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Small petrol stations urge Albanese government to crack down on fuel wholesalers as operators run dry

25/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian

Businesses ranging from vegetable growers to miners warn of disruption from rising petrol prices and lack of supplyGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastIndependent petrol station operators and miners are urging the federal government to crack down harder on major fuel wholesalers hoarding supply and withholding deliveries from smaller operators.Amid growing disruption from the Iran war, smaller operators are running out of fuel, including in rural and regional areas. Outlets that buy petrol on the spot market, and do not operate with longstanding contracts for fuel supply, have asked for extra help, including from the government’s new fuel supply tsar. Continue reading...

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Iran war threatens to delay large offshore wind projects in Europe

Industry fears strait of Hormuz closure could disrupt shipping of crucial parts for UK and German North Sea projects• Business live – latest updatesA string of large offshore wind projects in Europe are facing potential delays as the Iran war threatens to disrupt shipping of crucial parts manufa...

25/03/2026 14:56 The Guardian
Middle East crisis live: confusion over Iran’s response to US proposal to end war

Sources suggest Iran unhappy with US’s 15-point list but it is unclear whether it has rejected it outrightIranian nationals with valid Australian tourist visas will be blocked from entering the country for six months, Australia’s home affairs minister said, citing concern some may decide to stay...

25/03/2026 14:50 The Guardian
Australians can expect high fuel costs to linger for far longer than the war in Iran

Rising inflation and unemployment mean effects of Iran war could be even worse than the post-Covid cost-of-living crisisGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastAs diesel prices make history by passing $3 a litre in nearly every capital city around the country, the stresses of high...

25/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
Israel using white phosphorus to scorch earth in south Lebanon, researcher says

Human Rights Watch and others say they have documented use of weapon in civilian areas, which some argue is illegalWhen the M825-series 155mm artillery projectile airbursts, expelling its felt wedges containing white phosphorus, it leaves a distinctive knuckle-shaped plume. That is how Human Rights...

25/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
‘Makes Covid look like a tea party’: Australian food prices could rise for the next year, farmers warn

Iran conflict could see shortages not just in fuel, but fertiliser and fossil fuel resins – used to make milk bottlesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFarmers say Australian consumers could pay more for everyday staples for the next year at least as a result of the US-Isra...

25/03/2026 14:00 The Guardian
Israel’s death penalty bill for Palestinian prisoners moves to final vote

Legislation initiated by far-right Otzma Yehudit party drew mounting criticism from opponents and rights groups as it moved through the KnessetMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s parliament has advanced a contentious bill to impose the death penalty on Palestinians convicted of terrorism t...

25/03/2026 13:22 The Guardian
Europe could face fuel shortage by April as Iran throttles supplies, says Shell boss

Wael Sawan warns of pressure on diesel and petrol if strait of Hormuz does not reopen to oil and gas shippingMiddle East crisis – live updatesBusiness live – latest updatesEurope could face a shortage of energy and fuel as soon as next month without a reopening of the strait of Hormuz, Shell’s...

25/03/2026 12:29 The Guardian
White House says Donald Trump ‘did nothing wrong’ amid reports he showed classified map on plane in 2022 – US politics live

President also held on to record from his first term so sensitive only six people had access, says letter from leading Democrat on House judiciary committeeSign up for the Breaking News US emailThe Department of Justice (DOJ) has intensified its investigation of John Brennan, the former CIA director...

25/03/2026 12:27 The Guardian
US set to deploy airborne troops amid Trump claims of ‘very good’ Iran talks

Israel and Gulf states targeted by Iran in latest strikes while Tehran denies any negotiations with US to end warMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe US is poised to deploy airborne troops to the Middle East as strikes intensify, signalling it may consider boots on the ground despite Donald Trump...

25/03/2026 11:26 The Guardian
Trump’s war in Iran exposes US’s shift from a global guardian to an arbiter of chaos

The US is recklessly spreading economic havoc among global friends and foes while suffering little harm itselfTo shield ordinary Indians from the war in Iran, the government in Delhi redirected supplies of liquefied gas to Indian families, for which it is the main cooking fuel, limiting supplies to...

25/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Bernie Sanders and AOC introduce bill to pause building of new datacenters

Lawmakers say moratorium on construction would buy time to create strong, federal guardrails for AIAmid an unprecedented energy crisis and the rapid buildout of artificial intelligence infrastructure, progressive lawmakers have unveiled a new policy to place a moratorium on the construction of AI da...

25/03/2026 11:00 The Guardian
Review of foreign financial interference in UK politics to be published, with ban on crypto donations expected – UK politics live

Ministers will publish review by Philip Rycroft, which will make recommendations relevant to all the political parties, todayA “Doge of the left,” could save up to £30bn a year for taxpayers by rooting out waste, fraud and tax avoidance, according to the first report from a new green thinktank....

25/03/2026 10:17 The Guardian
Australia prepares for oil prices above US$120 a barrel as diesel passes $3 a litre nationwide

Fuel stocks at same level as when US and Israel launched their war on Iran a month ago, energy minister saysFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe federal government is preparing for scenarios where global oil prices spike...

25/03/2026 09:24 The Guardian
Mette Frederiksen keen to remain as Denmark’s PM despite losing ground in election – Europe live

Frederiksen told supporters she was ‘ready to take on the responsibility of serving as Denmark’s prime minister again for the next four years’Elsewhere, Hungarian prime minister Viktor Orbán has just announced that Hungary will stop gas flows to Ukraine until oil flows through the Druzhba pip...

25/03/2026 09:20 The Guardian
BBC and NWA: the day ABC staff went on strike – and left Aunty looking ‘a bit different’

Triple J signed off with the hip-hop anthem Express Yourself while other radio and TV networks filled the air with BBC broadcasts, re-runs and soothing musicSign up for Guardian Australia’s free weekly media newsletter hereBroadcasters had warned their audiences that the ABC would look “a bit di...

25/03/2026 07:39 The Guardian
UK inflation held at 3% before global energy price hit from Iran war

February annual rate in line with expectations, but Food and Drink Federation fears it is ‘calm before storm’Business live – latest updatesThe UK inflation rate held steady at 3% in February, before Donald Trump’s Iran war drove up global energy costs, threatening a renewed price jump.Offici...

25/03/2026 07:00 The Guardian
Wednesday briefing: ​Can Sarah Mullally steer the Church of England back into safer waters?

In today’s newsletter: The first woman to hold the position of archbishop of Canterbury arrives at a time of transition with hopes that she can restore the church’s reputationGood morning. At a ceremony later today, Sarah Mullally will be installed as the 106th archbishop of Canterbury. The firs...

25/03/2026 06:46 The Guardian
‘Political Band-aid’: cutting Australia’s fuel excise could make petrol shortages worse, economists say

Fuel tax cuts also risk adding to inflation by enabling some households with enough income to spend moreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFuel excise cuts would be a “political Band-aid” that could worsen petrol short...

25/03/2026 06:06 The Guardian
Ukraine war briefing: Moldova declares emergency after Russian attack cuts key power line

President urges people to reduce consumption after power line passing through Ukraine damaged by drones; Moscow spring offensive steps up. What we know on day 1,491Moldova declared a state of emergency in the energy sector after a key power line with Europe was disconnected following Russian strikes...

25/03/2026 05:49 The Guardian
Third man charged with murder over alleged kidnapping and killing of Sydney man Chris Baghsarian

Man arrested in Seven Hills on Wednesday ‘one of the principal offenders’, NSW police allege Follow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA third man has been charged with the murder of Sydney man Chris Baghsarian after allegedl...

25/03/2026 05:46 The Guardian
Philippines declares ‘national energy emergency’ and boosts coal power as Iran war grinds on

President’s declaration allows officials to tackle fuel hoarding or profiteering, while energy secretary says country will lean more heavily on coalMiddle East crisis – live updatesThe Philippines president, Ferdinand Marcos, has declared a state of “national energy emergency” as a result of...

25/03/2026 05:26 The Guardian
Fire at Kuwait airport after drone attack – as it happened

This blog is closed. Follow our new liveblog hereJD Vance role touted as Pakistan attempts to broker US-Iran peace talksIn Australia, the number of petrol stations running out of fuel continues to climb as the Middle East war drags on, with at least 184 dry across the country’s three most populous...

25/03/2026 04:18 The Guardian
The Maga divide over Iran – podcast

Andrew Roth on why the war on Iran is unpopular with the US public and what it means for Maga insidersAndrew Roth, the Guardian’s global affairs correspondent based in Washington DC, says reporting on the US and Israeli war on Iran gives you “whiplash”.“We’re so used to going into these ki...

25/03/2026 03:00 The Guardian
Is this Australia’s moment to embrace renewables? Ask Adam Morton your questions now

The impact of the war in the Middle East is likely to reshape the global economy for years – is this the moment for Australia to change the way it thinks about energy? Post your questions now for our climate and environment editor Sign up here to ask a questionThe US-Israel war on Iran has cause a...

24/03/2026 21:31 The Guardian
Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE warns all immigrants to ‘lie low’

Tania Warner says she has documents showing she is in the US legally, but immigration agents were not swayedSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxA Canadian woman who has been imprisoned with her seven-year-old daughter by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (I...

24/03/2026 20:20 The Guardian
Tangled trail probably leads from Golders Green ambulance attack to Tehran

British investigators are circumspect but experts and security officials say incident has hallmarks of Iranian intelligenceMiddle East crisis – live updatesFrom Golders Green, where four ambulances belonging to a Jewish charity were set alight in the early hours of Monday, a tangled trail probably...

24/03/2026 19:08 The Guardian
Russia fires nearly 1,000 drones in one of its largest aerial attacks on Ukraine

At least seven killed as Moscow appears to step up spring offensive amid concerns focus on Iran war leaves Kyiv more vulnerableRussia has launched a huge wave of nearly 1,000 drones at Ukraine, killing at least seven people, as Moscow appears to be stepping up a spring offensive intended to break Uk...

24/03/2026 18:15 The Guardian
Green energy boss backs more North Sea oil and gas production

GB Energy chief Jürgen Maier says boost could bring economic benefits amid energy cost crisis and actually help transition from fossil fuelsThe head of the UK’s national green energy champion has joined other high-profile renewable energy leaders in making the case for more North Sea oil and gas...

24/03/2026 15:54 The Guardian
UK national security cases involving hostile states up 50%, police say

Investigation continues into Iran-linked group’s claim it attacked Jewish charity’s ambulances in north LondonThe number of national security cases involving hostile states carrying out operations such as spying and sabotage in the UK has increased by half in six months, the head of counter-terr...

24/03/2026 15:19 The Guardian
Ed Davey accuses Reform UK and Tories of importing ‘Trump-style divisive politics’

Lib Dems will focus on ‘rolling up their sleeves and getting things done’, leader says at launch of local election campaignUK politics live – latest updatesEd Davey has accused Reform UK and the Conservatives of importing “Trump-style divisive politics” as he launched the Liberal Democrats...

24/03/2026 14:44 The Guardian
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