Politics

Anthony Albanese will bring together his state counterparts to discuss the impact the war in the Middle East is having on Australian petrol and diesel prices.

Australia is being urged to resist Donald Trump’s push for support in the Iran war, as pressure mounts on allies to help secure the Strait of Hormuz.

Surging costs have grounded planes globally, even for domestic flights, but Australian airlines have been able to keep on going.

The Treasurer’s claim the government has saved $114 billion is untrue, and ignores spending increases economists warn will make inflation worse.

President Donald Trump’s attack of US allies, including Australia, for not sending military support to the Middle East has been criticised by both sides of parliament.

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen will travel to Canberra next week for what both sides hope is the inking of a long-running trade deal.

The US intelligence community’s top counterterrorism official is stepping down over the US and Israeli war on Iran - the first senior official to openly break ranks with the White House.

Zelensky and Starmer urge continuing support for Ukraine against Russia as Iran war steals focus

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.

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.

The regime is now less predictable 

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.

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

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’.