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Blockading the Strait: How Donald Trump's latest strategy could cost Australians

The US leader has threatened to escalate the war on Iran with a naval blockade that experts warn could be economically disastrous.

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'A dangerous precedent': Iran wants to impose tolls in the Strait of Hormuz. Can it?
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PM 'disappointed' US-Iran talks failed, says Australia not asked to block Strait of Hormuz
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Viktor Orbán has been defeated. What does it mean for the rest of the world?
Viktor Orbán had such an outsize global influence that his crushing electoral defeat is resounding far and wide.
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What your dreams could be telling you about your Alzheimer's risk
Frequent nightmares, or the inability to recall your dreams at all, could be early signs of Alzheimer's disease.
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Inside Australia's push to build a sovereign missile industry
As Australia ramps up missile production, experts say supply chain gaps and export challenges could limit its independence.
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War in the Middle East

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No deal: JD Vance leaves Pakistan after US and Iran fail to reach peace agreement

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

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Why Pakistan is hosting the highest-level US-Iran talks in almost half a century

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Iran and US still at odds on truce terms as negotiating teams arrive in Islamabad

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

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

Middle East

This industry faced near total collapse in Australia. How did it come back from the brink?

Arts

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There were once throngs of pilgrims. Now silence fills Jerusalem's streets

World

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The simple initiative helping migrants and refugees step into their new life

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A local program in Darwin is helping refugees and new migrants connect with their community while building life-long friendships. The walking group may be simple, but organisers say at a time when more people are facing conflict and displacement, the initiative provides a welcome escape.

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Australia won't join Trump's Strait of Hormuz blockade as deadline looms | Evening News Bulletin 13 April 2026

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Bondi stabbing heroes honoured with bravery awards | SBS News in Easy English 13 April 2026

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United States to blockade Iran's ports

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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

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Australia has strict gun laws but is now a hotspot for this type of gun — just like the US

Australia

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Lea says she and her sister didn't talk for a year. This is why estrangements are common

Life

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Locals and refugees are stuck in housing limbo in this city. It's fuelling a deep divide

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

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

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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?”

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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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