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President says US will take vital fuel hub âin not too distant futureâ and will âassume total control of their oil and gas marketsâ
US strikes Iran for second day, as ceasefire appears close to collapse
Donald Trump has threatened to attack Iran âvery hard tonightâ and seize the countryâs Kharg Island and âother infrastructureâ in his latest warning to Tehran.
double quotation markThe United States will be hitting Iran (Whose Navy, Air Force, Radar, Anti Aircraft, and all other forms of Defense, together with most of its offensive capability, are GONE!), VERY HARD TONIGHT. At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela, which is working out brilliantly for both Venezuela and the United States of America. Thank you for your attention to this matter!â
Iran remains defiant amid US attacks, orders complete closure of Strait of Hormuz to all vessels.
Dubai/Washington: US President Donald Trump has vowed to hit Iran “very hard tonight” and threatened to soon take control of its oil and gas infrastructure and markets after the two sides traded air attacks on Thursday for a second straight day.
“At some point in the not too distant future, we will be taking Kharg Island, and other oil infrastructure points, and assume total control of their Oil and Gas Markets, much like we have with Venezuela,” Trump said on Truth Social.
In an interview with Fox News’ Fox & Friends on Thursday morning (Washington time), Trump said: “There will be more bombing tonight. It will be bigger, bigger, more powerful.
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An Australian charity is warning that a growing number of people are lining up from the early hours of the morning to access food and essential support, after more than 3.4 million households experienced food insecurity over the past year.
Ann Cooper, founder and volunteer of South Australian not-for-profit group Cos We Care, told Yahoo News that demand for the weekly service has increased significantly in recent years, with more people relying on it.
The group provides free food, clothing and essential support to people experiencing homelessness and financial hardship through its weekly outreach service at Fremont Park in Elizabeth, in Adelaide's northern suburbs.
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Matthew Lloyd and Damian Barrett with the latest news and opinions from Round Six
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We count down the best moments from an exciting Round Six
The Eagles and Dockers clash in round six of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season
Jake Waterman opens his account before a collision with Luke Ryan sees him come from the field for treatment
The Demons and Lions clash in round six of the 2026 Toyota AFL Premiership Season
Jordan Clark boots his first goal of the season after Harley Reid is penalised for jumping the gun in this incident
Herald Sun chief football reporter Jay Clark believes it would be a massive shock if Carlton goes unpunished for its handling of Elijah Hollands’ mental health episode, declaring it a “line in the sand moment” for the AFL.
But while stunned by the Blues’ lack of in-game action, dual premiership Kangaroo David King believes it’s a one-off, club-related issue that doesn’t require sweeping, AFL-led changes.
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I know Elijah Hollands has been front of mind for so many of us connected to the Carlton Football Club.
Elijah's welfare is what matters most right now, and please be assured that remains our focus.
Since the game, the Board has been working closely with Chief Executive Officer Graham Wright and General Manager of Football Chris Davies to obtain a thorough account of the circumstances both leading into and throughout the match. The Club has been in regular consultation with the AFL and AFLPA, and will continue to do so, as facts are gathered in a supportive and respectful setting, and we are confident that valuable learnings will come from this process.
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Australia’s population is growing three times faster than new housing is getting built due to record levels of migration coupled with sluggish home construction, new figures have revealed.
Experts have warned the result of the imbalance is that competition for housing could intensify this year even as interest rate hikes and the fuel crisis threaten to pull down home prices.
Analysis of ABS figures by conservative think tank the Institute of Public Affairs showed population growth over 2023 to 2025 was 1.5 million against a total 527,222 housing completions.
Institute of Public Affairs senior fellow Dr Kevin You said the mismatch between supply and population growth revealed why the country continued to have a housing crisis.
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Outdated minimum lot size rules embedded in planning schemes are preventing new homes from being delivered in established suburbs according to a peak housing industry body.
Analysis from the Housing Industry Association points to these rules, making it near impossible to meet the National Housing Accord target of 1.2 million new homes.
HIA executive director planning and development, Sam Heckel accused governments of leaving 1950s planning rules untouched, making it impossible to meet housing targets.
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US military boasts blockade of the strait of Hormuz will incapacitate Iran’s economy; Trump says negotiations could return to Pakistan
US-Iran peace talks could resume in next two days, Trump says
JD Vance has said Iran will “thrive†if it commits to not having a nuclear weapon. Speaking at a Turning Point USA event in Georgia, the US vice-president said Donald Trump “doesn’t want to make, like, a small deal. He wants to make the grand bargain.â€
double quotation markWe’re going to make it economically prosperous, and we’re going to invite the Iranian people into the world economy in a way they haven’t been in my entire life.â€
Mohammed, 8, cries next to the coffin of his father who was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon’s coastal city of Sidon. (AP Photo/Emilio Morenatti)
G'day. ABC Middle East correspondent Matthew Doran here, writing to you from the Saudi capital Riyadh.
It's day 45 of the war, day six of the ceasefire (except in Lebanon), and day one of the United States's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
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Sitting in Riyadh, with rain, thunder and lightning outside the window, it seems the storm clouds of war across the region are getting darker once more.
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Israeli prime minister’s remarks come shortly after Trump told US media he had asked Netanyahu to be more ‘low-key’
“I wish to inform you: There is no ceasefire in Lebanon,†Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told Israelis in a short video address posted on X. He said Israel was “continuing to strike Hezbollah with full force, and we will not stop until we restore your security.â€
His comments come shortly after President Trump said he had asked Netanyahu to be “more low-key†in Lebanon, as the US seeks to negotiate with Iran to bring the war to an end.
Netanyahu added that he had instructed his government to “open direct negotiations with Lebanon as soon as possible.†The talks will focus on the disarmament of Hezbollah and the establishment of peaceful relations between Israel and Lebanon, he added.
Doctors warn of worsening crises as vital supplies run low and Israeli attacks devastate Beirut and surrounding areas.
Beirut, Lebanon – As bombs rained down on Lebanon’s capital, hundreds of people rushed to the American University of Beirut (AUB) Hospital, many crying, many scared. Children were looking for their siblings or their parents, unsure if they were dead or alive.
Israeli forces had bombed 100-plus targets across the country in 10 minutes on Wednesday, despite a ceasefire agreement between the US and Iran that many thought would include Lebanon.
“In under an hour, we received around 76 injured people. Unfortunately, six people didn’t make it,” Dr Salah Zeineldine, AUB’s chief medical officer, told Al Jazeera, as the hospital became an “epicentre” for victims of the Israeli attacks.
People in Lebanon fear the war is going to get "much worse" after Israel hit the country's capital, Beirut, with a fresh wave of air strikes overnight.
Israel launched the attacks on what it said were Hezbollah targets hours after the US and Iran announced they had reached a ceasefire agreement.
Peace negotiations will begin in Pakistan at the weekend but it is unclear whether fighting will stop in Lebanon, which the US and Israel have claimed is not covered by the ceasefire.
On the streets of Beirut, a fresh sense of fear and panic has set in.
Overnight, Israel launched widespread attacks on the Lebanese capital — the most intense wave of Israeli air strikes to date in this war.
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Oil prices swing and stock markets tense on approach to Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz
The oil and ‌gas crisis triggered by the blockade of the strait of Hormuz is “more serious than the ones in 1973, ​1979 and 2022 togetherâ€, the head of the International Energy Agency (IEA) has said.
Speaking as Donald Trump’s deadline for Iran to reopen the waterway approached, Fatih Birol told â Le Figaro newspaper that the impact of the Middle East conflict on the oil market was larger than the combined force of the twin shocks of the 1970s and the fallout from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
The Iran conflict has cemented the shift from concerns about sustainability to security of supply.
Despite the urging of the global renewables industry and the European Union, most of the world has consistently refused to pay a “green premium” for energy.
That pricing reality was clear well before the Iran war. But the conflict’s massive disruption to oil and gas markets has abruptly switched the global focus to the prospect of a “security premium” for what were commonly derided as fossil fuels in steady decline.
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Both major parties have problems, but you’d still rather be Anthony Albanese than Angus Taylor.
When it comes to who is responsible for escalating petrol prices, Australian voters are pretty smart.
The latest The Australian Financial Review/Redbridge Group/Accent Research poll shows 61 per cent lay the blame for the crisis solely at the feet of Donald Trump. Just 14 per cent blame the government.
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The vast majority of respondents blame Donald Trump for the fuel crisis sparked by the war in the Middle East.
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Three Israeli officials tell Reuters that the US actually helped coordinate Israel’s attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield
A visual guide to the oil and gas site attacks in the Middle East
We’ve just heard from Pete Hegseth. He reiterated the claim from Donald Trump that the US president knew nothing about the attack on Iran’s South Pars gasfield.
However, Reuters is reporting that Israel says its attack on the gas facilities was coordinated with the United States.
Israel has not publicly acknowledged responsibility for the South Pars attack. On Wednesday night, Trump said in a social media post that Washington “knew nothing about this particular attack” and that Israel would not attack the gas field further unless Iran again attacked Qatar.
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US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says the United States' objectives in the war against Iran have not changed since strikes started on February 28.
The United States has carried out strikes against 7000 targets inside Iran and hit more than 40 Iranian mine-laying vessels and 11 submarines, according to the Pentagon.
"Our objectives, given directly from our America-first president, remain exactly what they were on day one," Hegseth told reporters.
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