45 m. ago US attacks Iran LIVE updates: Trump joins Israel’s war after bombing Iran’s nuclear facilities; Iranian top diplomat to meet Vladimir Putin

The world waits on the fallout after the US attacked three Iranian nuclear facilities. Follow all the latest development.

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4 h. ago US not at war with Iran despite ‘Operation Midnight Hammer’ attack, says Pentagon

US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth says America “does not seek war” with Iran despite entering the latest Middle East conflict on the side of Israel.

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10 h. ago Americans have seen this movie before. Trump playing the hero doesn’t fool anyone

I grew up in America under the shadow of the Iraq War. Now, it feels as though history will repeat itself in Iran.

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13 h. ago Cook heads for UK to bolster AUKUS deal and build more nuclear submarines in WA

AUKUS has been on thin ice since Donald Trump announced the US will review its stance on it. Premier Roger Cook is travelling to the UK in a bid to get the deal back on track and lobby for more nuclear submarines to be built in WA.

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13 h. ago Cook heads for UK in bid to save AUKUS and build more nuclear submarines in WA

AUKUS has been on thin ice since Donald Trump announced the US will review its stance on it. Premier Roger Cook is travelling to the UK in a bid to get the deal back on track and lobby for more nuclear submarines to be built in WA.

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13 h. ago Iran’s talking tough after US attack. But the regime has run out of options

With Trump in the White House, Iran’s strategic nuclear ambiguity quickly became a millstone around Tehran’s neck. Now its rulers need a new plan.

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15 h. ago Masterstroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid of the big calls.

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15 h. ago Master stroke or mistake? Trump defies his base in seizing the moment to strike Iran

The most consequential decision of the US leader’s term has reshaped his presidency and has landed a blow on those who accused him of being afraid of the big calls.

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16 h. ago Australia’s luxury success story is running out of cash and Trump is to blame

It has taken Donald Trump just 10 weeks to strip away any doubts about the disaster unfolding at Australia’s world-beating luxury retailer Cettire.

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16 h. ago Was Sir Joh ‘God’, as David Littleproud says, or a template for Trump?

A new documentary explores the life of Queensland’s longest-serving premier – one that Bob Katter claims “couldn’t string three coherent words together”.

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17 h. ago Watch: Donald Trump’s White House address after US strikes on Iran

Speaking after the US hit three sites in Iran, US President Donald Trump has warned Tehran against retaliation, saying they now have a choice between ‘peace or tragedy.’

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17 h. ago 'Serious situation': Aussies in Iran and Israel warned to leave

Australians still in Iran and Israel have been warned to leave as the government gears up to provide repatriation flights out of the Middle East.

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19 h. ago Trump says US has bombed three nuclear sites in Iran in ‘very successful attack’

US President Donald Trump posted on social media platform Truth Social to say that nuclear sites at Fordow, Natanz and Esfahan had been struck.

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19 h. ago Donald Trump confirms US has carried out a 'very successful' attack on Iran

The US has carried out strikes on three nuclear sites in Iran, Donald Trump has confirmed.

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24 h. ago The Libs have been handed a golden opportunity. Now, watch them stuff it up

Confirming voters’ fears is the best hope the demoralised Coalition has right now of putting itself quickly back into a competitive position. But that would be a mistake.

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34 h. ago ‘A bomb thrown into the middle of science’: Trump cuts hurt Australian medical research

Local research institutes are suspending projects and laying off staff as US funds dry up.

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34 h. ago Carlton vs North Melbourne LIVE:‘It’s time to come together’: Voss remains defiant after horror loss; Swans hold off Power in Adelaide

While Sydney are doing battle with the Power, all the attention remains on the MCG, where Carlton’s season sank to a new low.

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39 h. ago Trump sends mixed signals on Iran strikes with ceasefire hint

The president’s comments came as a meeting between European and Iranian foreign ministers overnight made little apparent headway.

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44 h. ago Trump suggests Israeli strikes on Iran could be ‘very hard to stop’

His comments came as a meeting between European and Iranian foreign ministers overnight yielded no indication of any immediate concrete breakthrough.

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46 h. ago Trump effort to keep Harvard from hosting foreign students blocked by judge

It marks another victory for the Ivy League school as it challenges multiple government sanctions amid a battle with the White House.

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