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Donald Trump reportedly plans to announce a coalition to escort ships through the Strait of Hormuz. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumOil spikes again amid Middle East conflict

Oil prices have surged to more than $US105 a barrel as Donald Trump urges allies to deploy warships to help escort ships through the blocked Strait of Hormuz.

Florence Tan and Shariq Khan

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POLITICSPremiumOne Nation more popular than Coalition for first time

A fringe party has observed a massive polling surge as Labor crumbles under the pressure of keeping Aussie petrol tanks full.

Jack Nivison

The fifth member of the Iranian soccer team has fled to asylum in Australia.

Middle EastVideoCommentsIranian football captain flees amid claims of family missing

Iran’s women’s football captain has abandoned her Australian asylum bid, amid claims authorities in Tehran are pressuring players by targeting their families.

Madeline Cove

An audit of Perth youth hostels, include Mission Australia’s in Victoria Park, has found they are full most days. Pictured is Mission Australia WA Regional Leader Elise Jorgensen with youth at a facility in the Southern Suburbs Justin Benson-Cooper

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Unlucky housing lottery for Perth’s lost kids

An audit has revealed Perth’s housing crisis is hitting vulnerable teens and young adults hard, with shelters forced to turn more people away every day, sparking a nightly scramble for help for hundreds.

Jessica Page

Iran women’s football captain reportedly abandons asylum bid.

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Iranian football captain flees; family reportedly missing

LIVE UPDATES: A fifth member of Iran’s women’s football team has withdrawn her asylum claim and left Australia after being granted a humanitarian visa during the AFC Women’s Asian Cup.

Madeline Cove

Napoleon Becerra was one of the 36 candidates in Peru's presidential election. (AP PHOTO)

PoliticsPremiumPeru presidential candidate dies in traffic accident

A presidential candidate travelling to a political rally in Peru has died in a traffic accident.

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Governments have committed to make available 271.7 million barrels of oil from government stocks.

Middle EastVideoCommentsEmergency global stockpile oil coming soon, IEA says

The IEA will release more than 400 million barrels of oil reserves as conflict around the Strait of Hormuz rattles global markets.

Staff Writers

Kate Seselja as been advocating for gambling reform for more than a decade. (Lukas Coch/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumLobby gambling giants, not me, minister told advocate

A schism between a minister and gambling reform advocates is widening after she told a former gambling addict to convince wagering companies about reform.

Dominic Giannini

Polling shows support for the coalition has dipped since Angus Taylor replaced Sussan Ley as leader. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumCoalition dips to historic low as key by-election looms

One Nation has overtaken the coalition for the first time in a major poll, spelling woes for the Liberal leader who rolled his predecessor after poor polling.

Dominic Giannini

Iranian women's team captain Zahra Ghanbari has left Australia after dropping her asylum claim. (Dave Hunt/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumIranian soccer captain the fifth to drop asylum bid

Only two members of the Iranian women's soccer team group remain in Australia after five compatriots dropped asylum bids.

Farid Farid and Tess Ikonomou

Queen Mary and King Frederik have been welcomed at Government House in Canberra. (Mick Tsikas/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumDanish royals start day in capital after state dinner

Queen Mary and King Frederik are set for another day of royal engagements in Australia's capital as they hit the halfway mark of their six-day tour.

Dominic Giannini

Tax reform is on the treasurer's agenda amid rising petrol prices and a likely interest rate hike. (Sarah Wilson/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumTreasurer on war footing over tax reform, rates pain

Ambitious tax reform is being flagged by the federal treasurer as the Middle East conflict hits the economy and home owners brace for an interest rate hike.

Tess Ikonomou

The government has been urged to take pause to think about how they will implement universal childcare reforms.

PoliticsPremiumCalls for pause in childcare change before system reform

Childcare advocacy groups are warning the government that it must take a breath before barrelling on with the push to universal care, as urgent reforms to safety risk further entrenching a piecemeal system.

Katina Curtis

War is expensive. Even if you’re not the one who started it — or even a part of it.

EditorialPremiumWar simply reveals government failures

Australian lives might not be on the frontline but livelihoods might soon be under siege.

Basil Zempilas (right) is picking a fight over WA’s tourism strategy, promising ‘full transparency’ around the cost of each event lured here using taxpayer dollars if he becomes Premier, such as AFL Origin (left).

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Liberals’ red card for secret cost of sport blockbusters

Basil Zempilas is picking a fight over WA’s tourism strategy, promising ‘full transparency’ around the cost of each event lured here using taxpayer dollars — if he becomes Premier. 

Jessica Page

The City of Belmont is set to debate online voting amid dire local government election numbers. Pictured is Local Government Minister Hannah Beazley, who says she's aware of 'voter fatigue'.

Local governmentPremiumOnline voting to boost numbers in local government elections

A push to introduce online voting for local government elections will be debated by the City of Belmont, after in-person elections recorded a dire participation rate of just 19.13 per cent in 2023.

Sophie Gannon

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Federal PoliticsCommentsDoom and gloom as Chalmers warns of inflation rise

A widely-tipped interest rate hike on top of the ongoing global fuel crisis is spelling doom and gloom for household budgets as Jim Chalmers warns Treasury thinks inflation could rise close to 5 per cent. 

Katina Curtis

Raissa Butkowski is a lawyer based in Albury. Albury City Council

BREAKINGPremiumLibs makes big call ahead of by-election

The Liberals have chosen a councillor and lawyer as their pick for Farrer ahead of a hotly-anticipated by-election race.

Ria Pandey and Steve Zemek

Photograph released by Iranian state media agency Tasnim News of women's football team members Mona Hammoudi, Zahra Sarbali and Zahra Meshkekar, who changed their minds about seeking asylum in Australia.

Federal PoliticsCommentsThree more Iranian soccer players forfeit asylum in Aus

Another three members of the Iranian women’s football team who accepted asylum in Australia have now changed their minds and will return to Iran.

Katina Curtis

Shops selling illegal tobacco could be shut down for three months. (Con Chronis/AAP PHOTOS)

PoliticsPremiumDodgy tobacco stores in sights but no 'silver bullet'

Inspectors and police will be able to shut down stores selling illegal tobacco, as another state tries to tame the thriving black market in dodgy durries.

Callum Godde

Mehreen Faruqi says anti-Muslim hate has become normalised in Australia. NewsWire / Martin Ollman

POLITICSPremiumFaruqi accuses Labor of ‘cherry-picking’ racism

One of Australia’s few Muslim federal parliamentarians has accused Labor of failing to confront rising Islamophobia in the country.

Ria Pandey

Bruce and Denise Morcombe with Police minister Dan Purdie. NewsWire / John Gass.

NEWSPremiumParents flock to sex offender registry

Since Queensland launched a public sex offender registry, parents and carers have flocked to the website in massive numbers.

Georgia Palgan

The State Government have announced the launch of a new $6million program aimed to keep teenage girls involved in sport, just days before the Australian women’s team the Matilda’s take on China in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup semi-final.

Girls in SportComments$6m program to help teenage girls stay in sport

A new $6million program aimed to keep teenage girls involved in sport has been announced just days before the Matildas take on China in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup semi-final.

Sophie Gannon

From Monday, existing permits will be adjusted to remove cap loads for certain road trains.

WA NewsCommentsPremiumBigger road loads approved as fuel panic grips regional WA

Road trains will soon be authorised to carry an extra 10 tonnes of petrol, diesel and fertiliser in a bid to distribute more fuel to regional WA amidst escalating tensions in the Middle East. 

Jessica Evensen