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The war in Iran has pushed petrol prices to record highs.

Nightmarish decisions lie ahead on fuel rationing, but better to go hard early

Wartime-style rationing is not on the table, but governments face only difficult decisions when it comes to controlling demand for liquid fuel.

  • Allan Fels

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When two tribes hit the floor

Members show their true colours.

The State Library of NSW’s bronze doors get little attention, but are based on images that are deeply distressing.

These imposing doors guard the threshold of a Sydney icon. Their troubling history has just come to light

A painstaking investigation has revealed terrible wrongs were committed in their creation.

  • Damien Webb
Smoke rises during a US-Israeli attack on Tehran.

Australians on sub that sank Iranian warship in Indian Ocean

Two Australian sailors were aboard the US nuclear-powered sub that sank an Iranian frigate, amid reports US-backed Kurdish rebels are ready for a ground assault against Iranian troops.

  • Michael Koziol and Andrew Probyn
The White House released this footage of the sinking of an Iranian warship, the IRIS Dena, off the coast of Sri Lanka. The torpedo was fired from a US fast attack submarine.

How the US sank one of Iran’s most modern warships

The spectacular destruction of an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka underlines how the US-Israeli military operation is stretching far beyond Iran’s borders.

  • Tom Housden
Actress Lorraine Bayly.

The fade to black that pierced the heart of Australian TV

Reflections on the luminous career of Lorraine Bayly, the cultural legacy of The Sullivans and the enduring memory of one of TV’s most beloved mums.

  • Michael Idato
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Moorooka car yard, 2025.

My suburb was famous for car yards. Now we have coffee, culture and big plans for the future

Known for its Magic Mile of car dealerships, this suburb in our Life in the ’burbs series offers a lot more than a good trade-in deal.

  • Evan Dean
The state government is being criticised for its schools funding.

History teachers are terrified by new hate speech laws, with good reason

Could explaining historical antisemitism be perceived as vilifying Jewish people? Newly enacted NSW laws could lead to silence.

  • Claire Golledge
Major-General Jason Blain, the most senior Australian Defence Force officer in Melbourne, stands in the Cabinet War Room at Victoria Barracks.

The smoke-filled room where anxious men directed their nation at war

The War Cabinet Room at Victoria Barracks, Melbourne, was the heart of Australia’s defence administration during World War II.

  • Tony Wright
As a result of the ongoing conflict the Gaza War Cemetery has suffered extensive damage.

Australia pledges to restore Anzac war graves bulldozed during war in Gaza

Satellite imagery has revealed parts of a Commonwealth cemetery containing Anzac burials had been bulldozed during Israeli military operations over the past two years.

  • Rob Harris