Energy Minister Chris Bowen has not ruled out relaxing Australia’s total ban on importing Russian oil and petrol following reports China may halt its exports to Australia.
Hannah Cross and Joe Spagnolo
About 2,500 Marines aboard as many as three warships are heading to the Middle East from the Indo-Pacific region as Iran increases its attacks on the Strait of Hormuz, two US officials said.
Eric Schmitt
‘There is nothing they can do about it!’ the President said in a statement.
Ava Martin
Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has not been seen, filmed or photographed since the attack which killed his family, including his father.
Staff Writers
The Albanese Government is maintaining its denials that Australia is facing a fuel shortage, despite releasing millions of litres of diesel and petrol from the national stockpile.
Andrew Greene, Katina Curtis, Joseph Olbrycht-Palmer
Australia has now ordered all non-essential officials and their families from both Israel and the United Arab Emirates to leave the Middle East as the US-Israel-Iran war escalates.
Caitlyn Rintoul
A senior Iranian diplomat quietly walked away from the regime while stationed in Canberra — a dramatic move only now coming to light.
Andrew Greene
RECAP: US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth has questioned the legitimacy of Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei’s first public message that was read on State TV yesterday.
Chloe Maher, Tegwen Bescoby and Troy de Ruyter
Iran’s new Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has vowed the Strait of Hormuz will remain closed as Tehran fights the United States and Israel
Labor has continued to obfuscate basic questions about what military or logistical support the United States has asked Australia to provide in the US-Israel-Iran war.
Australian expats in the Middle East have been urged to leave the region on commercial flights before they ‘dry up’.
Iran’s aspiration to conduct a surprise drone strike on the United States has been revealed, with the FBI urgently warning local law enforcement over the threat.
Max Corstorphan
The International Energy Agency will release a record 400 million barrels of emergency oil reserves as the Iran-Israel conflict threatens global supply routes.
RECAP: Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Motjaba Khamenei’s first statement since his appointment has been read on State TV.
Katherine Kraayvanger and Max Corstorphan
Iran has attacked merchant ships in the Gulf and launched strikes across the Middle East, signalling it can still retaliate despite intense US-Israeli bombardment.
When it comes to the war in Iran, there are, broadly speaking, four possible scenarios.
Bret Stephens
Travellers should expect cut-price offers on Middle East-based airlines as soon as the Iran war is over, says an aviation industry expert. It comes as a major airline axes flights to and from the region.
Cheyanne Enciso
Tensions between Iran and Australia have erupted into a diplomatic row after several members of Iran’s women’s national football team remained in Australia seeking asylum.
Maddie Cove
A massive international airline, with code-share services from Australia to Europe, has pulled flights to and from the Middle East, with a concerning domino effect now expected.
Richard Marles says the United States is among several countries that have requested Australian support as tensions rise in the Middle East.
LATIKA M BOURKE: Former foreign minister Alexander Downer says Anthony Albanese’s early support for Donald Trump’s war with Iran was a calculated political move.
Latika M Bourke
RECAP: A falling drone has hit Dubai International Airport on Wednesday, injuring four people, as the death toll from Israel’s attacks on Lebanon continues to rise.
Katherine Kraayvanger, Ava Martin and Max Corstorphan
A tense moment unfolded at the airport as two members of Iran’s women’s football team refused to board a plane.
Madeline Cove
A member of Iran’s women’s football team appeared to be pulled on to a bus by a teammate after five players were granted humanitarian visas by the Federal Government.
Caleb Runciman
