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‘They are safe here’: five Iranian women footballers granted humanitarian visas in Australia
ByMartin Farrer March 9, 2026March 9, 2026

Home affairs minister Tony Burke confirms US president Donald Trump’s overnight comments on social media that the players had been ‘taken care of’Middle East crisis – live updatesFive members of the Iranian women’s football team have been granted human…

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Three Australians were on US submarine that sank Iranian warship, PM says
ByJosh Butler, Ben Doherty and Krishani Dhanji March 6, 2026March 6, 2026

Anthony Albanese confirms ADF members were on vessel but says ‘no Australian personnel’ took part in attacks on IranMiddle East crisis – live updatesFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily ne…

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Australian energy bills could surge as Iran conflict drives up global gas prices
ByPatrick Commins Economics editor March 3, 2026

Experts warn of similarities with 2022, when electricity prices went up by more than 40% due to the Russian invasion of UkraineGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US-Israel strikes on Iran risk a repeat of the 2022 energy sho…

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Australian troops safe after drone strikes air base near Dubai as Hastie says rules-based order a ‘fantasyland’
ByTom McIlroy political editor March 3, 2026March 3, 2026

Liberal MP says rules are irrelevant when Trump acts as an ‘apex opportunist’, following a drone strike at UAE’s Al Minhad airbase where Australian troops are basedFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free …

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Wong warns ‘there are limits’ to helping Australians affected by flight cancellations amid Iran conflict
ByNick Visser March 1, 2026March 2, 2026

Government has not yet committed to repatriation flights as Emirates, Etihad and Qatar Airways cancel flightsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government says…

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News live: flights from Australia to Middle East cancelled; Albanese says Iran’s nuclear program a ‘threat to global peace’
ByAdeshola Ore February 28, 2026March 1, 2026

Follow the latest updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe foreign minister, Penny Wong, says Australia was not told in advance about the bombing of Iran but won’t say whether intelligence facilities here were used.“We…

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Anxiety mounts across Middle East over potential war between US and Iran
ByGuardian staff and agencies February 26, 2026February 26, 2026

People across region are bracing for possibility of conflict as embassies evacuate staff and flights are cancelledMiddle East crisis – live updatesAnxiety is growing over a potential war between Iran and the US in the Middle East, as embassies evacuate…

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‘I just want to be free’: Australian children held in Syrian camps reveal their hopes and dreams
ByWilliam Christou and Baderkhan Ahmad in al-Roj February 25, 2026

Exclusive: As debate rages over their return, children of Australian women with Islamic State links dream of ice-cream, Bluey and not living in a tentGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe first thing Layla did when she left al-…

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Australian women held in Syrian camps say they would accept children returning home separately
ByWilliam Christou and Baderkhan Ahmad in al-Roj, and Ben Doherty in Sydney February 24, 2026

Exclusive: Some of the 11 mothers detained in Kurdish-controlled al-Roj camp say they want Australian government to repatriate children at any costFamilies in convoy from Syrian camp warned they would be attacked unless they turned aroundFollow our Aus…

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The 23 Australian children stuck in Syria are not responsible for their parents. They need our government’s support to return | Donald Rothwell
ByDonald Rothwell February 24, 2026

If the circumstances of those from Roj camp become even more perilous, the Albanese government may be forced to interveneFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEver since news br…

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