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US President Donald Trump has issued a major nuclear demand.

US launches fresh strikes on Iran to ‘protect troops’

US Central Command has confirmed that the US has launched fresh strikes on Iran, moments after Donald Trump issued a nuclear demand.

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Renewable projects are edging closer to taking over from coal and gas for Australia's energy needs. (Dan Himbrechts / Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Renewable energy set records but investments fall

Wind farms and solar panels are producing more of Australia's electricity than ever, but slow approvals and investment commitments could stall progress.

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Save the Children chief Mat Tinkler said the rhetoric around the group’s return had been ‘disappointing’.

Fresh political storm as ‘ISIS brides’ return to Australia

A second group of ISIS-linked women and children are expected to arrive in two major Australian cities in just a matter of hours.

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Kerryn Phelps was one of Australia's first teal independents, winning the seat of Wentworth in 2018.

Ex-Teal warns of party risks and political headaches

While a formal teal party could erode support among some voters, it would also help independent MPs share resources and collaborate on policies.

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Anthony Albanese during Question Time at Parliament House in Canberra.

No carve-outs on capital gains in first bill, PM reveals

The tech sector will have to take Anthony Albanese at his word that it will eventually be exempted from capital gains tax changes because there won’t be any carve-outs in initial legislation.

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Australian Federal Police arrested Ben Roberts-Smith at Sydney Airport on April 7. Supplied/Australian Federal Police

Government approved BRS charges faster than ‘ISIS brides’

Attorney-General Michelle Rowland approved the prosecution of Victoria Cross awardee Ben Roberts-Smith in two days while taking more than three weeks to green-light charges against three ‘ISIS brides’.

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Ex-Democrats leader Andrew Bartlett has warned the teals against forming a political party.

Ex-Democrats leader urges teals to avoid forming party

A former leader of the Australian Democrats, whose party appealed to disaffected moderate Liberal voters, is urging the teals to resist the idea of forming a political party.

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Australia’s fuel tsar gets paid more than $16,000 per week to help Australia respond to energy supply chain issues in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war. 

Australia’s fuel tsar paid more than $16K per week

Australia’s fuel tsar gets paid more than $16,000 per week to help Australia respond to energy supply chain issues in the wake of the US-Israel-Iran war. 

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Paul Brereton has resigned as head of the National Anti-Corruption Commissioner.

Corruption chief resigns, pre-empting investigation into him

Paul Brereton, the former judge who was meant to clean out corruption in Canberra, has resigned before publication of an investigation into allegations he had conflicts of interest.

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Call for indexation so that Federal governments are forced to provide relief rather than only doing so when it’s politically convenient.

Feds’ cynical bracket creep raid must end: Westpac

Call for indexation so that Federal governments are forced to provide relief rather than only doing so when it’s politically convenient.

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Australia is becoming a banana republic.

Welcome to Albo’s banana republic built on debt and tax

CAMERON MILNER: The Albanista Budget confirms our trillion-dollar debt, our tax and waste agenda and Anthony Albanese’s all-out assault on aspiration.

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Anthony Albanese has confirmed the nation’s fuel supply remains secure until well into July.

'Hoarding has stopped': Albanese reveals fuel levels

Australia's fuel supply will be stable until at least July, despite volatility in the oil market due to the Iran war, the prime minister has confirmed.

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Simon Holmes a Court.

Teals backer had ‘zero interest’ in party, now talks are on

Climate 200 co-founder Simon Holmes a Court said in 2025 he had ‘zero interest’ in a teals party, yet now a push is on and discussions are taking place.

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President Donald Trump says the US and Iran could be close to a peace deal; the big issues at stake include the fate of Iran’s nuclear program and reopening the Strait of Hormuz.

Here’s the five key issues at stake in a US-Iran peace deal

The New York Times: The United States and Iran have signalled that they are moving closer to a deal to end the war in the Middle East.

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