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Anthony Albanese will join a virtual meeting of world leaders tonight to discuss how the Strait of Hormuz can be secured after the conflict in the region ends. Source link

The federal government has been urged by its own NDIS advisory group to delay the rollout of a controversial new way of determining support plans for participants.  Source link

Productivity Commissioner Danielle Wood says Australia will not meet the federal government’s 1.2 million new home target, as residential construction rates fall. Source link

Anthony Albanese has cut a trip to Malaysia short to visit Viva Energy Refinery in Geelong, which went up in flames late on Wednesday. Source link

Anthony Albanese says the US made “no new requests” for Australia’s assistance in the Strait of Hormuz, despite Donald Trump telling reporters he wasn’t happy with Australia. Source link

The Liberals need to resolve the internal ambiguities they have on big policy questions when it comes to migration.  Source link

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese insists Australia’s sanctions on Russia and Iran will remain in place as the world scrambles to secure oil supplies amid a global crisis triggered by the Strait of Hormuz blockade.  Source link

As fuel costs surge and supply fears grow, businesses and households say the economic shock from the war in the Middle East is already hitting home. Source link

Defence Minister Richard Marles has declared the United States alliance will remain indispensable for Australian national security even while Australia looks to build a more self-reliant defence force. Source link

Anthony Albanese says that new powers allowing the federal government to underwrite the delivery of additional fuel cargoes have been used to purchase 100 million litres of diesel. Source link