Trump has made it clear Australia is a friend in name only. For Albanese, the pressure at home is rising | Tom McIlroy https://www.theguardian.com/world/commentisfree/2026/mar/21/trump-has-made-it-clear-australia-is-a-friend-in-name-only-for-albanese-the-pressure-at-home-is-rising #UsisraelWarOnIran #DonaldTrump #AnthonyAlbanese #JimChalmers #AustralianPolitics #AustralianForeignPolicy

Australia news live: Jim Chalmers promises more tax reform in budget as war threatens to send inflation past 5% https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/19/australia-news-live-jim-chalmers-tax-inflation-budget-cost-of-living-war-fuel-crisis-shortage-inflation-cyclone-narelle-queensland-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #Business #Health #AustralianEducation #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianForeignPolicy

Iranian strikes hit near Australian airbase in UAE, Albanese confirms https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/18/iran-war-strikes-near-australian-airbase-uae #AustralianMilitary #UsisraelWarOnIran #UnitedArabEmirates #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #AustraliaNews #AnthonyAlbanese

Australia news live: Trump lashes out at Australia over absence of allies against Iran; Cyclone Narelle forms in Coral Sea https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/18/australia-news-live-trump-iran-nato-hormuz-interest-rates-rba-cost-of-living-jim-chalmers-economy-fuel-price-crisis-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #Business #Health #AustralianEducation #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianForeignPolicy #LaborParty #One...

Australia news live: Chris Bowen says petrol reserves won’t ease shortages straight away; RBA tipped to hike rates https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/17/bowen-rba-interest-rates-decision-cost-of-living-inflation-fuel-price-shortages-petrol-jim-chalmers-economy-war-iran-anthony-albanese-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #Business #Health #AustralianEducation #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianForeignPolicy

No recession but inflation hike and increased cost-of-living pressure on the way, Jim Chalmers says https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/mar/15/no-recession-but-inflation-hike-and-increased-cost-of-living-pressure-on-the-way-jim-chalmers-says #AustralianEconomy #JimChalmers #Inflation #Iran #AustralianPolitics #AustraliaNews #InterestRates #AustralianGreens #AustralianForeignPolicy #BarnabyJoyce #CostoflivingCrisis

‘We’re living in an Orwellian nightmare’: Grace Tame calls Anthony Albanese a ‘coward’ in scathing critique https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/13/grace-tame-crikey-essay-albanese-critique-ntwnfb #GraceTame #AnthonyAlbanese #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianForeignPolicy

Australia news live: government tells non-essential officials to leave Israel and UAE; NSW extends no-interest loans scheme https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/live/2026/mar/13/iran-war-politics-market-reactions-anthony-albanese-labor-angus-taylor-liberals-matt-canavan-nationals-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #AustralianPolitics #AustralianEconomy #Business #Health #AustralianEducation #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum #AustralianForeignPolicy

Iraqi official urges Australia to take back alleged IS fighters during meeting with ambassador https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/12/iraqi-official-urges-australia-to-take-back-alleged-is-fighters-during-meeting-with-ambassador-ntwnfb #AustraliaNews #Iraq #IslamicState #AustralianForeignPolicy

Iranian regime-linked handler investigated by Australian police over alleged death threat https://www.theguardian.com/australia-news/2026/mar/12/iranian-regime-linked-handler-alleged-death-threat-investigated #AustraliaNews #AustralianForeignPolicy #Iran #UsisraelWarOnIran #TonyBurke #AustralianImmigrationAndAsylum