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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces extraordinary headwinds.

Albanese steps in on fuel supply as Coalition floats Russian sanctions pause

The government for the first time acknowledged the potential benefit of Australians working from home and cutting back on fuel consumption.

  • Paul Sakkal

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A tanker enters Mumbai after successfully making the journey from the Middle East.

Warning to Australia: Work from home, avoid air travel and cut speed limits to guard against oil shock

As the Albanese government avoids alarm, the International Energy Agency issued a global plea for countries to take some drastic actions on Friday.

  • Paul Sakkal
Donald Trump’s war in Iran is not popular in Australia.

Australians want no part in Iran conflict as Hastie unloads on ‘petulant’ Trump

Most Australians want the country to stay out of the war in Iran, with fewer than one in three voters backing the Albanese government’s support for US strikes.

  • Matthew Knott
A Thai cargo vessel on fire in the Strait of Hormuz, reflecting the danger of Iranian attacks.

Trump is rallying nations to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz. Australia is wary

The US president has not asked Canberra to send a warship to the critical choke point as he seeks to form a coalition to protect global oil trade.

  • Matthew Knott
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Lessons from the Iran crisis: Australia looking to ramp up missile production

The prime minister said Australia would be operating in a defensive capacity only. But one analyst says Iran would make no distinction.

  • Paul Sakkal and Brittany Busch
An RAAF Wedgetail, flying in formation with Australian and US jets.

Australia weighs sending ‘world-class’ surveillance aircraft to defend against Iran drones

The country’s most sophisticated military surveillance plane could be deployed to help Gulf nations defend against Iranian missile and drone attacks.

  • Matthew Knott
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Minister for Foreign Affairs Penny Wong during a press conference.

Wong dispatches crisis squads to Middle East to help stranded Australians - but no rescue planes yet

Foreign Minister Penny Wong has warned of the historic challenge of repatriating Australians from the Middle East, with the ADF standing ready to support the operation.

  • Nick Newling and Daniel Lo Surdo
Hanson slapped herself on the wrist and stormed out of the chamber before the Senate censured her.

Coalition opposes censure of Pauline Hanson over Muslim remarks

The One Nation leader stormed out of the chamber before the vote, slapping herself on the wrist and labelling the proceedings a joke.

  • Brittany Busch and Nick Newling
Flights from Australia to Doha and several other airports in the Middle East are affected.

‘Serious failure’: Coalition accuses government of failing to warn Australians to leave Middle East

Penny Wong said it would be “very difficult” to organise repatriation flights for Australians stuck in the region because of the closure of airspace.

  • Matthew Knott
A plume of smoke caused by an Iranian strike is seen in the background as Emirates planes are parked at Dubai International Airport on Sunday.

Logistical nightmare unfolds for thousands of Australian travellers

The disruption left many Australians stuck in airports abroad, while travel plans for those departing Australia have been upended as the conflict rages.

  • Chris Zappone