Australia lowers diesel standards in bid to increase supply as number of service stations running empty surges

24/03/2026 07:42 The Guardian

Chris Bowen says move aimed at accessing fuel imports from markets with lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and EuropeGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralia’s diesel standards have been temporarily lowered as the federal government rushes to shore up fuel supply, with hundreds of service stations running empty and warnings deliveries from key Asian suppliers could slow as soon as early April.The energy minister, Chris Bowen, said on Tuesday the government had lowered the technical threshold for diesel, known as the flashpoint, in order to access supply from imports from markets with marginally lower burning temperatures, including the US, Canada and Europe. Continue reading...

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No fuel shortage in Britain, says minister, as Reeves prepares to set out economic response to Iran war – UK politics live

Energy minister Michael Shanks reassures drivers ahead of chancellor’s statement to MPsLisa Nandy, the culture secretary, has criticised Labour’s decision not to allow Andy Burnham to stand as the candidate in the Gorton and Denton byelection. In a long interview with the House magazine, she sai...

24/03/2026 09:43 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Iran dismisses Trump claim of talks; von der Leyen says global energy situation is ‘critical’

Iranian parliament speaker says ‘no negotiations’ held with US, as Trump postpones energy strikes for five daysTrump claims ‘productive’ talks with IranAnalysis: surprise talks offer uncertain path out of conflictHow fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwideIn Australia, the number of p...

24/03/2026 09:28 The Guardian

Albanese urged to help Australians struggling with fuel crisis, as NZ offers first-of-its-kind cash relief

David Pocock says a flat 25% export levy on gas producers could redirect ‘wartime profits’ to struggling AustraliansGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPressure is mounting on the Albanese government to help households struggling with fuel prices, with working from home an...

24/03/2026 08:28 The Guardian

Australia news live: Australia Post hikes delivery companies’ fuel surcharge; more service stations affected by fuel shortages

Follow today’s news liveVon der Leyen urges US and Iran to resolve Hormuz crisis, warning distance offers no protection to AustraliaGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastStriking teachers take pay fight to state parliamentTens of thousands of Victorian teachers will down tools...

24/03/2026 07:21 The Guardian

Petrol prices are rising, but Australians don’t appear to be driving less or taking public transport more – yet

Vehicle numbers on key Sydney and Melbourne roads hold steady, as calls grow for free or cheaper public transport to encourage people to drive lessFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAustralians appear to have kept driving...

24/03/2026 07:14 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: With the horror of conflict throughout the globe, how likely is world war three?

In today’s newsletter: Our diplomatic editor on how global instability feeds into conflict in so many parts of the world, and whether the threshold for a major global war has been metGood morning. The world is at war. From the trenches of eastern Ukraine to the missile-streaked skies of the Gulf,...

24/03/2026 06:30 The Guardian

Trump claims ‘productive’ talks with Iran but Tehran denies contact

US president extends deadline over strait of Hormuz and speculates deal could soon be done to end warMiddle East crisis – live updatesDonald Trump has claimed there have been talks between the US and Iran over the past day in which the two sides had “major points of agreement”, appearing to av...

24/03/2026 06:12 The Guardian

Mr Motivator urges government to treat ’bed poverty’ as a national crisis

As Iran war threatens to exacerbate living costs, children’s beds have become ‘like a luxury item’, says Barnardo’sMr Motivator is lobbying the government to tackle the number of children in the UK who have no bed of their own as Barnardo’s reveals demand for furniture from struggling fami...

24/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

Victoria teachers strike: warning of further action as 35,000 rally and hundreds of schools cancel classes

Union leaders say Tuesday’s protest in Melbourne’s CBD was among state’s ‘biggest’ in yearsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastUp to 35,000 striking teachers have rallied in Melbourne, with classes at about 500 pu...

24/03/2026 05:04 The Guardian

Irish metals refinery is in supply chain that feeds Russian war machine, records suggest

Shipments to Russian smelters from Aughinish Alumina have increased sharply since the invasion of UkraineA leading Irish metals refinery is part of an international aluminium supply chain that appears to conclude with shipments to arms producers feeding the Kremlin’s war machine in Ukraine, leaked...

24/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Japan to begin biggest-ever oil release from national reserves as Middle East energy crisis bites

PM Sanae Takaichi says about 80m barrels of stockpiled oil to be provided to refiners – equivalent to 45 days of domestic demand • Middle East crisis – live updatesJapan will begin the biggest-ever release of oil from its strategic reserves this week, the prime minister, Sanae Takaichi, has sa...

24/03/2026 04:36 The Guardian

Von der Leyen urges US and Iran to resolve Hormuz crisis, warning distance offers no protection to Australia

Speaking after signing trade agreement in Canberra, the European Commission president warns ‘situation is critical’ for global energy supplyMiddle East crisis – live updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe US and Iran must come to the negotiating table to immediat...

24/03/2026 04:15 The Guardian

Ukraine war briefing: Russia setting up long-range drone bases in Belarus, Zelenskyy says

Ukraine president vows to respond to move that would draw Belarus more directly into the war; EU anger at Hungary over Russia information sharing. What we know on day 1,490 Continue reading...

24/03/2026 04:03 The Guardian

Strike in Iraq reportedly kills seven fighters – as it happened

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog here.British prime minister Keir Starmer is set to chair an emergency meeting on the economic fallout from the war in Iran on Monday, with chancellor of the exchequer Rachel Reeves and Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey also attending, the UK governme...

24/03/2026 03:36 The Guardian

New Zealand to give cash payments to some low income families as global fuel crisis worsens

Policy begins on 1 April and is aimed to ease financial pressure as the price of fuel surges due to conflict in the Middle EastNearly 150,000 New Zealand families will soon receive a weekly cash payment to help them afford petrol, the government has announced, in what is believed to be the world’s...

24/03/2026 03:33 The Guardian

European wine, chocolate and cars to become cheaper in Australia amid landmark trade deal with EU

Australian manufacturers can call their wares parmesan and kransky, but terms like feta, romano and gruyere will eventually be phased outFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastEuropean food, wine, cars and fashion goods will b...

24/03/2026 03:24 The Guardian

‘We consider every mile we drive’: how fuel shortages are affecting readers worldwide

From a shop owner in India to a community worker in New South Wales, rising fuel prices are forcing people to ration oil usageMiddle East crisis – live updatesAlagesan, 35, needs liquefied petroleum gas (LPG) to run his roadside drink and snack shop in Coimbatore, India, but with the fuel shortage...

24/03/2026 00:17 The Guardian

Trump’s ‘very good’ talks with Iran buy him time with oil and energy markets

Tehran denied negotiations that delayed US strikes and Trump was vague on the details, but talks signal renewed push for peace from regional powersMiddle East crisis – live updatesThere have been so many abortive rounds of diplomacy between the US and Iran – the latest appearing to be led by Pak...

24/03/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Ministers rebuff trade body’s call to boost North Sea oil and gas production

Government emphasises need to ‘get off the rollercoaster of fossil fuel markets’ in response to Offshore Energies UKThe UK government has dismissed a warning from an energy trade body that failing to produce more homegrown North Sea oil and gas will leave the UK increasingly reliant on imports a...

24/03/2026 00:01 The Guardian

Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict

Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf at first dismissed talks took place, insisting Trump’s claim was ‘fake news’ designed to soothe marketsMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe backchannel talks between Donald Trump’s special envoy, Steve Witkoff, and the Iranian foreign minister, Abbas Araghc...

23/03/2026 19:55 The Guardian

US to pay almost $1bn to French energy company to kill wind project plan

Trump administration announces deal with TotalEnergies to redirect investment in wind to oil and gas insteadAs a fuel crisis triggered by the war in Iran drives up global fossil fuel prices, the Trump administration has announced it will pay French energy major TotalEnergies $1bn to kill plans to co...

23/03/2026 19:26 The Guardian

Stock markets swing and oil prices fall after Trump postpones strikes on Iran power plants

European shares start to rise after US president says talks have been ‘very good and productive’Business live – latest updatesMiddle East crisis – live updatesGlobal stock markets swung wildly and oil prices fell on Monday after Donald Trump postponed US attacks on Iranian power plants for f...

23/03/2026 19:01 The Guardian

British destroyer HMS Dragon arrives in eastern Mediterranean

Ship arrives three weeks after Iranian-made drone hit British base of RAF Akrotiri on CyprusMiddle East crisis – live updatesHMS Dragon has arrived in the eastern Mediterranean, three weeks after an Iranian-made drone hit the British base of RAF Akrotiri, the defence secretary has said.The Type 45...

23/03/2026 18:04 The Guardian

Starmer says he is ‘unapologetic’ about his focus on national interest when asked how he deals with ‘rude’ Trump – as it happened

PM tells MPs ‘a lot of what is said or done is undoubtedly said or done to put pressure on me’Matthew Pennycook, the housing minister, was speaking for the government on the morning news programmes earlier. Speaking to LBC, he confirmed that the government wanted the Competition and Markets Auth...

23/03/2026 17:56 The Guardian

Israel launches new strikes on Tehran as Trump pauses Iran energy attacks

Israeli military says it will continue operations in line with Israeli government directives until told otherwise Middle East crisis – live updatesThe Israeli military said it had launched a new wave of strikes on Tehran, after Donald Trump signalled a pause in US attacks against energy infrastruc...

23/03/2026 17:30 The Guardian

Giorgia Meloni concedes defeat in Italy’s judiciary reform referendum – as it happened

Italian prime minister says she will respect the vote but says it is ‘a lost change to modernise Italy’Meanwhile, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán attempted to get on the front foot after allegations that his foreign minister Péter Szijjártó was leaking confidential EU talks to Russia a...

23/03/2026 17:17 The Guardian

Hungarian election candidate accuses ruling party of treason over alleged EU leak to Russia

Péter Magyar, who leads in polls, says Orbán government is ‘betraying Hungarian and European interests’Europe live – latest updatesThe candidate leading the polls in Hungary’s upcoming elections has said the alleged sharing of confidential EU information between Budapest and Moscow should...

23/03/2026 17:11 The Guardian

Is Iran really able to strike London, and is the UK prepared for an attack?

After Tehran targeted the UK-US base on Diego Garcia, Israel’s military said European capitals were also at riskMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Israel Defense Forces (IDF) claimed at the weekend that Iran had weapons able to travel about 4,000km (2,500 miles), posing an immediate threat to...

23/03/2026 17:04 The Guardian

AI boom risks widening wealth divide, says BlackRock’s Larry Fink

CEO of asset manager says only a few firms and investors may reap rewards from growth in the technologyThe boom in artificial intelligence risks widening inequality, with only a handful of companies and investors likely to reap its financial rewards, the BlackRock chief executive, Larry Fink, has wa...

23/03/2026 16:51 The Guardian

Pope Leo says planes should be ‘carriers of peace, never of war’

Pontiff tells Italian airline staff aerial bombings should be banned, in latest condemnation of warMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesPope Leo has said aeroplanes should be “carriers of peace” and that aerial bombardments should be banned, in his latest condemnation of war amid the US-Isr...

23/03/2026 15:38 The Guardian

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Trump claims Iran wants to "make a deal" to end the war 23/03 21:34 - Have Israel, the US and Iran violated international law? 23/03 21:34 - Have Israel, the US and Iran violated international law? 23/03 20:35 - Ukraine strikes key Russian oil port and refinery 23/03 20:35 - Ukraine strikes key Russian oil port and refinery 23/03 20:21 - Oil falls and shares rebound after Trump says talks have been held to end war 23/03 19:55 - Surprise US talks with Iran’s fractured leadership offer uncertain path out of conflict 23/03 19:47 - Trump says U.S. is postponing some strikes as it negotiates end to war with Iran 23/03 19:43 - Tehran residents express distrust over Trump’s war diplomacy 23/03 19:43 - Tehran residents express distrust over Trump’s war diplomacy 23/03 19:38 - Pentagon Officials Weigh Deployment of Airborne Troops for Iran War 23/03 19:29 - Whose war is it? 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