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Tropical Cyclone Narelle set to impact Perth over weekend, with heavy rainfall expected

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 06:03 PM by Unknown
Tropical Cyclone Narelle is set to impact Perth and towns north of the city over the weekend with heavy rainfall expected.

Alleged petrol station thief Glenn McCagh in court after servo worker seriously injured in hit-and-run

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:53 PM by Unknown
An alleged fuel thief accused of seriously injuring a Perth petrol station worker in a hit-and-run.

Tourists cancelling bookings, freight costs increasing, some service stations running out of fuel

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:27 PM by By Rani Fletcher
Rising fuel costs and concerns about supply affect the wider Tasmanian economy, and some service stations run out of unleaded petrol.

Former mayor of Lismore Jenny Dowell dies aged 75

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:13 PM by Unknown
Former Lismore mayor Jenny Dowell has died at aged 75.

Trial begins for Townsville mother charged with deaths of sons

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:11 PM by Unknown
Leeanne Eatts is alleged to have omitted her duty to supervise the children who drowned in a river. 

Labor caucus chooses new cabinet ministers as Liberals pledge election review

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:03 PM by Unknown
As the Labor caucus meets for the first time since the party's resounding win, MPs Michael Brown, Nadia Clancy and Alice Rolls are elevated to the ministry.

Brazilian man Marcelo Peres-Colhado, accused of being part of car theft syndicate, denied bail

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 05:02 PM by Unknown
The prosecution argued the man was in Australia on an expired visa and could face deportation if granted bail. 

Reducing 'just in case' purchases can help avoid empty shelves and fuel bowsers

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 04:51 PM by By Jennifer Macklin and Ananya Bhattacharya
The real lesson of empty petrol stations or supermarket shelves isn't that people are irrational.

Alex Robertson says Socceroos allegiance was never in doubt as he pushes for World Cup selection

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 04:47 PM by Unknown
Alex Robertson says his allegiance to the Socceroos was never in doubt, as he pushes to earn selection in Tony Popovic's World Cup squad.

Australia's diesel standards lowered for six months as hundreds of petrol stations run out of certain fuels

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 04:34 PM by By chief digital political correspondent Clare Armstrong
Australia is temporarily lowering standards for diesel to allow more supply into the domestic market as service stations across the country continue to experience localised shortages.

Oil price rises, Australian dollar falls as Strait of Hormuz remains effectively shut

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 04:28 PM by Unknown
A key factor for shares, bonds, commodities and currencies remains consistently unchanged — the Strait of Hormuz is still effectively closed.

EU leader urges democracies to band together in 'upside down' world

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 03:30 PM by By foreign affairs correspondent Stephen Dziedzic
The Europe Commission president declared that Europe and Australia must both rearm and decarbonise as they try to break economic and energy dependencies on China and Russia.

Iran shows Europe 'in reach' with longest-range ballistic missile launch

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 01:58 PM by Unknown
An attempted attack on a US-UK military base in the Indian Ocean by Iran shows Tehran can launch missiles as far as 4,000km, raising concerns European cities are in reach.

Proposed e-bike ban will target people who are 'medically unfit to drive'

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 01:56 PM by By Kenji Sato, Craig Zonca and Loretta Ryan
Queenslanders who are not "medically fit to drive" will be banned from e-bikes and e-scooters.

Victorian service stations run out of fuel as Middle East war spikes demand

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 12:20 PM by Unknown
A rush of people fuelling up has caused shortages in both regional and metro Victoria, according to the state's energy minister.

Deputy premier defends choice of Fitzroy River for 2032 Olympic Games despite growing concerns

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 10:54 AM by Unknown
Jarrod Bleijie remains adamant that a controversial central Queensland river chosen as a venue for the 2032 Brisbane Games will host rowing and canoeing events. 

Alice Springs residents conflicted over Pine Gap's role in US strikes in Middle East

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 10:02 AM by By Alex Barwick and Elsie Lange
Residents with family in the Middle East are grappling with the part the highly secretive Pine Gap base may be playing in the Iran war from their own backyard. 

When the Rajneesh sect moved into Pemberton, it didn't count on the strength of community

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 08:04 AM by By Dominique Bayens and Jacqueline Lynch
How a WA town fought back against a cult.

England completes post-Ashes review as Brendon McCullum and Ben Stokes remain coach and captain

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 08:02 AM by Unknown
The England and Wales Cricket Board has completed its review into a disastrous tour of Australia and New Zealand, with coach Brendon McCullum, captain Ben Stokes and men's team director Rob Key all keeping their jobs.

ASX recovers as miners, gold stocks rally, Australia Post jacks fuel surcharges — as it happened

ABC • Published: March 24, 2026 at 07:38 AM by By business reporters Daniel Ziffer, Samuel Yang, Jason Dasey, Emilia Terzon, David Taylor and business editor Michael Janda
The economic shocks of the soaring fuel prices have continued, with Australia Post more than doubling fuel surcharges on deliveries for a wide range of customers.