World News

Middle East crisis live: Trump says US considering ‘winding down’ war; Iran fired missiles at UK-US base on Diego Garcia

March 21, 2026 · 7:19 PM Marina Dunbar (now); Harry Taylor, Hamish Mackay and Adam Fulton (earlier)

President says US ‘getting very close to meeting our objectives’; missiles fired at joint US-UK military base in...

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Australia News

Across Australia’s outer suburbs, more parents are picking private over public schools. What’s behind the trend?

March 21, 2026 · 7:01 PM Stephanie Convery

The uptick in enrolments is sharpest in urban growth areas, with parents seeking the best opportunity they can get for...

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Australia News

The Melbourne expert who has spent a lifetime uncovering ‘the archaeology of the printed book’

March 21, 2026 · 7:01 PM Stephanie Convery

Prof Wallace Kirsop, 92, is one of Australia’s foremost experts in rare books – not just their contents but their...

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Commentisfree

Tasmania’s Mount Arthur: a place awash with the true sort of quiet that soaks into your skin | Joseph Earp

March 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM Joseph Earp

I do not want to paint this tucked-away spot as ‘quaint’ or ‘sleepy’. In fact, the effect all nature has on me...

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Australia News

Australia last rationed fuel in the 1970s. Could we do it again?

March 21, 2026 · 7:00 PM Patrick Commins Economics editor

As oil prices skyrocket, analysts believe the disruption to the global supply will last weeks – not months. So what...

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World News

UK foreign secretary condemns Iran’s ‘reckless threats’ after strike towards US-UK base

March 21, 2026 · 6:56 PM Morgan Ofori and Nadeem Badshah

Yvette Cooper says government wants swift resolution to war after two missiles directed at military base at Diego Garcia

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US News

Robert Mueller, special counsel who investigated Trump-Russia ties, dies at 81

March 21, 2026 · 6:50 PM Edward Helmore

Mueller, who concluded Moscow had interfered in 2016 election, served as FBI director under Bush and Obama

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US News

Trump threatens to send ICE to airports on Monday amid DHS funding standoff

March 21, 2026 · 6:11 PM Edward Helmore

President attacks ‘Radical Left Democrats’ after homeland security funding bill again sinks in Senate

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Football

Fulham 3-1 Burnley, Hearts 1-0 Dundee and more: Saturday football clockwatch – as it happened

March 21, 2026 · 5:24 PM Billy Munday

Fulham came from behind to beat struggling Burnley while Hearts had to wait for their big moment against Dundee

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US News

Republican says he lied about racist posts on porn site to protect Trump

March 21, 2026 · 5:05 PM Edward Helmore

Mark Robinson, who ran for North Carolina governor in 2024, tells podcast he had ‘obsession’ with porn and sex

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Football

Brighton 2-1 Liverpool: Premier League – as it happened

March 21, 2026 · 3:20 PM Scott Murray

Minute-by-minute report: Danny Welbeck and Yankuba Minteh were the stars of a deserved win for the Seagulls, as...

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US News

US man pleads guilty to defrauding music streamers out of millions using AI

March 21, 2026 · 3:14 PM Edward Helmore in New York

Michael Smith, 52, charged after flooding platforms with thousands of AI songs and boosting them with bots

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