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Trump threatens to ‘obliterate’ Iranian power plants over Strait of Hormuz closure
Donald Trump has threatened to "obliterate" Iranian power plants if the country does not lift its blockade of the Strait of Hormuz.
The US president gave Iran a 48-hour deadline to reopen the critical waterway in a chilling ultimatum shared on Truth Social at 10.44am AEDT.
"If Iran doesn't FULLY OPEN, WITHOUT THREAT, the Strait of Hormuz, within 48 HOURS from this exact point in time, the United States of America will hit and obliterate their various POWER PLANTS, STARTING WITH THE BIGGEST ONE FIRST," Trump wrote.
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"Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP."
Trump has previously called on key NATO allies to pressure Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
"They didn't want to join the fight to stop a Nuclear Powered Iran. Now that fight is Militarily WON, with very little danger for them, they complain about the high oil prices they are forced to pay, but don't want to help open the Strait of Hormuz, a simple military maneuver that is the single reason for the high oil prices," Trump said in an earlier post on Truth Social.
The Strait of Hormuz is the only waterway in or out of the Persian Gulf and is a vital passageway for crude oil tankers.
Its closure has put enormous pressure on global oil supply, sending liquid fuel prices soaring across the world.
Trump's latest threat against Iran follows the president's extraordinary criticism over Australia's lack of involvement in the conflict thus far.
The president on Friday told journalists that Australia should get involved and that he was "a little bit surprised that they said no because we always say yes to them".
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said Trump had not officially asked Australia for support.
"We have done what we have asked been asked to do," Albanese said at a press conference in Melbourne.
The truth is that we have said yes to the request [from] the UAE for the E-7 Wedgetail aircraft that is operating there with personnel operating as well. In addition to that, we've sent AMRAAM [interceptor missiles].
"That's making a difference as well, to intercept missiles or drones aimed at the UAE. So we continue to provide the support that we have been asked to provide."
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Petrol theft ramps up as unleaded nears $3 per litre
Fuel theft is on the rise in Australia as motorists reach breaking point over the spiralling costs at the bowser.
Incidents of theft have been reported on the streets of regional Victoria and in Queensland, including brazen thieves who siphoned fuel from trucks as drivers slept at rest stops.
The cost of unleaded petrol has now nudged $3 per litre, crippling motorists and businesses, as the global oil crisis triggered by the war in the Middle East shows no sign of easing.
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Victoria Police are investigating afters several streets in Kyneton, in central Victoria, were targeted by fuel thieves yesterday and on Friday.
It is believed unknown offenders tampered with fuel cap covers of cars parked along Wedge and Powlett streets between 5pm on Friday and 8am yesterday, police said.
An investigation into the incidents is now under way.
Meanwhile, truck drivers in rural Queensland have been urged to lock their fuel tanks after drivers reported having fuel stolen overnight as they slept.
"With the rising cost of fuel across Australia, unfortunately we all know what tends to follow… opportunistic theft," a spokesperson for Ambrose Haulage Pty Ltd said on Facebook
"One of our drivers had a very close call overnight at Moonie with someone attempting to access the truck.
"Please keep an extra eye out when you're parked up especially overnight."
The surging price of fuel and regional shortage has prompted calls for stricter fuel rationing across the country.
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One Nation's Barnaby Joyce said now was the time to ramp up conservation efforts as our existing stock is depleted.
"We should be going towards rationing," Joyce said.
"The problem is taking its second iteration, because you've got to remember, the oil we were using at the start of the crisis had already been extracted from the Middle East.
"So we weren't having to contend with the closure of the Strait of Hormoz. It's actually going to become more difficult."
Current petrol supplies are expected to run dry at the end of April.
The International Energy Agency has urged Australians to work form home or catch public transport to preserve fuel.
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Tropical Cyclone Narelle forecast to hit third state after crossing NT coast
Tropical Cyclone Narelle has crossed the Australian coast for a second time overnight but forecasters are warning it could hit a third state in coming days.
The severe tropical cyclone packed a punch as it made landfall in the Northern Territory, hitting as a category 3 system and bringing with it wind gusts of up to 185km/h.
It's now forecast to dissipate to a tropical low as it gets towards Katherine but the Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has given it a "moderate" chance of becoming a cyclone again on Monday, after moving across the Top End.
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"There is a moderate chance that Narelle redevelops into a tropical cyclone while in the Joseph Bonaparte Gulf near the NT/WA border," the latest BoM advice said.
Before heading across to Western Australia, Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle is set to impact coastal areas between Birany Birany and Numbulwar.
A severe weather warning is in place for heavy, locally intense rainfall with potential for dangerous and life-threatening flash flooding between Birany Birany and Numbulwar, including Groote Eylandt, extending inland towards Bulman on Sunday.
Very damaging wind gusts are also forecast for the region.
As the storm moves west, the bureau warns damaging wind gusts of 90km/h are possible between King George River Mouth and the border region.
Flash flooding caused by heavy rain is possible for the north Kimberley during Monday.
A number of flood warnings are in place across both states.
Queensland cleanup under way
Meanwhile, multiple flood warnings remain current in Queensland, which was the first state hit by the storm.
Tropical Cyclone Narelle swept over the Cape York Peninsula, narrowly missing populated communities.
Despite up to 400mm of rain falling in parts of the state, swelling creeks and rivers, Queensland Premier David Crisafulli said the state escaped largely unscathed.
"It walked a tightrope perfectly between Coen and Lockhart River, and then ducked just south of Aurukun as it exited on the western side of the Cape," Crisafulli said.
"The fact that it went right between two of the larger populated centres was a real blessing."
Crews are now working to clear minor structural damage, fallen trees and fix power outages.
Authorities have warned it may take some time to get food and fuel to isolated communities after flood water cut travel by land, leaving the Cooktown airport as the only way to get people and supplies in.
Queensland is now offering assistance to the NT with storm clean-up equipment.
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A chilling war is unfolding right now on social media
The war in the Middle East has re-awakened an alarming feature of modern warfare: the weaponisation of disinformation.
Propaganda is certainly not a new concept, but militaries, governments and regimes can now control or disrupt the narrative with unfettered access to billions of people through social media.
This way, the truth can be twisted and disinformation can thrive.
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Global citizens are witnessing the war in real-time.
The Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) sends war communications directly into phones via encrypted app Telegram and X.
US President Donald Trump chronicles every move on his own Truth Social platform.
The constant stream of contradicting updates is muddied further by citizen journalism, fake reports and artificial intelligence (AI).
"You get flooded with information and you think you're being informed, but often you're just getting pummeled with unverified data," Senior Policy Advisor at Australian National University (ANU)'s National Security College David Andrews told Nine.com.au.
"Basically no one is equipped to be able to filter that, and it's actually really bad for your mental health as well.
"It undermines your critical thinking, which is almost what these attempts rely on."
There is a constant power struggle between Iran, the US and Israel to be percieved as the "good" fighting "evil".
And all sides use social media to alter public perception.
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Social media is now flooded with fake and unverified images, recycled footage and fabricated reports from on the ground in the war against Iran.
One disturbing AI video of Dubai's Burj Khalifa up in flames circulated on Instagram, while another fake report claimed Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had been killed.
The sheer scale of AI images and videos on social media means the untrained eye cannot discern what is real and what is not.
There is no rush to correct the record on either side and, like an infection, the reports spread.
Andrews said this unchecked disinformation highway is unprecedented.
"I think the disinformation campaigns are definitely ramping up now in a way that we haven't seen before, which is a function of the information environment that we're in," he said.
"And that is an opportunity that our adversaries have taken advantage of, I think, quite effectively."
AI is of particular concern as the conflict escalates and models become more sophistocated.
The Institute for War & Peace Reporting notes that AI acts as a "force multiplier, enhancing the speed, precision, and scale of military operations, while simultaneously enabling sophisticated, automated disinformation campaigns"
"And the more that AI-based systems and technology are normalised and pushed, I think those risks only accelerate to an enormous degree," Andrews said.
Militaries have quietly spun narratives of fake victories or exaggerated attacks too.
This type of fake news is particularly powerful inside a regime.
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"It could be creating a generalised sense of uncertainty and distrust, a generalised sense of that one side is doing much better than they are in reality," Andrews said.
"But it could also be directed inwards and to say, 'Well, look, there's these reports of how wonderfully our forces are doing and how the enemy has been defeated'."
The horse has bolted on AI and fake news.
But Andrews said the average person can try to separate fact from fiction in a few different ways.
It takes a level of personal responsbility for your own algorithm.
"You have to read widely and try and find things that sort of complement the quick and reactive with the slower and more considerate," he said.
"Each has their place, but if we're just relying on something like social media that provides that minute-by-minute update, none of us are actually equipped to translate that information effectively.
"You might look at the flow of social media for a little bit, but then you've got to sit back and then read reports that happen over multiple days to try and balance that out and apply that critical lens."
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Amy lost three pregnancies. No one asked about her mental health
Amy Hipwell can't remember anyone sitting her down for a serious conversation about her mental health.
In five years, Hipwell and her husband Chris endured a rollercoaster of heartbreak, anxiety, grief and joy, welcoming two healthy children into their family, but also losing three to stillbirth, miscarriage and a rare genetic disorder.
Despite the devastating and compounding grief, the first person to suggest the new mum might need some support for her mental health, apart from her husband, was not a doctor. It was her cleaner.
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The couple's firstborn daughter Emily was stillborn at 28 weeks due to a suspected clotting issue in the umbilical cord.
Soon afterwards, Hipwell suffered an early miscarriage.
During her third pregnancy with Julia (now 17), Hipwell recalls being wracked with anxiety.
"I was constantly worried about what was going to happen," Hipwell told 9news.com.au.
While her obstetrician took precautions with her physical health, prescribing blood thinners and ordering additional tests, that only went so far in calming her anxiety.
"The appointments and the screenings are very medical," Hipwell said.
"There was nothing about my mental health and how I would look after myself in the pregnancy."
Her anxiety only worsened after Julia was born.
"I was obviously so happy that I had a healthy baby, but then so worried that I was going to lose her," Hipwell said.
"I didn't let people hold her, I was really hyper vigilant… but it was never talked about or questioned, like, you know, 'maybe you want to go and get some support for how anxious you're feeling'."
When Julia was 18 months, Amy fell pregnant again with another girl, Skye.
The family had moved from Victoria to Brisbane, were seeing a different obstetrician and had little support from family or friends.
At the 12-week scan, they learned Skye had Trisomy 18, a genetic condition. Further scans showed a hole in her heart and an umbilical hernia.
The couple was told Skye would have a less than 1 per cent chance of surviving more than a week after birth.
They decided to terminate the pregnancy and Hipwell was induced around 17 weeks.
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"That was probably the most traumatic experience I've had in a hospital situation and losing another baby girl was devastating for us," Hipwell said.
"We just got sent home and there was nothing… I don't recall any support at all."
The family moved back to Victoria and Hipwell fell pregnant with her son Nathan in 2010.
Despite her history of three pregnancy losses, Hipwell doesn't recall any discussion about her mental health during that pregnancy or after Nathan was born.
"I was on my own at home with a baby and a toddler, and I guess, gradually, I was just not coping," Hipwell said.
"I would just be crying all the time, I didn't feel like I was bonding with Nathan."
It was Hipwell's cleaner who eventually spoke up, echoing her husband's concerns.
"I was just sitting there crying and crying… she did a clean for an hour then sat there and said, you know, 'it sounds like you really might need some help'."
An internet search then led her to PANDA (Perinatal Anxiety & Depression Australia).
"I remember calling them and crying, and just going, 'I don't know what's wrong, I don't want to even be at home anymore, I don't want to look after this baby, I just can't do it'.
"I just wanted to get on a plane and leave and never come back."
Hipwell's experience is not isolated.
More than one in five (22 per cent) of respondents to a recent survey by PANDA say healthcare providers did not ask about their mental health at all.
Less than half (43 per cent) said anxiety was included in screening.
"Healthcare providers should be regularly asking expecting and new mothers, dads and partners how they are feeling emotionally," Julie Borninkhof, a clinical psychologist and PANDA CEO said.
She said some healthcare professionals will only have received a few hours of mental health training.
"GPs, child and family health nurses and midwives receive mental health training, but often it is not specific to the perinatal period, and training may only be a few hours in their whole course," Borninkhof said.
"Picking up anxiety and depression among expecting and new parents can be difficult.
"Matrescence is a time of huge adjustment, changing hormones and sleep deprivation.
"Many people struggle to cope but don't think what they are experiencing is anxiety or depression.
"Symptoms are so different for each person that we recommend reaching out if you are finding it hard to cope or you don't feel like yourself, regardless of the reason why."
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Borninkhof said without support, a parent's mental health will often worse before it gets better and that can impact the child's well-being and development.
"For some parents, when their mental health isn't supported, it can become life-threatening for themselves, and/or their baby and children.
"While this is rare, PANDA wants parents to be the best they can be, and this means getting help early.
"The perinatal period is also the first key stage in the development of an infant's physical and mental health.
"Prioritising the well-being of parents, while simultaneously and intentionally responding proactively to the needs of the infant, can impact intergenerational well-being by setting parents up well to model good mental health and build strong foundations for their children."
Anyone having trouble coping with pregnancy or new parenthood, or wanting to help someone who may be struggling can visit panda.org.au or call the PANDA Helpline on 1300 726 306 (Mon-Fri, 9am-7:30pm and Sat 9am-4pm AEST/AEDT)
If you or someone you know is in need of support contact Lifeline on 13 11 14 or Beyond Blue.
Iran nuclear facility ‘attacked’ after Iran fired missiles at UK-US base
Israel's defence minister threatened a surge in attacks against Iran on Saturday and Britain condemned Iran for targeting a joint UK–US base in the Indian Ocean as the war in the Middle East entered its fourth week.
The Iranian attack on the Diego Garcia air base – located about 4000 kilometres from Iran – suggested Tehran has in its stockpile missiles that can go farther than it had previously acknowledged.
Also on Saturday, Iran's Natanz nuclear enrichment facility was hit in an airstrike, an official Iranian news agency reported, saying there was no radiation leakage.
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Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz said in a video statement that next week, "the intensity of the attacks" by Israel and the United States against Iran's ruling theocracy will "increase significantly".
He spoke shortly after fragments from an Iranian missile slammed into an empty kindergarten near Tel Aviv. Israeli army spokesman Nadav Shoshani posted a video on X of the kindergarten building; no casualties were reported as the place was empty at the time.
Overnight and into the morning, Tehran, Iran's capital, saw heavy airstrikes, residents said. In Iraq, a drone struck the intelligence service headquarters in Baghdad, killing an officer. No group immediately claimed responsibility for that attack.
Saudi Arabia said it downed 20 drones in just a couple of hours in the country's eastern region, home to major oil installations. No injuries or damage were reported.
The attacks — and threats of more to come — indicate the Iran war shows no sign of abating.
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi told Japan's Kyodo news service on Friday that Iran wanted "not a cease-fire, but a complete, comprehensive and lasting end to the war."
Mixed messages
US President Donald Trump said on Friday he was considering "winding down" military operations in the Mideast even as the US was sending three more amphibious assault ships and roughly 2500 additional Marines to the region.
Trump's post on social media followed an Iranian threat to attack recreational and tourist sites worldwide.
It also came after another climb in oil prices plunged the US stock market, and was followed by a Trump administration announcement it was lifting sanctions on Iranian oil already loaded on ships, a move aimed at wrangling soaring fuel prices.
Iran's attempt to hit Diego Garcia air base in the Indian Ocean
UK officials have not given details of the attempted strike on the ocean air base on Friday, which was unsuccessful.
Britain's Ministry of Defence said Saturday that Iran's "lashing out across the region and holding hostage the Strait of Hormuz, are a threat to British interests and British allies."
Britain has not participated in US-Israeli attacks on Iran, but has allowed American bombers to use UK bases to attack Iran's missile sites.
On Friday, the British government said US bombers can also use UK bases, including Diego Garcia, in operations to prevent Iran attacking ships in the Strait of Hormuz.
Iran targeted the base before that UK statement.
Attack on Iran's Natanz
Iran's official news agency Mizan said there was no leakage after Saturday's strike on the Natanz nuclear facility, nearly 220 kilometres southeast of Tehran.
The facility, Iran's main uranium enrichment site, was hit in the first week of the war and several buildings appeared damaged, according to satellite images.
The UN nuclear watchdog — the International Atomic Energy Agency — had said "no radiological consequence" were expected from that earlier strike. Natanz had also been targeted in the 12-day war last June.
On Saturday, the IAEA said on X it was informed by Iran about the Natanz strike and about there being no increase in off-site radiation levels.
The agency said it was looking into the incident.
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Mum wants charges laid after after-school attack on girl
Exclusive: A mother is calling for her daughter's alleged attackers to be charged after disturbing videos of the latest incident of school bullying in Sydney emerged.
The girl was lured to a shopping centre by a classmate after school, where dozens of young onlookers recorded her as she was allegedly viciously bashed and stomped on.
"She punched me in the back of my head. I dropped to the floor and that's when she stomped on my head," the girl told 9News.
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"I have a black eye, concussion, holes in the back of my head from my earrings, a couple of scratches on me.
The young student was hospitalised with a blackened eye and multiple head injuries.
"When I got there I saw my daughter on the floor," the girl's mother said, breaking down in tears.
"Sorry. She was unconscious on the floor and she wasn't moving."
Her mother claims teachers at the school have told her the bully won't be punished because the attack didn't happen on school grounds.
She's speaking out after seeing a similar incident at Kingsgrove North High, which saw three students charged.
She wants the same for her daughter's bully.
"Those girls that did that to her got arrested and charged for their actions and I believe this should happen for my daughter," the Sydney mother said.
The young girl has spoken with detectives at the Lake Illawara police station.
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She's now taking time off school as she continues to recover from her injuries.
Her mother says she's struggled to sleep and has suffered nightmares since the attack.
Police are investigating the matter.
No charges have been laid.
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Aussies urged to work from home as petrol prices reach new highs
With fuel prices rocketing and supplies tightening, the world's energy watchdog is now urging Australians to work from home, as conflict in the Middle East threatens global oil supply.
The International Energy Agency has issued a warning as diesel hits a record three dollars a litre.
In its list of 10 recommendations, the watchdog has also urged Australians to slow down on the roads, avoid air travel and carpool to work or take public transport.
This morning, the cheapest petrol in Australia was in Perth, at $2.19 a litre, and Melbourne was the most expensive place to fill up at $2.99 a litre in Hawthorn.
Some petrol stations in Kingsbury in Melbourne's North are charging $3.10 a litre.
The next most expensive petrol in Sydney is in Lewisham, at just over $2.79.
The nation's average is currently sitting at $2.45 a litre with little relief in sight due to the escalating conflict in the Middle East.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the calls for people to ease up on fuel use was not a direct aim at Aussies.
"They're not suggestions to us of course, they're suggestions to the world," he said.
He said Australia's fuel supplies have not dropped and deliveries have been made as expected.
"[What] we know is that there hasn't been less supply over the last few weeks. There have been issues of distribution," he said.
"We need to identify where there are shortages and get the fuel to where it's needed."
However, new directives could come into play as current petrol supplies are set to run dry at the end of April.
"Obviously there will need to be some arrangements made, if this situation continues," Emergency Management Minister Kristy McBain said.
Albanese dismissed any idea of fuel rationing saying that would be up to states and territories anyway.
He made a fresh call for Aussies not to hoard any fuel.
"There's no case for hoarding," he said.
The opposition has called for transparency.
"We need to see the government come out and clearly communicate with the Australian people what fuel supplies we have, and where our future fuel supplies are coming from," Liberal Senator Paul Scarr told Today.
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"We need to make sure that diesel flows through to our farmers, and that's really incredibly important to make sure that we get the food on the table and we support all of our productive industries."
In an urgent decision, the ACCC has allowed fuel companies to collaborate and coordinate fuel supply.
"This is part of the government's decisive action to make more fuel available to industry and households and keep fuel flowing to where it's most needed, including the bush," Treasurer Jim Chalmers said.
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"It's really important that the big players in the fuel markets don't treat this as a chance to disadvantage the independents who play a vital role, including in regional Australia."
The decision will allow fuel companies to exchange and coordinate information surrounding the fuel supply across the country to prevent shortages without breaching competition laws.
However, fuel suppliers are still not allowed to share information or reach agreements on fuel prices.
The call comes as NSW Premier Chris Minns announced yesterday that about 80 petrol stations in the state were without diesel and about 40 had no petrol at all.
The International Energy Agency's full list of recommendations:
1. Work from home where possible
Displaces oil use from commuting, particularly where jobs are suitable for remote work.
2. Reduce highway speed limits by at least 10 km/h
Lower speeds reduce fuel use for passenger cars, vans and trucks.
3. Encourage public transport
A shift from private cars to buses and trains can quickly reduce oil demand.
4. Alternate private car access to roads in large cities on different days
Number-plate rotation schemes can reduce congestion and fuel-intensive driving.
5. Increase car sharing and adopt efficient driving practices
Higher car occupancy and eco-driving can lower fuel consumption quickly.
6. Efficient driving for road commercial vehicles and delivery of goods
Better driving practices, vehicle maintenance and load optimisation can cut diesel use.
7. Divert LPG use from transport
Shifting bi-fuel and converted vehicles from LPG to gasoline can preserve LPG for cooking and other essential needs.
8. Avoid air travel where alternative options exist
Reducing business flights can quickly ease pressure on jet fuel markets.
9. Where possible, switch to other modern cooking solutions
Encouraging electric cooking and other modern options can reduce reliance on LPG.
10. Leverage flexibility with petrochemical feedstocks and implement short-term efficiency and maintenance measures
Industry can help free up LPG for essential uses while reducing oil consumption through quick operational improvements.
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