The World Today

As Australians brace for a potential rate hike today, war in the Middle East is increasing pressure on the cost of living.

As fallout from the Iran war hits Australians at the bowser, what can be done to ease the cost and supply pressures?

Australia is rolling out 762 million litres of petrol and diesel from emergency fuel reserves to address ongoing shortages stemming from the Iran war.

An extraordinary helicopter rescue mission and two overseas travellers found dead - the latest on extreme flooding in northern Australia.

The Nationals have elected Matt Canavan as their new leader, following the resignation of David Littleproud.

Australia will send a military aircraft and dozens of personnel to the Middle East to assist in the defence of Gulf nations.

Iran's state media reports the highest religious clerics in the country have chosen Mojtaba Khamenei, the son of the slain supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, to succeed his father.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirms Australian defence personnel were aboard a US submarine which sank an Iranian ship on earlier near Sri Lanka;

DFAT under fire for a lack of support for Australians in the Middle East, forced to hire cars and flee overland from the conflict.

A commercial flight from the Middle East is on its way to Australia as fighting escalates in the region.