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The Al Minhad base where Aussie soldiers are stationed in the UAE has been hit by an Iranian missile.

Iran strikes base housing Australian forces for second time

Iran has struck a Middle Eastern airbase where international military forces are located for the second time in the current war, but all Australian soldiers there are safe and accounted for.

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Labor senators back Greens push to cut investor tax breaks in housing.

Senators build case for Chalmers’ cuts to housing tax breaks

Labor senators have backed a Greens push to cut tax breaks for housing investors in a new report that offers cover to where Jim Chalmers wants to take his Budget in May.

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Get ready for three years of pain at the pump

State and territory leaders will hold emergency talks on the fuel crisis as the Treasurer warns motorists could be stuck with soaring petrol prices for another three years because of the Middle East conflict.

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Nat Barr blasts Treasurer Jim Chalmers on ‘crazy’ spending

Sunrise host Nat Barr has grilled Jim Chalmers over claims Labor is fuelling inflation by overspending in a heated exchange live on-air.

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Donald Trump unloads on Australia in furious rant.

Trump unloads on Australia in explosive Iran war rant

LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump has lashed Australia as allies baulk at supporting his Iran war push, declaring the US does not ‘need the help of anyone’.

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Israeli forces have killed Iranian security chief Ali Larijani. (EPA PHOTO)

Iran’s top security official Ali Larijani killed in airstrike

Iranian security chief Ali Larijani, one of the most powerful figures in the Islamic Republic, has been killed in Tehran, alongside a key military commander.

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Joe Kent was in charge of a US agency tasked with analysing and detecting terrorist threats.

US counter terror chief quits over Trump's Iran war stance

The director of the US National Counterterrorism Centre has resigned, saying he ‘cannot in good conscience’ support the war in Iran.

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Donald Trump has lashed out at Australia in a furious rant.

Trump blasts Australia in explosive NATO spray

Australia has been named in a sweeping Donald Trump attack on allies as tensions rise over a US push to escalate military action against Iran.

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An E-7A Wedgetail departs for a mission during Exercise Arnhem Thunder 25 from RAAF Base Darwin. SGT David Gibbs

Australian military plane aids US operations in Middle East

A high-tech Australian military surveillance plane deployed to the Middle East is providing valuable data to a United States run military operation centre which is coordinating strikes against Iran. 

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Foreign Minister Penny Wong has described the key Australia and New Zealand talks in Canberra on Tuesday as ‘amplified middle power diplomacy in action’. 

‘Joint force’: Aussies, Kiwis ramp up military integration

Australia and New Zealand will ramp up their military integration for a ‘greater joint force’ amid the backdrop of escalating conflict in the Middle East and strategic competition in the region.  

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Regulation could stop rip-offs at the bowser.

Chalmers teases fast-tracked hefty fines for oil companies

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has warned oil companies could face hefty fines for price fixing without having to be found guilty by a Federal Court judge.

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Treasurer Jim Chalmers after the RBA rate decision.

Why Trump’s war antics are pushing voters away from Labor

Donald Trump’s chaotic return to the White House was great for Labor in the lead up to 2025’s election, but now Treasurer Jim Chalmers is likely cursing the US president’s war moves.

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Donald Trump is openly talking about taking control of Cuba.

Trump threatens he can do 'anything I want' with Cuba

Donald Trump is increasing pressure on Cuba, saying he ;can do anything I want’ as the US oil blockade takes its toll and the country's electric grid collapses.

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