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Plans to build Australia's first new oil refinery since the 1960s.

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program.

Oil prices have jumped back up to more than 100 U-S dollars a barrel, after the Houthi rebels in Yemen attacked Saudi oil tankers in the Red Sea.

Have we got the right plan to build enough affordable housing for future generations? 

How One Nation is working quietly to build support across regional Australia.

Andy Burnham takes office as UK Prime Minister promising big changes.

The US strikes back after Iran kills two of its personnel in a missile strike in Jordan.

Charges to be laid over a methanol poisoning event in Laos where two Australian teenagers died but will their families actually get the justice they're looking for?

The sensitive medical information of thousands at risk as a major cyber attack hits a GP network across the country.

AM is Australia's most informative morning current affairs program.

The US resumes a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz, this time Donald Trump's charging a fee for other ships to get through the troubled region.

The US launches its fiercest attacks on Iran in weeks as conflicting reports emerge whether Iran has managed to cut-off the Strait of Hormuz.

The US and Iran have exchanged fire for a second day, deepening hostilities and uncertainty over the future of the tenuous ceasefire between the two nations.

AM speaks to the Communications Minister Anika Wells about the nationwide failure of Telstra's mobile service.

The last known Australian ISIS Bride who's returning to Australia is facing allegations a Yazidi girl was enslaved, beaten and raped in her home.

Anthony Albanese inking a major new treaty with Fiji as he kicks off a frenetic week of regional diplomacy. 

Anti-gambling advocates are hopeful a lengthy inquiry into the federal government's legislation to restrict advertising will put more pressure on Labor to strengthen the laws.

Young Australians face a higher interest rate repayment burden than their parents did in the late 1980s.

The biggest monthly fall in housing values since 2022 with high interest rates keeping conditions soft in the months ahead.

Fears thousands of vulnerable Australians could be pushed onto the streets as a national rental affordability scheme winds up.

Alarming spike in AFL players with traumatic brain injury. 

The ASIO boss says threats to Australia are growing in number and complexity.

Labor strikes a deal with the Greens to get its controversial property tax changes passed but now comes the real test - will voters buy it?

Sir Keir Starmer announces his resignation with Andy Burnham looking likely to be the UK's seventh Prime Minister in a decade.

Threatening comments from Donald Trump jeopardising US-Iran negotiations underway in Switzerland. 

A ceasefire agreement reached between the United States and Iran is officially in effect, with the US confirming its naval blockade of Iranian ports has now been lifted. 

How have voters reacted to Pauline Hanson's vision for Australia?

Further strain between Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu as Israel says it's yet to see details of a ceasefire agreement with Iran.

Donald Trump vows to hit Iran hard again today.

Donald Trump blames Iran for the downing of a US helicopter. 

Tackling intergenerational equity amid war in the Middle East and runaway inflation. There's high stakes for the federal government in tonight's budget, with a bid to shift fortunes more in favour of younger Australians..

An ABC investigation finds Australian gas is generating big trading profits in Singapore.

Three Australian women with links to Islamic State have been arrested after arriving back in the country, facing jail time for alleged slavery and terrorism offences.

Families linked to ISIS are flying home to Australia from Syria with some facing imminent arrest on arrival.

The ambitious plan to have a major freight rail corridor stretching from Melbourne to Brisbane is all but dead with the federal government putting the brakes on the Inland Rail project. 

As Iran renews missile strikes on the United Arab Emirates, the U-S military begins a new operation to help vessels transit the Strait of Hormuz, saying its destroyed small Iranian boats, and intercepted drones and cruise missiles fired at ships. 

King Charles addresses a joint session of the US Congress, launching a vigorous defence of the NATO pact.

A courtroom  appearance for the man charged with attempting to assassinate U-S president Donald Trump. 

US Presidential security questioned again in the wake of the shooting incident as Donald Trump attended the White House Correspondent's Dinner.

The White House is today hosting a new round of talks between Israel and Lebanon. It comes as Donald Trump issues new threats against Iran over the Strait of Hormuz.

The Government's 'brutal' multi-billion dollar NDIS overhaul to rein in spending while saving its 'social licence' but will it hurt the people who actually need it?

It costs 50 billion dollars a year and it's plagued by rorts, so how can the Government reform the NDIS to protect its budget while maintaining services to those who need it?

JD Vance heading to Pakistan for peace talks - it's unclear if Iran is attending but Donald Trump's warning he won't extend the ceasefire if there's no deal.

With negotiators heading back to Islamabad for peace talks, Donald Trump again threatens Iran to make a deal or face devastating consequences.

US President Donald Trump says the leaders of Israel and Lebanon have agreed to a 10-day ceasefire.

As we deal with a fuel crisis, a massive blaze rips through one of the country's only two oil refineries.

The International Monetary Fund warns of rising inflation and reduced economic growth if the Strait of Hormuz isn't opened soon.

Donald Trump warns Iranian ships challenging his naval blockade will be taken out as he insists Tehran wants a deal 'very badly'.

Oil prices could soar even higher as Donald Trump announces a blockade of the Strait of Hormuz following the failure of peace talks over the weekend. 

Israel agrees to start ceasefire talks with Lebanon, as its continued attacks on Hezbollah sites in the country strain the already fragile 2-day-old ceasefire in the Middle East.