The World Today

The US Navy opens fire on an Iranian cargo ship, with renewed talks in Pakistan to be held before Wednesday's end to the current US-Iran ceasefire.

Will a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon take us one step closer to a wider peace deal between the US and Iran?

Australia's fragile fuel supply is under further threat after the country's largest operating oil refinery burst into flames overnight.

The US President Donald Trump says negotiations with Iran could resume as early as this week as the fuel crunch continues to hurt key industries in Australia.

The stand-off in the Strait of Hormuz deepens with a United States blockade of Iranian ports now underway.

Donald Trump orders a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz as Iran says the two sides were "inches away" from reaching a peace agreement in Pakistan.

The Israelis to hold talks with Lebanon, the US to holds talk with Iran - in all this talking, what does it all mean for peace in the Middle East? A former adviser to six US Secretaries of State and middle east negotiator weighs in.

The death toll in Lebanon rises after Israeli strikes, threatening to undermine a fragile ceasefire in the war in Iran.

The US and Iran strike a ceasefire deal, hours after the US President threatened that "a whole civilisation will die tonight" if the ultimatum expired.

Australia's most decorated soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, arrested on war crime allegations.

Iran bites back after US President Donald Trump's expletive-laden social media post amping up the pressure over the Strait of Hormuz.

The war isn't over yet - the US President touts 'swift, overwhelming' victories but maintains the war will continue.

New tax relief and financial support for small businesses suffering in the fuel crisis.

US President Donald Trump has threatened to blow up Iran's energy infrastructure if negotiations to end the war are not successful.

Alleged cop murderer Dezi Freeman is dead after seven months on the run.

Donald Trump has extended his deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz to April 6, saying he will hold off on bombing Iran's energy plants and that talks are going "very well".

The US President backs down from his ultimatum, postponing military strikes on Iranian power plants.

Are you taking the bus or train instead, maybe working from home? Fuel worries are already changing our daily habits.

One of the most powerful storms to hit Queensland in more than 100 years, Tropical Cyclone Narelle has crossed the Queensland coast as a Category 4 system lashing communities across Cape York Peninsula with deadly winds of up to 270 kilometres an hour.

The federal government announces a coordinator of a fuel supply task force, to ensure critical users get the fuel they need.

Radio shock-jock Kyle Sandilands says he's been sacked by ARN Media, almost a month on from his on-air blow up with co-host Jackie 'O' Henderson.

As Australians brace for a potential rate hike today, war in the Middle East is increasing pressure on the cost of living.

As fallout from the Iran war hits Australians at the bowser, what can be done to ease the cost and supply pressures?

Australia is rolling out 762 million litres of petrol and diesel from emergency fuel reserves to address ongoing shortages stemming from the Iran war.

An extraordinary helicopter rescue mission and two overseas travellers found dead - the latest on extreme flooding in northern Australia.

The Nationals have elected Matt Canavan as their new leader, following the resignation of David Littleproud.

Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.

Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;

DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.

A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.

An Australian base in Dubai was hit in an Iranian drone attack over the weekend, as the conflict spreads across the Middle East.

Donald Trump has vowed to avenge the deaths of US servicemen killed in the Middle East, while warning there will likely be more.

Hilary Clinton has denied links to Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republicans of partisan political theatre, in a dramatic deposition

As one Australian tech firm declares mass lay-offs many are asking if it's a sign of more to come in the AI revolution.

New Inflation data shows the economy is still running hot. What will this mean for interest rates?

The Royal Commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attacks begins in Sydney; 

The government under pressure to crackdown on those offering assistance to Australians returning from terrorism hotspots; 

The fall of former prince Andrew reaches new depths with his arrest.

Prime Minister Anthony's comments come as Sydney's Lakemba Mosque say they've received three written threats in the past month.

Australians are expected to decrease their private health insurance coverage, or forgo insurance altogether, following the news that premiums will rise from April.

The Federal Government has ruled out offering consular assistance to the Australian families of Islamic State fighters currently stuck in Syria.