President Trump’s Middle East envoy and his son-in-law were expected to meet Iran’s foreign minister in Istanbul on Friday amid tensions between the countries.
LATIKA M BOURKE: The Opposition should have had the PM on the ropes after the Bondi massacre. Instead they’ve fully imploded and are now being outpolled by One Nation.
Matt Canavan has launched a scathing attack on Treasurer Jim Chalmers, as mortgage holders brace for the first interest rate hike in more than two years.
US President Donald Trump has announced a cut in tariffs on Indian imports after saying Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi agreed to stop buying Russian oil.
US special envoy Steve Witkoff and Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi are due to meet in Istanbul to discuss a possible nuclear deal, officials say.
Rival leaders will share a moment of reflection before returning to the parliamentary furnace, with leadership tensions and a likely rate hike to keep MPs busy.
Anthony Albanese has repeatedly mocked the chaos inside the former Coalition as the Reserve Bank prepares to overshadow the formal return of Parliament with an expected Tuesday rate hike.