Farmers plead for tax breaks, diesel guarantees and help buying fertiliser as national cabinet meets on fuel crisis

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State and federal leaders due to discuss assistance for business sectors but petrol rationing not expected to find backing

Farmers say the federal government must help them with tax breaks and underwriting fertiliser purchases to survive the fuel crisis, with Monday’s national cabinet expected to discuss more assistance to businesses amid ballooning petrol prices.

Federal and state governments have remained tight-lipped about what would be on the meeting’s agenda but state premiers have urged the Albanese government to take a stronger national coordination role in the crisis.

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Two unidentified drones crash in Finland, defence ministry says – Euronews.com

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  1. Two unidentified drones crash in Finland, defence ministry says  Euronews.com
  2. Finland reports drone crashes, alleges territorial violation  DW.com
  3. Finland reports territorial violation by drones, at least one from Ukraine  Reuters
  4. Unidentified drones crash in Finland  France 24
  5. Finland Investigates Drones That Crashed in Its Airspace Sunday  Bloomberg.com
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Iran’s missile infrastructure severely strained after weeks of strikes – The Washington Post

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  1. Iran’s missile infrastructure severely strained after weeks of strikes  The Washington Post
  2. Exclusive: U.S. can only confirm about a third of Iran's missile arsenal destroyed, sources say  Reuters
  3. US has destroyed only a third of Iran’s missiles, intelligence suggests  The Guardian
  4. U.S. and Israel Have Pounded—but Not Eliminated—Iran’s Missile Threat  WSJ
  5. How long can Iran keep firing missiles?  Financial Times
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Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message – NPR

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  1. Pope Leo XIV rejects claims that God justifies war in Palm Sunday Mass message  NPR
  2. Pope seems to rebuke Trump in remarks about leaders with ‘hands full of blood’  The Guardian
  3. Pope Leo says God rejects prayers of leaders who wage wars  Reuters
  4. The Pope’s Sermon This Morning Was a Rebuke of Pete Hegseth  Mother Jones
  5. Pope Delivers Holy Warning to Trump in Blistering Address  The Daily Beast
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Chevron Says Damage to Wheatstone Gas Facility to Affect Restart – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Chevron Says Damage to Wheatstone Gas Facility to Affect Restart  Bloomberg.com
  2. Why are the skies in Australia red?  wjla.com
  3. Major Australian LNG Plants Suffer Outages as Cyclone Hits  WSJ
  4. Cyclone continues trail of destruction amid warnings for Mid West residents  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. Watch: Skies Glow Red In Western Australia Amid Dust Storm Ahead Of Cyclone Narelle  ndtv.com
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Strikes Continue as Houthis Join Iran War, US Troops Arrive – Bloomberg.com

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  1. Strikes Continue as Houthis Join Iran War, US Troops Arrive  Bloomberg.com
  2. Iran War Live Updates: Israel Vows to Seize More Territory in Lebanon and Strikes Hit Iranian Port  The New York Times
  3. By the Numbers: One Month of War  WSJ
  4. Israel expands invasion of southern Lebanon – as it happened  The Guardian
  5. Iran war updates: Attacks on infrastructure; UNIFIL peacekeeper killed  Al Jazeera
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US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust – The Times of Israel

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  1. US-Israeli plan for Kurdish invasion of Iran reportedly collapsed amid leaks, distrust  The Times of Israel
  2. The Kurdish Ground Force Preparing to Fight in Iran  The Atlantic
  3. On Iran’s Rugged Frontier, Kurds Yearn to Join the Fight  The New York Times
  4. Türkiye thwarts Israeli plan to employ Kurds in war against Iran | Daily Sabah  Daily Sabah
  5. Proxy Pressure on Iran: The Promise and Pitfalls of Arming the Kurds  War on the Rocks
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A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade – AP News

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  1. A stranded whale in Germany’s Baltic Sea weakens as hopes of its return to the Atlantic fade  AP News
  2. Struggling humpback whale stranded for third time on German coast  The Guardian
  3. Germany news: Prognosis 'not good' for humpback whale  DW.com
  4. Humpback whale 'Timmy' struggles to escape shallow waters off Germany  Reuters
  5. Video: Stranded Humpback Whale Beats the Odds and Swims Out to Sea  The New York Times
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IDF strikes ‘critical’ Iranian ballistic missile manufacturing sites in Tehran – The Jerusalem Post

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  1. IDF strikes 'critical' Iranian ballistic missile manufacturing sites in Tehran  The Jerusalem Post
  2. Iran Update Special Report, March 25, 2026  Institute for the Study of War
  3. Israel Strikes Two Iranian Nuclear-Program Sites  WSJ
  4. Israel launches new strikes on Tehran, Netanyahu orders military to expand 'security strip' in Lebanon  France 24
  5. Houthis fire missile at Israel from Yemen; Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline  NBC News
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Chevron says repairs to Wheatstone gas facility to take weeks – Reuters

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  1. Chevron says repairs to Wheatstone gas facility to take weeks  Reuters
  2. Australian Sky Turns an Apocalyptic Blood Red  The New York Times
  3. Why Western Australia’s sky turned eerie red before Tropical Cyclone Narelle made landfall  FOX Weather
  4. Roads set to reopen as clean-up continues in Exmouth  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
  5. VIDEO: Red sky in Shark Bay ahead of Cyclone Narelle  Australian Broadcasting Corporation
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