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Fifth member of Iranian football team leaves Australia after withdrawing asylum bid

Team captain Zahra Ghanbari has withdrawn her asylum bid, after three other members of the team left Australia over the weekend.

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War in the Middle East

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How is watching the war in the Middle East impacting our mental health?

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Who is Mojtaba Khamenei, Iran's new supreme leader?

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For 200 years, this community has called an Australian island home. Now its future is in doubt

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How war in the Middle East is 're-ordering power' and what it means for Australia's alliances

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'We've reached a breaking point': Is it time to tax older Australians more?

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In a world of superyachts and fast cars, Alex Albon is just trying to stay present

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For the first time since 2022, Australia will dig into its petrol reserves

Published 13 March 2026 7:52pm

The Australian government will release 20% of its stock of fuel reserves to help the country's shortage, triggered as a result of panic buying. It's the first time the minimum stockpile has been tapped into since 2022, and eats into the country's one month long supply.

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UN chief condemns cycles of war with 850,000 people uprooted in Lebanon

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US claims conflict with Iran will end in the next few weeks, as oil concerns pile up

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Ramadan

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How Kishwar Chowdhury uses food, family and faith to keep her culture alive

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$2,850 and major flight doubts: Australian stranded in Saudi Arabia's travel nightmare

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What is Ramadan?

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Lunar New Year

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Lunar New Year 2026: What to know about the 'very special' Year of the Fire Horse

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Gary wasn't impressed by Australia's dumpling scene. Now he's selling thousands a day

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Weet-bix kimchi: Glynn's experiment with Australian and Korean favourites may be a hit

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Wyatt Flores and country music as therapy for mental health

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I'm a scientist. One conversation led me to rethink climate change

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Sonja asked high schoolers to debate about tradwives — and received international backlash

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He was shot by police during an uprising. His pain tells a bigger story

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'Pushed out of paradise': High migration is often blamed for the housing crisis. Is that right?

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'A piece of living history': How Greek milk bars changed the way Australians meet and eat

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As the threat of war heightens distress, help may be just a phone call away

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'We nearly gave up': These pizza chefs bought their first home. It hasn't been easy

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The $1 billion problem facing Aussie farmers like Robert

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Watch Insight on Tuesday 17 March at 8.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

Have you ever flirted to make a partner jealous? Do you envy a friend’s life? Are people jealous of you? Jealousy is driven by an underlying sense of insecurity and low self-esteem. Envy can lead to a feeling of inferiority. Can we embrace these emotions and use them for good?

Watch Dateline on Tuesday 17 March at 9.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

Dateline travels to Vienna, where fifty percent of the population is eligible for affordable and secure rent through social housing. What can Australia learn from Europe’s largest landlord?

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