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Koala habitat has been bulldozed in an apparent breach of new environment laws that took effect in December, with fears farmers are unaware of their new obligations.

Even the best minds at Treasury can't know what will happen with global oil supplies, or how Donald Trump plans to end this war, with or without the help of allies.

Criminal gangs cashing in on Australia's illicit tobacco boom will face tougher penalties and expanded police surveillance powers in a fresh crackdown on the black market.

Ships carrying oil are continuing to come to Australia as expected and should do so for the next month, and the industry is urging that while the picture beyond that is uncertain and complicated, "the tankers have never stopped coming".

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has revealed that an Iranian projectile hit a road just outside the Al Minhad Air Base, but no Australians were injured. 

The prime minister will convene a virtual gathering of state and territory leaders tomorrow, with the talks to focus on strengthening state-federal cooperation in the face of demand-driven shortages on fuel.

The United States president has declared America does "not need the help of anyone" in the war he launched against Iran, days after he called on allies to help reclaim a key shipping route.

A Senate committee report into the capital gains tax was authored by the Greens but littered with clues about Labor's plans. 

The defence minister has confirmed intelligence gathered by an Australian surveillance aircraft deployed to support Gulf states can be accessed by the United States, potentially informing its strikes on Iran.

Economist are urging the government make brave budget calls as Australian households prepare to sweat through another rate rise.

Defence analysts have criticised planning around the Northern Territory's defence infrastructure, saying Australia risks becoming the secondary user of the NT's geographic advantages, behind the US military.

Under the proposed changes, there would be a five-fold reduction in the exposure limit for benzene, chlorine exposure would be reduced ten-fold, and silica exposure would be halved.

One Nation MP Barnaby Joyce says he regrets not doing more when he was in government to secure fuel reserves, as Australia grapples with supply shortages triggered by war in the Middle East.

If the instability in the Middle East keeps energy markets volatile, the economic and political consequences will extend far beyond the petrol pump.

The federal government's temporary easing of fuel standards will see 200 million litres of "dirty" fuel injected into the domestic market. Should drivers be worried?

Dennis Richardson calls for a second interim report from the royal commission into antisemitism, warning it would be "unacceptable" to leave findings about any intelligence failures that contributed to the Bondi terrorist attack until the end of the year.

The war against Iran threatens to have a destabilising impact on this year's federal budget.

The country's stockpile of fuel is about to be opened but experts are warning it won't solve the problem of soaring prices or shortage fears.

WA will get an extra $6.6 billion from taxpayers in the coming financial year under its special GST deal, despite being the only state with a budget surplus. 

Australia will make available about six days' worth of petrol from its emergency stockpile and five days of diesel, the first use of its fuel reserves since the invasion of Ukraine in 2022.