Australia politics live: Tony Burke says one of the Iranian football squad members who had sought asylum has changed her mind
Follow updates liveGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcast‘There are developments this morning’: Chalmers on Iranian football teamWe’re getting a slightly bigger forward sizzle from the treasurer on how many people from the Iranian women’s football team have sought asylum in Australia.There are developments this morning that I’m reluctant to go into because Tony Burke, the minister, will be up later this morning to give people a proper sense of that … It is a tribute to their bravery and to the work of the officials and the ministers that we’ve been able to issue those five visas already. As I understand it, there are more discussions this morning and Tony Burke will have more to say about that later in the day.We’re seeing a lot of volatility play out on these global markets … We won’t be immune from that. We’re not complacent about it, but we’re also really well placed in Australia to deal with what’s coming at us from around the world.Clearly, we had an inflation challenge in our economy already and this risks making it worse. That’s clear. And we’ve been upfront about that. Continue reading...
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Iran war live updates: Regime issues threat against protesters; drone reportedly hits major US diplomatic facility in Iraq
Iran’s police chief says protesters will be treated as ‘enemies’ and that security forces remain stationed in the streetsHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Following on from our previous report on a drone hitting a major US diplomatic facility in Iraq – Reuters has reported on an internal State Department alert that there were no injuries and everyone was accounted for at the facility.The drone hit the Baghdad Diplomatic Support Center, next to the Baghdad airport, impacting near a guard tower, the internal alert from the department seen by Reuters said. Individuals at the facility were ordered to “duck and cover”, it said. A separate alert said everyone was accounted for. Continue reading...
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Australians hit by soaring petrol prices now face expected blow of interest rate rise
Economists predict RBA board will hike cash rate to 4.1% next week as inflation climbs and energy costs surgeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMillions of Australians could be hit with the twin blow of soaring petrol prices and higher mortgage repayments amid rising expectations that the US-Israel war on Iran will force the Reserve Bank to hike rates on Tuesday.A growing number of economists predict that the RBA board will increase the cash rate to 4.1% at the conclusion of its upcoming two-day meeting, after the central bank’s deputy governor, Andrew Hauser, said data had “confirmed even more decisively … that our economy currently has limited spare capacity”. Continue reading...
Matt Canavan elected new Nationals leader and calls for ‘more Australian babies, more Australian everything’
The Queensland senator replaces David Littleproud, who announced his shock resignation from the National party on TuesdayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastMatt Canavan has declared “we need more Australian everything” – including babies, farming and fossil-fuel powered barbecues – after being elected Nationals leader in a party room vote on Wednesday.The Queensland rightwinger defeated Kevin Hogan and Bridget McKenzie in a three-cornered contest to replace David Littleproud, who blind-sided colleagues on Tuesday by announcing he was stepping down as leader. Continue reading...