Donald Trump ‘very surprised’ Australia declined to send troops to strait of Hormuz amid fuel crisis
US president claims he ‘always says yes’ to Australia, Japan and South Korea, after saying he didn’t need help from trio of countries earlier this week
US lifts sanctions on Iranian oil at sea in bid to ease supply pressures
Treasury secretary Scott Bessent says move will bring 140m barrels to market but insists Tehran will not benefit
Gas giants warn against windfall gains tax as Pocock says ‘wartime profits’ should go to struggling Australians
Government faces political fight as industry says mooted 25% levy on exports would hurt Australia’s economy and energy security
Father of killed US military member disputes Hegseth’s claim he said to ‘finish’ the job in Iran
Defense secretary had said relatives of service members killed in refueling tanker crash told him ‘do not stop until the job is done’
West Point analysis warns that strait of Hormuz blockade will strangle US defense industry
Report shows how minerals critical to defense readiness have seen a ‘near total’ disruption in seaborne trade
‘Not our war’: Gulf states weigh up options as existential threat from Iran conflict grows
Arab states have so far only acted defensively, but there is growing fear war is entering new, more dangerous phase
Territorians in path of Tropical Cyclone Narelle told to take cover in bathrooms as storm intensifies
Very destructive winds gusting up to 195km/h are forecasted, with major flooding expected in Katherine by Monday
The Oscars red carpet was in a skip. Then a woman took it home for her flat. What else could be repurposed?
A dumpster-diving TikToker struck gold the morning after the Academy Awards. But why are they binning carpets after one brief use? And where can we find the uneaten chocolate Oscars?
Heatwave scorching US west ‘virtually impossible’ without climate crisis, say scientists
Unseasonably warm and even dangerous temperatures this week were up to 30F above average for the time of year
The Guardian view on meningitis in Kent: we must not take public health systems for granted
Editorial: This frightening outbreak is not yet over, and serves as a reminder of why plans to manage infectious diseases exist
Democrats outraged as Fetterman votes to advance Markwayne Mullin nomination
Calls for Pennsylvania senator – Trump’s ‘favorite Democrat’ – to resign after casting decisive committee vote
Nicholas Brendon, Buffy the Vampire Slayer actor, dies at 54
Family says actor, who played Xander in hit TV series, died on Friday ‘in his sleep of natural causes’
First came the AI ‘teammates’, then the layoffs: the new reality for Atlassian staff now looking for work
‘These AI agents have been really, really helpful,’ says a former Sydney employee. ‘But you couldn’t use something like that to replace an actual human worker’