politics

The prime minister’s office says Anthony Albanese will address the nation on TV tonight, urging Australians to save fuel for areas and industries that “most need it”. Source link

Labor says it may take a couple of days, or even weeks if for those living in regions where fuel stocks are not turned over quickly, for the savings from the fuel excise cut to flow through. Follow live.  Source link

The federal government’s March deadline for national gun reform has come and gone, with more than half the states and territories still opposed to parts of the plan. Only four have committed to a gun buyback scheme.  Source link

Millions of Australian households will be hit with a trifecta of price hikes this month. Here’s what to know about the changes and how they could affect you. Source link

The government is urging people to carry on as normal, despite fuel shortages, because it knows that panic will make matters worse. But it may need to consider more drastic economic intervention. Source link

The federal government is not expected to publicly nominate a clear trigger point for fuel rationing, despite internal modelling outlining potential thresholds.  Source link

Hillel Newman uses an address to the National Press Club to defend Israel’s war with Iran and its military action in southern Lebanon. Source link

Australians should save about 26c a litre at the pump after the federal government announces a cut to the fuel excise. Source link

ACMA has introduced new rules for standardised mobile coverage maps that will see mobile signals below -115 dBm labelled as “no coverage”. Source link

More than 10,000 Australians have now returned home from the Middle East since the start of the Iran war. Follow live.  Source link