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The World Today is a comprehensive current affairs program which backgrounds, analyses, interprets and encourages debate on events and issues of interest and importance to all Australians.
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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.
An Australian base in Dubai was hit in an Iranian drone attack over the weekend, as the conflict spreads across the Middle East.
Donald Trump has vowed to avenge the deaths of US servicemen killed in the Middle East, while warning there will likely be more.
Hilary Clinton has denied links to Jeffrey Epstein, accusing Republicans of partisan political theatre, in a dramatic deposition
As one Australian tech firm declares mass lay-offs many are asking if it's a sign of more to come in the AI revolution.
New Inflation data shows the economy is still running hot. What will this mean for interest rates?
The Royal Commission into antisemitism and the Bondi terror attacks begins in Sydney;
The government under pressure to crackdown on those offering assistance to Australians returning from terrorism hotspots;
The fall of former prince Andrew reaches new depths with his arrest.
Prime Minister Anthony's comments come as Sydney's Lakemba Mosque say they've received three written threats in the past month.
Australians are expected to decrease their private health insurance coverage, or forgo insurance altogether, following the news that premiums will rise from April.
The Federal Government has ruled out offering consular assistance to the Australian families of Islamic State fighters currently stuck in Syria.
As the new Liberal leader gets his shoes under the desk with an initial polling bump - where to next for the party?
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