force members has been hit by Iranian drone strikes, as thousands of travellers remain stuck.

'All safe': Aussie troop base hit in Iran drone strikes

A defence base in the UAE that's home to Australian defence force members has been hit by Iranian drone strikes, as thousands of travellers remain stuck.

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Former state MP Rory Amon has continued testifying at his child sexual abuse trial.

Ex-Liberal MP asked teen for 'kiss' before toilet sex

A former Liberal politician says he would have asked to kiss a teenager before sex in a communal car park bathroom but denies meeting the boy a second time.

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Opposition Leader Angus Taylor has received a small bump in a new poll after ousting Sussan Ley.

Taylor in hot seat as MP backs One Nation voters

Angus Taylor is preparing for his first parliamentary sitting week as opposition leader, with global affairs front and centre of the political debate.

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