Politics

Home borrowers have been slapped with another interest rate rise.
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Markets
Stephen Johnson

RBA chief admits aggressive hikes could cause recession

Mortgage holders have been slapped with another 25 basis point rate rise from the Reserve Bank, with governor Michele Bullock hinting aggressive monetary policy tightening could spark a recession.

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Grace Tame has been told to “educate” herself.
Politics
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

‘Educate yourself’: Israel slams Grace Tame over rape denial

Israel has responded after Australian of the Year recipient Grace Tame dismissed reports of Hamas militants raping Israeli women.

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It should have been a moment for Australia's athletes on home soil but the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been reduced to cost blowouts and social media mockery.
Politics
Allanah Sciberras

WATCH: Video mocking Australia’s scrapped Commonwealth Games

It should have been a moment for Australia's athletes on home soil but the 2026 Commonwealth Games has been reduced to cost blowouts and social media mockery.

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Energy giants surge as war drives oil and gas prices.
Business
Tom Richardson

Oil, gas and coal companies cash in on war

Australian trade unions are calling for higher taxes on energy companies, but professional investors say the war has proven how reliant on fossil fuels the world still is.

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A banner depicting Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei at Enghelab (Revolution) Square in Tehran on March 11, 2026, as attendees gather for funerals of commanders from the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
USA
The Washington Post

Trump warned pre-war about emboldened regime in Iran

Iran’s feisty retaliation against US allies in the Middle East should come as no surprise.

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The US president is ramping up pressure on allies to help protect vessels travelling through the Strait of Hormuz.
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Middle East
Latika M Bourke

Why Trump is furious allies won’t sign his ‘blank cheque’

LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump has once again undermined NATO, conflating the defensive alliance with his expectation that Allies should write the US a blank cheque for its military ‘excursion’ in Iran. 

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Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke with members of the Iranian women’s soccer team who had initially sought asylum.
Politics
Caitlyn Rintoul and Claire Sadler

Burke faces heat over Iran footballers social media splash

The Home Affairs Minister has been criticised for plastering photos across social media of members of an Iranian soccer team who had sought asylum, several of whom later changed their minds.

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Petrol and diesel prices have risen as fast as wholesale prices – and in some cases more than that – since the US-Israel-Iran war began. 
Politics
Katina Curtis

Fuel retailers hauled before ACCC to explain price spikes

The consumer watchdog has hauled in petrol companies and motoring groups to get to the bottom of fuel price spikes amid the war in the Middle East.

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Australia has not been approached to help the US secure the Strait of Hormuz, Deputy Prime Minister Richard Marles says.
Politics
Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer

Australia not asked for Hormuz help as Trump presses allies

The US President has gone to China for help with the Strait of Hormuz before Australia, a senior minister has revealed.

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Business
Ria Pandey

Fuel suppliers hauled in as petrol crisis deepens nationwide

Some of Australia’s biggest fuel retailers, including Ampol, 7-Eleven, and BP, have been hauled into a meeting with the consumer watchdog.

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Emails appear to show Peter Mandelson sent Jeffrey Epstein confidential documents in 2009. (AP PHOTO)
USA
Staff Writers

Why UK police want these unredacted Epstein file pages

UK police are seeking access to unredacted correspondence from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Here's why.

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Iran has been dealt blows to its high ranking military forces with Israeli military claiming it has killed their head of security and a key unit commander.
Middle East
Fraser Williams and Madeline Cove

Iran’s security chief, key unit commander killed

Middle East conflict: Here’s the latest

Iran’s top security officer killed overnight

Middle East conflict: Here’s the latest

Iran’s security chief targeted in strike, IDF claims

Commander of Iran’s Basij resistance unit killed: Israeli military

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The International Board of Peace body has been tasked with overseeing the Gaza Strip's future.
Middle East
Staff Writers

Hamas holds talks with peace board over Gaza Strip plan

Reports say Hamas members have met delegates from US President Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip.

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The BBC says a Florida court where a case is set to be heard does not have jurisdiction over it.
US Politics
Staff Writers

‘Fight like hell’: Trump’s BBC lawsuit takes unexpected turn

Donald Trump’s legal battle with the BBC over a January 6 documentary has taken a new turn, with fresh arguments now before a US court.

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Officials say US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will still meet.
US Politics
Staff Writers

Trump threatens to delay Xi summit over Iran war

Donald Trump has warned that his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be delayed as the US concentrates on the growing conflict with Iran.

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