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Neither side of politics in Australia rushed to enthusiastically celebrate the ceasefire deal that followed US President Donald Trump’s threat. Source link

Defence Minister Richard Marles says discussions will continue about Australia’s involvement in ensuring the Strait of Hormuz remains open.   Source link

Millions of destructive sea urchins are spreading from NSW into Victoria and Tasmania and the chair of a Senate inquiry says reefs are at risk unless there is decisive action. Source link

Hours before Donald Trump announced a two-week ceasefire with Iran, the United States president threatened that “a whole civilisation will die tonight, never to be brought back again”. Source link

Anthony Albanese and Chinese Premier Li Qiang have discussed energy security ahead of the prime minister’s dash to Singapore later this week. Follow live.  Source link

A domestic space industry, a baby boom, new dams and more factories are on Nationals leader Matt Canavan’s to-do list to deliver what he describes as an Australian economic revolution.  Source link

Stricter registration rules would weed out low-quality NDIS providers while delivering better services and budget savings, major operators say. Source link

Anthony Albanese confirms he will be heading to Singapore for a meeting with his counterpart Lawrence Wong later this week.  Source link

Fuel shipments to Australia have been secured “well into” May, the energy minister says, as the number of service stations with diesel and petrol shortages fell over the Easter weekend. Source link

Fuel will continue to flow from Japan into Australia under assurances given during recent talks between the two countries.  Source link