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Experts: Government will have to walk budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation

Experts feel the fuel crunch and war in the Middle East have presented an opportunity to reduce Australia's dependence on imported fuels.

Australia

Australia joins international forum calling for permanent Hormuz reopening
Around the time of the meeting, Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi declared the Strait of Hormuz "completely open".
Politics
Fixed vs variable: What should borrowers do with their rates as they brace for more hikes?
As economists warn of more interest rate hikes by Christmas, some borrowers are wondering if it's time to refinance their mortgage.
Cost of Living
'Borrowing from the past': This old way of living is making a comeback in Australia
My grandparents' home is my home too, and that's becoming more common in Australia.
Cost of Living

War in the Middle East

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How Trump's Iran stance puts FIFA World Cup in 'uncharted territory'

Sport

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The 'crop' we're not harvesting: Why Australia's brightest source is still underused

Australia

Israel Continues Attacks On Lebanon Amid US-Iran Ceasefire Deal

Israeli strikes kill four medics, targeting two rescue teams, Lebanese authorities say

World

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Trump says war 'very close to being over' as US flags fresh talks with Iran

World

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The lessons from the Middle East war Australia can't afford to ignore

Middle East

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Inside Australia's push to build a sovereign missile industry

Australia

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'Beaten' and 'subject to mock executions': How protesters are being forgotten in war

World

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They were cleaning their homes in hope. By morning, the bombs had fallen

Middle East

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Ben Roberts-Smith granted bail after war crimes charges

Published 17 April 2026 7:31pm

War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith has been granted bail after spending more than a week in custody on war crimes charges. The prosecution opposed bail, warning he was a flight risk and there was a risk of witness tampering. The 47-year-old former SAS soldier was arrested on April 7 and charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, alleged to have occurred in Afghanistan between 2009 and 2012.

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'It impacted the relationship with my culture': When culture, cuisine and a chronic illness combine

Health

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Simmering tensions: Tripe soup row boils over

Europe

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Australia joins international forum on reopening the Strait of Hormuz | Morning News Bulletin 18 April 2026

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Paid to Cry: Kenya’s Professional Mourners in Demand

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Current Affairs

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Australians are the biggest cocaine users. But they don't know 'how many lives' are in a gram

Do young men 'want kids like kids want a puppy'? The findings on gen Z's 'cluck gap'

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Yu went by a different name to seem more Australian, but it backfired

Life

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'You need to be a breadwinner': The parenting views dividing young dads

Life

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'Hurting and humiliating us': Iraqis meet the US veterans who shattered their childhoods

World

Small Business Secrets

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'Grief and rage': This Nowruz, celebrations hide a 'devastating' reality for Iranian Australians

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

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The cost of war: How the Middle East conflict could worsen food insecurity in Australia

Australia

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

Australia

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Watch Insight on Tuesday 14 April at 8.30pm (AEDT) on SBS and SBS On Demand

Names are more than just labels; they are deeply linked to our identity and shape how we move through the world. In this uplifting episode of Insight, host Kumi Taguchi asks our guests: “Would a rose by any other name smell as sweet?”

Watch Dateline on Tuesday 14 April at 9.30pm (AEST) on SBS and SBS On Demand

After the US intervention in Venezuela, Colombia was warned it could be next. Dateline investigates plans to uproot its vast cocaine crops and meets farmers stuck in the middle of a deadly drug war.

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