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The US says it'll do what's needed to protect troops, after a drone attack on a base in Jordan killed 3 American soldiers.

The US President Joe Biden is blaming Iranian backed militant groups for a drone strike in Jordan that has killed 3 American troops.

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Almost all workers will get a bigger tax cut than planned, as the Albanese Government says changed economic circumstances have prompted it to overhaul the stage 3 tax cuts; A nervous wait as Tropical Cyclone Kirrily heads towards the north Queensland coast;And thousands of flood victims still waiting for their insurance claims to be processed.

The Albanese Government is bracing for a political backlash as it prepares to make changes to planned stage 3 tax cuts

Disaster preparations are underway with a severe cyclone likely to cross the north Queensland coast this week.

Voters and small businesses offer the Albanese Government a few ideas to tackle the cost of living, as Federal Labor MPs prepare to head to Canberra for a special meeting.

Tensions ratcheting up as Pakistan carries out a retaliatory missile strike against Iran.

Australia's Foreign Minister Penny Wong calls for peace between Israelis and Palestinians as she tours the West Bank.

Penny Wong arrives in the Middle East for a highly controversial visit - backing Israel's right to defend itself while urging caution in its conduct of the war

A missile strikes an American-owned and operated container ship in the Red Sea - just days after US and British forces struck Houthi bases in Yemen.

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is refusing to say whether Australia will do more to support US-UK air strikes in Yemen.

Australia's Mary becomes Queen of Denmark 

The UN's top court begins hearing genocide allegations against Israel - a claim it denies.

Chaos on the streets of Port Moresby. People have been shot as well as homes and businesses looted. The army sent in to restore order.

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Flooding worsens in central Victoria after record breaking rain - residents in low lying parts of some towns told it's too late to evacuate.

Bulk billing rates drop further, doctors say it's an unsustainable system while patients say decent medical care is slipping out of their grasp.

The Islamic State terrorist group claims responsibility for two explosions in Iran killing nearly 100 people, the worst terrorist attacks in the country for decades.

Hezbollah warns Israel as bombs kill worshippers in Iran

A blow to Hamas with a senior leader killed in a suspected Israeli drone strike in Beirut - a move that risks a serious escalation of the conflict beyond Gaza's borders.

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The Queen of Denmark abdicates, paving the way for her son Prince Frederik to take the throne with his Australian born wife Mary by his side.

Warnings Australians risk being radicalised by the conflict in the Middle East after the death of a Sydney man in Lebanon - linked to the militant group Hezbollah.

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