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President Donald Trump, right, listens as Israel's Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu speaks during a meeting in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, Monday, April 7, 2025. (Pool via AP)

UpdatedMiddle East

Israel’s plan to strike Iranian nuke sites ‘stopped by Trump’

Donald Trump sensationally blocked Israel’s plan to strike Iranian nuclear sites, insiders claim, as the US moves to avoid a broader regional conflict.

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Replacing boarding pass with facial recognition

ExplainerNational

Goodbye check-ins and boarding passes: Travel shake-up looms

Air travel is set for the biggest change in 50 years. See what’s planned and what it means for Australians.

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US President Donald Trump speaks to reporters aboard Air Force One, during the flight from Palm Beach to Joint Base Andrews, as he returns to the White House in Washington, DC, April 13, 2025. (Photo by Mandel NGAN / AFP)

UpdatedNorth America

What Trump’s tariff threat means for electronics

Donald Trump has warned that current exemptions on smartphones and electronics are only temporary, with more tariffs on the way. Here’s everything you need to know about the latest tariffs.

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Elon Musk listens as US President Donald Trump speaks in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on February 11, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk, who has been tapped by President Donald Trump to lead federal cost-cutting efforts, said the United States would go

ExplainerWorld

Timeline of Trump and Musk’s fallout

Have the tariffs brought an end to Elon Musk and Donald Trump’s bromance? Here’s a look at their relationship, from beginning to now.

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Middle East at war: What happens next?

With Israel poised to strike back at Iran, Australians are being warned that the Middle East conflict could be about to explode.

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ExplainerEnvironment

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‘Worst in a century’: Why Hurricane Milton is a monster

With its astonishing speed, small ‘eye’ and destructive potential, Hurricane Milton is like nothing America has ever seen before. Here’s why it has authorities so worried. See photos, video.

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ExplainerNSW

TEHRAN, IRAN - SEPTEMBER 28: Iranians protest with anti-Israeli and anti-American slogans while participating in a protest rally to condemn the Israeli airstrike in Lebanon that killed Hassan Nasrallah and several Hezbollah commanders in Tehran, Iran,on September 28, 2024 in Tehran, Iran. Israel announced earlier that it had killed Hassan Nasrallah, leader of the Iran-backed Lebanese militant and political group Hezbollah, in overnight strikes on southern Beirut. (Photo by Majid Saeedi/Getty Images)

Five ways Iran can retaliate, but not without deadly risk

Iran’s most important ally, Hezbollah, is facing catastrophic defeat as Israeli tanks roll across the border of Lebanon – but Tehran has vowed to hit back.

ExplainerNSW

TOPSHOT - Smoke billows from the sites of an Israeli airstrike in Lebanon's southern plain of Marjeyoun along the border with Israel on September 24, 2024. Israel announced dozens of new air strikes on Hezbollah strongholds in Lebanon, a day after 558 people, including 50 children, were killed in the deadliest day of violence since the Lebanese civil war. (Photo by RABIH DAHER / AFP)

How Hezbollah is luring Israel into a ‘killing zone’

With a huge weapons arsenal and tunnel network stretching hundreds of miles in southern Lebanon, Hezbollah is gearing up for what it calls a ‘historic opportunity’.

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ExplainerWorld

A series of explosions on the waists of Hezbollah operatives wearing pagers has killed nine across Lebanon.

‘Plot uncovered’: Theory over timing of pager explosions

More details have emerged about what led Israel to detonate pagers belonging to Hezbollah operatives in an unprecedented attack. Here’s what we know.

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EXPLAINERUS Election

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on September 09, 2024 shows, L-R, former US President and Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump pointing to the crowd as he leaves after speaking during a town hall meeting in La Crosse, Wisconsin, on August 29, 2024 and US Vice President and 2024 Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris speaking on the fourth and last day of the Democratic National Convention (DNC) at the United Center in Chicago, Illinois, on August 22, 2024. Harris and Trump made their final preparations on Monday, September 9, on the eve of their first -- and possibly only -- televised debate before the knife-edge 2024 US presidential election. With less than two months until election day, the face-off could be a turning point in a bitter contest between the Democratic vice president and Republican former president. (Photo by KAMIL KRZACZYNSKI and ANDREW CABALLERO-REYNOLDS / AFP)

Why Trump refuses debate rematch

Donald Trump sensationally declared ‘NO DEBATE’, but the analyst who accurately predicted Joe Biden’s withdrawal says it’ll still likely happen. Here’s why.

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ExplainerHealth

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Update on weight loss meds in Australia

As more and more Aussies are seeking out medications to help lose weight, here’s what you need to know about them and their risks.

ExplainerNational

ADELAIDE, AUSTRALIA - NewsWire Photos August 29, 2023: The Prime Minister, Anthony Albanese speaking to a resident at Eldercare Seaford with the Minister for Aged Care, Anika Wells to promote the Maggie Beer Foundation Aged Care Cook and Chef Support Program. Picture: NCA NewsWire

Major aged care changes: Who’s affected and what it’ll cost

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced his government is providing the “greatest improvement” to aged care in 30 years.See what’s afoot and how it impacts you.

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ExplainerEnvironment

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Kangaroo meat and EVs: Australia’s grand Net Zero plan

The car you drive, the kitchen you cook in, even the meat you eat … all could be set to change under the Climate Change Authority’s proposals for reaching Net Zero.

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The RSPCA had a record number adotpion in January, but still have huge numbers of both cats and dogs to be adopted. Kittens waiting for adoption. Photo: Bev Lacey / The Chronicle

Aussie cat laws: What changes will mean for pet owners

The number of cats per household may be capped under a new scheme to protect the environment. Here’s what could happen.

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