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Jim Chalmers warned of the economic impact of the war, but fuel crisis chatter threatens to mask the bleak truth.

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Daily focus on fuel masks massive long-term economic impact

The daily information overload around the impact of the war is obscuring the need for thoughtful long-term planning.

Anthony Albanese must step up and lead as fuel crisis hits.

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Albanese must step up and lead in fuel crisis

The nation needs to hear very clearly where we stand, what is being done to meet oil and diesel shortfalls, secure further supplies and get them to where they are needed.

ETU WA state secretary Adam Woodage.

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Albanese’s IR changes take us back to bad old days

This is a disastrous time to allow unions to apply a handbrake in the engine room of the national economy. The Albanese Government has built the union handbrake into the system. It must act to release it.

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Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, and Premier Roger Cook.

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WA miners and farmers being let down by Albanese

The Albanese Government is always keen to tell us it “gets” WA. But its actions belie the claim in some significant sectors.

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Fuel prices are rising in Australia and across the globe, with no end to the Iran war in sight.

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Buckle up, the oil shock pain is only just beginning

The way out of this crisis depends significantly on Donald Trump and the leaders of Iran. But what ever happens from here, we are in for a rough time.

US President Donald Trump.

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Let’s hope Trump’s oil ultimatum works

Trump has gone from instructing Israel to not attack Iranian gas infrastructure to issuing a personal ultimatum to the enemy. Let’s hope it works.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has had a kite in the air for some time now as he prepares his next Budget

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Capital gains tax kite continues to fly

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has had a kite in the air for some time now as he prepares his next Budget

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese heckled during chaotic visit to Lakemba Mosque.

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Albanese’s mosque visit shows task ahead on social cohesion

Mr Albanese seemed rather diminished and his expression gave the impression he would rather be anywhere else. 

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Figures released by the Australian Bureau of Statistics found there were 11,908 family and domestic violence offenders in 2024-25 in WA.

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Tell the full story on domestic violence

We need more than bland generalisations. We need detail. Transparency around where the violence is occurring most, including in remote areas of WA.

The notion that somehow we can just buckle up and wait out the Trump presidency before things ‘return to normal’ has no validity.

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Handling Trump’s fury has long-term consequences

The notion that somehow we can just buckle up and wait out the Trump presidency before things ‘return to normal’ has no validity.

The current economic debate is somewhat unhinged and as persistent as Groundhog Day.

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Why the economy feels just like Groundhog Day

Don’t hold your breath for Treasurer Jim Chalmers to acknowledge the Government has been part of Australia’s economic problem.

Anthony Albanese should be ready for a scathing phone call from Donald Trump.

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Run-down defence assets limit strategic options

If the nations Donald Trump has named don’t agree to help in the Strait of Hormuz, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese might get a phone call.

War is expensive. Even if you’re not the one who started it — or even a part of it.

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Australian lives might not be on the frontline but livelihoods might soon be under siege.

Making roads safer for all users, but particularly for young drivers, is a course worth pursuing.

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Making roads safer for all users, but particularly for young drivers, is a course worth pursuing.

Sue Chapman and Lynne Kirumira (daughters of 88yo hospital patient Elsie Gribben). Ian Munro

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‘Normal’ drops hospital care model lower

This week has shown again that every cent of hospital funding cash is needed

Petrol prices illustration :Don Lindsay

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Wider plan on fuel crisis needed to limit damage

The signs remain that we are at risk of seeing the fuel crisis turn into an economic crisis.

Can anybody really imagine we would now turn down a request from our most significant ally and security blanket?

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Bit by bit truth emerges from fog of Iran war

Can anybody really imagine we would now turn down a request from our most significant ally and security blanket?

Rather confusingly, Mr Albanese also said that “no Australian personnel have participated in any offensive action against Iran.”

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Aussie forces need clarity over Iran role

If confronted by the need to make a split-second decision the Australian personnel in the region will not have time to sit back and ponder how to respond.

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Premier Roger Cook pictured speaking at Dumas House.

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Swapping Wellard for West Perth not a great look for Cook

It is not a great look politically for Mr Cook’s claim that he is ‘a dad from Kwinana’.

The Albanese government wants us to believe they are playing this US-led war with Iran straight down the line. 

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The Albanese government wants us to believe they are playing this US-led war with Iran straight down the line. 

Australia’s security has been tied to the US since World War II and remains so. The AUKUS program which has placed our sailors in US facilities is a key part of that.

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Albanese must be transparent about Iran war

Australia’s security has been tied to the US since World War II and remains so. The AUKUS program which has placed our sailors in US facilities is a key part of that.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney and Prime MinisterAnthony Albanese.

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Middle power mateship has limitations

Should Australia come under direct military threat, it would not turn to a middle power for help.

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Dennis Cometti’s voice formed the soundtrack to so many massive sporting moments throughout the generations.

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Dennis Cometti was a voice of a generation

Cometti’s calls resonated with viewers. They not only described what was happening, but they added value to the viewing experience.

Anthony Albanese must reassure Australians that the Government is planning its response at an advanced.

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Impact of chaotic and fast-moving conflict spreads

Anthony Albanese must give Australians the clarity and transparency they deserve as the conflict in the Middle East worsens.