Trump Demands Low Oil Prices After U.S. Attacks on Iran – Rolling Stone

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  2. Trump Team Weighed Range of Options for Oil Supply Disruptions  Bloomberg.com
  3. Trump says 'everyone' should keep oil prices lower or they're playing 'into the hands of the enemy'  CNBC
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  5. Trump calls for more crude drilling amid jitters that Iran may close critical shipping lane  PBS
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Queensland budget 2025: Crisafulli vows no austerity despite state facing $218bn debt

Premier says you can ‘respect people’s money’ and still lift public services as LNP hands down first budget since 2014

The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has promised no austerity in his first budget, despite the state facing a forecast $218bn in debt.

Tuesday’s state budget will be the Liberal National party’s first since 2014. Then led by premier Campbell Newman, the LNP lost government in 2015 after slashing tens of thousands of public service positions and proposing the sell-off of public assets to balance the books.

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