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Government 'doing more' to help bring Australians home

Government 'doing more' to help bring Australians home

Efforts to assist Australians to return from the Middle East conflict are being stepped up by the federal government, with buses to cities with open airspace.

Russia, Ukraine swap 300 troops on second exchange day

Russia, Ukraine swap 300 troops on second exchange day

Russia, Ukraine swap 300 troops on second exchange day

Russia, Ukraine swap 300 troops on second exchange day

Ukraine and Russia have exchanged prisoners of war for the second time in two days.

Assail of two cities: Tehran and Beirut under attack

Assail of two cities: Tehran and Beirut under attack

Assail of two cities: Tehran and Beirut under attack

Assail of two cities: Tehran and Beirut under attack

US President Donald Trump has encouraged Iranian Kurdish forces in Iraq to launch attacks against Iran as the Middle East conflict widens.

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'Very thin': inside the figures propping up Grand Prix

'Very thin': inside the figures propping up Grand Prix

As the Formula 1 Australian Grand Prix gets under way and race fever takes over Melbourne, some are asking if taxpayers' millions could be better spent.

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine to swap a total of 1000 prisoners

Russia and Ukraine ‌have exchanged 200 prisoners of war on each side and ‌will ⁠swap another 300 within the next day, officials say.

Russia-Ukraine peace talks postponed due to Mideast war

Russia-Ukraine peace talks postponed due to Mideast war

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy says US-brokered talks between Russia and Ukraine have stalled as the war in the Middle East pulls focus away.

Iran warns US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship

Iran warns US will 'bitterly regret' sinking warship

Iran has launched new strikes against Israel and US military bases in the Middle East after an American submarine sank an Iranian warship.

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Australian shares bounce on talk of Iran war slowdown

Australian shares bounce on talk of Iran war slowdown

Australian shares bounce on talk of Iran war slowdown

Australian shares bounce on talk of Iran war slowdown

Hopes of potential de-escalation in the Middle East and US assurances around crude supply have supported a lift in equities, despite a fresh wave of attacks.

Hundreds more Aussies flee 'volatile' Middle East

Hundreds more Aussies flee 'volatile' Middle East

Hundreds more Aussies flee 'volatile' Middle East

Hundreds more Aussies flee 'volatile' Middle East

A second Australia-bound flight has left Dubai with hundreds of citizens on board as tens of thousands more remain stuck in the Middle East.

Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict

Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict

Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict

Festival of world music scrambles due to world conflict

More than 120 artists and crew heading to the WOMADelaide festival have been caught up in travel chaos, with some making massive journeys so they can perform.

Three-day farewell for slain Iranian leader Khamenei

Three-day farewell for slain Iranian leader Khamenei

Three-day farewell for slain Iranian leader Khamenei

Three-day farewell for slain Iranian leader Khamenei

Iran's slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei will be farewelled at a public ceremony in Tehran before being buried in his home city of Mashhad.

US strikes on Iran 'ahead of game plan' as markets dive

US strikes on Iran 'ahead of game plan' as markets dive

US strikes on Iran 'ahead of game plan' as markets dive

US strikes on Iran 'ahead of game plan' as markets dive

The war in the Middle East is escalating, with nearly 800 killed in Iran as explosions rock Lebanon, where Israel says it's retaliating against Hezbollah.

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

Hundreds of Aussies heading home after US-led strikes

A Sydney-bound flight is on its way to Dubai carrying fleeing Australians as crisis teams are sent to the Middle East to provide extra consular support.

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Airline, travel industries scramble with war fallout

Ten of thousands of anxious travellers are clamouring for ways out of the Middle East as the widening Iran war constrains commercial flights through the region.

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Ukraine MPs urge Australian help for rebuilding efforts

Kyiv is pitching economic opportunities for Australian businesses during a mammoth reconstruction task, as the war in Ukraine drags into a fifth year.

F1 heads for Melbourne but other sport hit by conflict

The Australian grand prix remains on schedule but other sports events are being affected by the fall-out from the ongoing Middle East conflict.

Sudan implicates Ethiopia in its civil war

Sudan has pointed the finger at Ethiopia, accusing its neighbour of assisting the Rapid Support Services of launching drones from its territory.

Pakistan says 67 Afghan troops killed in border clashes

Islamabad says 67 Afghan troops and one Pakistani soldier have been killed in cross-border clashes.

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Middle East war enters fourth day in 'smoke and blood'

President Donald Trump says the US has “the capability to go far longer" than its projected four-to-five-week time frame for military operations against Iran.

Rate hike odds spike for 'live' March RBA meeting

The battle to tame inflation has been thrown into more uncertainty by conflict in Iran and the Middle East, the Reserve Bank governor says.

No pain at the pump: petrol companies warned on gouging

Petrol stations will be closely watched for signs of price gouging after military tensions exploded in the Middle East.

Fresh travel warning as Aussie base hit in Middle East

Thousands of Australians remain stranded in the Middle East as military tensions flare, with an Australian defence base coming under attack from Iran.

Zelenskiy doubts Russia's spring offensive capability

With peace talks set to resume this week, Ukraine president Volodymyr Zelenskiy has cast doubt on Russia's capacity to mount an effective spring offensive.

Gaza fuel running short after Israel closes borders

Border closures are stoking fears of a return to the famine which gripped parts of Gaza last year after Israel blocked aid deliveries for 11 weeks.

Mid-East refineries and gas fields shut, tankers wait

Prices for oil and gas have surged after the conflict in the Middle East led to precautionary shutdowns of oil and gas facilities across the region.

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