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Australia is calling for urgent talks amid escalating conflict in the Middle East as Israel and Iran trade strikes. Iran has retaliated with drone attacks after Israel struck nuclear and…

Australia’s share market has lost much of the week’s gains, after Israel’s attack on Iran proved a brutal reality check for risk sentiment. The S&P/ASX200 fell 17.7 points, or 0.21…

An Islamist preacher who referred to Jewish people as “vile” and “treacherous” argues his comments weren’t racist but instead protected religious lectures. Sydney-based Al Madina Dawah Centre cleric Wissam Haddad…

Australia is being urged to “bite the bullet” and reassess the merits of its $368 billion nuclear submarine agreement with the US. Concerns have been raised about the future of…

The Australian Defence Force knew about fire risks posed by its aircraft years before an army helicopter sparked a catastrophic blaze that razed most of a national park during Black…

A final call on Woodside’s massive gas project has been delayed with the energy giant granted more time to consider federal conditions on cultural heritage and air quality. Woodside had…

Fanfare and island sunshine have greeted the prime minister as talks with his Fijian counterpart provide a diplomatic warm-up for major tariff discussions. Anthony Albanese arrived in Nadi on his…

CEO Vanessa Hudson’s strategy of making Qantas a majority low-cost airline has become with the closure of Jetstar Asia subsidiary. The unions are not happy, Michael Sainsbury reports. Vanessa Hudson’s…

Australia is “alarmed” at the escalating violence between Israel and Iran after attacks on nuclear and military targets in the Iranian capital Tehran. Israel hit dozens of the sites on…

The Trump administration’s review of the AUKUS partnership isn’t expected to sink the nuclear submarine deal, but tough new terms re-negotiated to keep it afloat. The Pentagon will weigh up…