Australia News

WA premier issues transparency warning to fuel suppliers – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 6:21 AM Cait Kelly, Natasha May, Petra Stock and Stephanie Convery (earlier)

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Media

Kyle Sandilands’ termination case should not be a ‘royal commission’ into his career, shock jock’s lawyer tells court

March 27, 2026 · 2:11 AM Amanda Meade Media correspondent

Broadcaster takes Kiis FM to court to argue licensee was wrong to terminate him for serious breach of contract

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US News

‘Emergency situation’: Trump says he will order payments to TSA agents amid turmoil at US airports – as it happened

March 27, 2026 · 2:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Lucy Campbell and Tom Ambrose

President says he will order new DHS secretary Markwayne Mullin to pay TSA immediately as Congress remains deadlocked...

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Business & Finance

NS&I chief executive replaced in ‘fresh start’ over missing savings crisis; bad day for markets – as it happened

March 26, 2026 · 5:10 PM Graeme Wearden

Pension minister says ‘appropriate compensation’ will be paid to the approximately 37,500 people affected

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Society

Man who murdered pregnant girlfriend has 42-year term increased to whole-life order

March 26, 2026 · 4:22 PM Matthew Weaver

Shaine March killed Alana Odysseos in 2025, having been released on licence after killing a teenager in 2000

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Australia News

Dozens of Sydney suburbs urged to reduce water use after major main bursts – as it happened

March 26, 2026 · 7:19 AM Cait Kelly and Krishani Dhanji (earlier)

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Auction clearance rate slumps to 57% nationwide as interest rate hikes prompt Australians to sell

March 26, 2026 · 6:41 AM Luca Ittimani

Homebuyers lose confidence amid higher rates and Iran war-linked price rises across the economy, buyers agent says

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World News

Thursday briefing: Why ​most Israelis ​back the ​conflict​ with Iran, even as international support wanes

March 26, 2026 · 6:40 AM Patrick Greenfield

In today’s newsletter: Th​is new war has exposed widening fractures between Israel and its allies, ​and the...

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World News

Israel says it is expanding ‘buffer zone’ in Lebanon – as it happened

March 26, 2026 · 3:59 AM Adam Fulton (now); Lucy Campbell, Tom Ambrose, Taz Ali and Eva Corlett (earlier)

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US News

Trump praises ICE agents he sent to US airports and again suggests deploying national guard amid DHS shutdown – as it happened

March 26, 2026 · 1:00 AM Coral Murphy Marcos, Robert Tait, Shannon Ho and Tom Ambrose

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US News

Trump housing chief requests new criminal investigation into Letitia James

March 26, 2026 · 12:41 AM Roque Planas

Bill Pulte reportedly urges examination of alleged fraud as New York attorney general’s lawyer attacks ‘vendetta’

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News

UN votes to describe slave trade as ‘gravest crime against humanity’

March 25, 2026 · 7:16 PM Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan

Members call for reparatory justice as landmark resolution aims for ‘political recognition at the highest level’

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