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NSW Premier Chris Minns has revealed 105 service stations are now without diesel - “almost exclusively in the regions”.

‘Of course’ the government is considering fuel rations

Federal Climate Change and Energy Minister Chris Bowen confirmed fuel rationing has been reviewed by his department as more than 200 service stations ran out of petrol in NSW, Queensland and Victoria.

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Pauline Hanson in South Australian on election night.

Hanson’s popularity shows we’re catching up to US and UK

LATIKA M BOURKE: Australia is catching up with the anti-globalisation and anti-establishment sentiment that has swept through the UK and US.

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Viktor Orban, Hungary's PM,  faces an election next month.

Russian spooks proposed staging audacious PM assassination

Russia’s audacious bid to help their NATO ally maintain his grip on power.

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Tanya Plibersek & Barnaby Joyce explode in fiery clash on Sunrise, leaving host Nat Barr in shock

‘Be a grown-up’: Fuel debate between Plibersek and Joyce descends into chaos

The federal government is working to assure Australians there’s enough petrol for everyone.

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Fuel prices are rising in Australia and across the globe, with no end to the Iran war in sight. (Jay Kogler/AAP PHOTOS)

PM hits the phones in urgent attempt to get more fuel

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has been phoning his global counterparts to try and shore up Australia’s fuel stocks over the coming weeks and months, as the Middle East war sends shockwaves through global supply chains.

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Pauline Hanson's One Nation has confirmed its arrival as a political force in the SA election. (Darren England/AAP PHOTOS)

One Nation here to stay after state election uprising

Nationwide polling suggesting One Nation's primary vote has soared should be believed after a massive swing at the South Australian election, experts say.

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Advances in drone technology should prompt a rethink on anti-extremism, say experts. (AP PHOTO)

Australia warned to act fast on drone terror threat

Drone-based terror attacks pose an increasing threat to Australia's national security and urgent action is needed, a report warns.

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Australia releases list of priorities for data centres

The Albanese Government says it will prioritise data centre and AI infrastructure proposals which use clean energy, hire Australians, and don’t adversely impact communities they’re built in. 

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Defence Minister Richard Marles.

Australia signs on to help open Strait of Hormuz

Australia has joined 21 other countries in a joint commitment to safeguard oil tanker transit through the Strait of Hormuz amid the US-Israel-Iran war. 

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One Nation leader Senator Pauline Hanson celebrated the party’s good showing in the South Australian election on Saturday.

The SA election changes everything for the federal Liberals

AARON PATRICK: One Nation’s polling surge is not a statistical anomaly, and means Pauline Hanson is now as much a threat to the Coalition as Anthony Albanese.

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The US has warned Iran to lift its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz within 48 hours.

Trump’s 48-hour ultimatum to Iran escalates war tensions

US President Donald Trump has threatened to target Iranian power plants if Tehran does not reopen the Strait of Hormuz, a key global oil shipping route.

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Pauline Hanson is now looking to a federal by-election and the Victorian poll after the SA election. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

Sobering lesson for Liberals from One Nation surge

One Nation's new-found popularity has left Liberal rivals scrambling, although one senior figure doesn't expect the resurgence to last.

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Donald Trump is considering ‘winding down’ military action against Iran.

‘Winding down’: Trump signals Iran war may scale back

Donald Trump has signalled the US may reduce military action against Iran as strikes hit Natanz and fears grow over oil supply disruption in the Strait of Hormuz.

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Israel was unable to intercept missiles that hit near its nuclear research site.

Missile strikes target Israel's nuclear research centre

The Middle East war has spun into a dangerous new direction with Iranian missiles hitting near Israel's main nuclear research site.

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Bowen confirms fuel shipment disruptions to Australia.

Middle East war halts fuel shipments bound for Australia

Global tensions are impacting fuel deliveries to Australia, with Chris Bowen confirming shipments have been delayed amid the Strait of Hormuz disruption.

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