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Middle East crisis live: Trump ‘surprised’ Iran has targeted Gulf countries and claims US ‘decimated’ Kharg Island
US president said he did not want to make a deal with Iran yet, while claiming that he might hit Kharg Island again ‘just for fun’How have you been affected...
Australia news live: Queensland premier defends laws after two protesters arrested over use of ‘from the river to the sea’ phrase
Meanwhile authorities say little can be done to salvage flooded homes along the Top End’s swollen Daly river. Follow the day’s updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or...
Queensland arts minister ignored recommendation that new theatre be named after poet Oodgeroo Noonuccal
Exclusive: Queensland Performing Arts Centre board nominated Oodgeroo as preferred name in 2024 but it was not one of four options put to public vote by LNPFollow our Australia news...
No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers says
Economists predict RBA will raise interest rates this week and in May – days before treasurer unveils budgetFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email,...
NSW to crack down on property underquoting, forcing sellers to publish price guides on all listings
Underquoting and ‘dummy bidding’ will attract fines of $110,000 in bid to create a ‘fair property market’Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free...
Trump says US may strike Iran’s Kharg Island oil export hub ‘just for fun’
In comments to NBC News, US presidents also deflates hope of deal with Tehran, saying ‘terms aren’t good enough’Middle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump said on Saturday that the...
London’s Burning actor John Alford, 54, dies in prison
Death comes two months after Alford was jailed for eight-and-a-half years for sexually assaulting two teenage girlsThe actor John Alford has died in prison two months after being jailed for...
Pentagon identifies six US service members killed in aircraft crash over Iraq
US Central Command says crash followed unspecified incident, and second refueling tanker landed safely in IsraelThe names of the six US service members who died when a military refueling aircraft...
Danish royals Frederik and Mary begin six-day Australia tour with visit to rain-soaked red centre
Royal trip includes stops in Canberra, Melbourne and Hobart and aims to deepen trade tiesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or...
F1 cancels Bahrain and Saudi Arabia GPs because of Middle East war
Bahrain circuit only 20 miles from targeted US baseRaces unlikely to be replaced because of logisticsFormula One has cancelled the Bahrain and Saudi Arabia grands prix because of the war...
FCC chair threatens to throttle news broadcasts over ‘hoaxes’ about Iran war
Brendan Carr posts that he may cancel spectrum permits of ‘mainstream news’ outlets for ‘misleading’ coverageThe Trump administration’s communications licensing tsar fired a warning shot over the US broadcasting industry...
Murder arrest after 18-day-old baby falls from central London property
Met police says woman, 43, was detained after newborn girl in Westminster taken to hospital and pronounced deadA woman has been arrested on suspicion of murder after an 18-day-old baby...