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‘Uncertain times’: Albanese warns months ahead ‘may not be easy’ in rare address to nation about Middle East crisis

Prime minister urges Australians to consider using public transport and to conserve fuel for ‘critical industry’ and others

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Anthony Albanese addresses the nation on the Middle East crisis – read the speech in full

Prime minister says months ahead ‘may not be easy’ and urges Australians to ‘think of others in your community, in the bush and in critical industries’

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Australia wants to sell its social media ban to the world – but are the measures even working?

Two-thirds of teenagers are still on social media platforms included in the ban, according to the eSafety commissioner

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Australian PMs have addressed the nation only a handful of times. Anthony Albanese joins their ranks

From the ‘worst financial crisis in our lifetime’ to the Covid pandemic, Australian PMs speaking to the nation has been reserved for historic moments

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Moira Deeming could stay on Liberal ticket after preselection bungle as members make ‘stitch up’ claim

Potential challengers given only 36 hours to prepare for a rerun after the winner was deemed ineligible

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Empty petrol stations and volatile prices: Australia’s fuel crisis in charts

Track the latest data on fuel prices, outages and oil tanker deliveries

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Afternoon Update: PM to address nation; Porepunkah grapples with Dezi Freeman’s death; and a miracle dog rescue

Anthony Albanese expected to encourage Australians to play their part in the fuel crisis

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‘Harrowing’: Cyclone Narelle leaves graveyard of turtles, dolphins and seabirds in Western Australia

Exmouth local says devastating impact on wildlife along the coastline is ‘hard to put into words’

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Middle East crisis live: Trump claims Iran war will end in ‘two or three weeks’ and says he is ‘strongly considering’ pulling out of Nato

US president says he always knew Nato was ‘a paper tiger’ ahead of his to address the nation later today

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From the Pocket: Voss has had every chance to succeed but Carlton backed the wrong coach

The Blues still prioritise a bulldozing brand of football but that’s not how the top teams are playing in this AFL season

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Petrol and diesel prices fall across Australia as Labor’s fuel excise cut takes effect

Adelaide has the biggest price decline, with unleaded down 24.9 cents and diesel down 21.3 cents

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Sydney playground at centre of asbestos mulch scandal closed again after timber found ‘bleeding black tar-like substance’

Salvaged railway timber removed for testing from Rozelle parklands, which was previously closed in 2024 when asbestos was found in garden mulch

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Scale of Socceroos’ challenge comes into focus as Turkey complete daunting World Cup group

Group D, which also contains the US and Paraguay, has emerged as arguably the tournament’s most difficult pool

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‘It’s really polarised the population’: amid a police search for Dezi Freeman’s helpers, some sympathy towards the double-murderer remains

Police say anyone who helped the 56-year-old fugitive, who allegedly killed two police officers, ‘will be held to account’

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Sam Konstas axed from Cricket Australia’s contract list for busy 2026-27 season

Batter pays for poor form since fearless Boxing Day knock in 2024 while Brendan Doggett earns his spot on 21-man list after Ashes Test debut

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Ukraine war briefing: Ukraine calls Hungary ‘a disgrace’ after leaked calls with Moscow emerge

Kyiv urges inquiry after leaked calls appeared to capture Hungarian foreign minister telling Moscow he would try to amend EU sanctions to its liking. What we know on day 1,498

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Anthony Albanese to address nation on Wednesday night as treasurer announces Covid-era support measures

Prime minister to deliver address live at 7pm AEDT as Jim Chalmers says Iran war having ‘extreme impact on global economy’

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Scout Boxall: God’s Favourite review – charming standup about one of the worst nights of their life

Melbourne international comedy festivalThis funny, thoughtful show is a gentle nudge to think about history’s sidelined women and embrace the nerdiest parts of yourself

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Japan allows divorced couples to negotiate joint custody of children for first time

The new rules are the first major change to the country’s laws governing child-rearing in more than a century

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‘Severe disinformation campaign’ fuelling trans hate speech, Australia’s sex discrimination commissioner says

Trans and gender-diverse people experience ‘significant and preventable barriers to their safety and dignity’, report finds

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Australia has weathered fuel crises before. What can we learn from previous oil price spikes?

After the second world war, cheap oil was a foundation of global economic stability. That changed dramatically in 1973

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PM pledges to ‘do everything we can to protect Australia’ amid Iran fuel crisis – as it happened

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Australian supermarket Easter eggs taste test: ‘The quality of Easter chocolate is simply worse’

Nicholas Jordan goes on the hunt for good Easter eggs. After nibbling through 29 products, he is glad the ovum ordeal is over

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Injectable peptides are touted online as a ‘glow up potion’. Here’s why experts warn against unapproved use

Claims of benefits have been amplified by the US health secretary, Robert F Kennedy Jr. How does the evidence actually stack up?

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‘Not a fix’: the three questionable ideas politicians are pitching to solve Australia’s fuel crisis

Excise cuts, coal-to-liquid fuel and greater use of ethanol have been floated as options to combat price and supply pressures – but experts say cutting fossil fuel dependence is key

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