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Israel accused of targeting UN peacekeepers after three injured in south Lebanon strike

📢 Ghana's military said that its UNIFIL battalion headquarters in southern Lebanon came under "two missile attacks".

More arrive from the Middle East overnight, as others pay thousands to leave by taxi

📢 Australians are exploring different ways to leave the Middle East amid a conflict that has 'no end game'.

Hundreds more Australians arrive home safely from the Middle East | Midday News Bulletin 7 March 2026

📢 Hundreds more Australians arrive home safely from the Middle East; President Trump demands 'unconditional surrender' from Iran as strikes intensify; and in sport, Cristiano Ronaldo takes a break from the Saudi Pro League for treatment in Spain.

Trump demands unconditional surrender to 'Make Iran Great Again'

📢 United States President Donald Trump has demanded Iran's "unconditional surrender," a week after launching ‌war with ‌Israel ⁠against the country.

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Government working on more repatriation flights from the Middle East| Morning News Bulletin 7 March 2026

📢 The government working on more repatriation flights for Australians in the Middle East; Anger over a Chinese helicopter threatening an Australian aircraft; and in sport, Australia's track cyclists off to a strong start in the World Cup in Perth.

'As long as it takes': Experts predict possible outcomes of War in the Middle East

📢 As the War in the Middle East reaches the one week mark, experts speculate on how the crisis could play out.

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Meet Alex Albon, the F1 driver who refuses to play the fame game

📢 The British Thai driver is used to people trying to put him in boxes. But identity doesn't quite work like that, he says.

French and Australian scientists celebrate joint Antarctic research

📢 The connection between France and Australia on Antarctic science is being celebrated this week. French icebreaker L'Astrolabe is making its final stop in Hobart, after a busy summer travelling to and from the continent.

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The government confirms ADF personnel were onboard a US submarine that sank an Iranian warship

📢 Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed three ADF personnel were on board the US submarine that sank an Iranian frigate off the coast of Sri Lanka. The opposition accused it of hiding something, after the government earlier refused to confirm their presence on the submarine.

Australians return home in 'half-full' flights from the Middle East

📢 Flights are coming home with empty seats, but finding a safe route out of the Middle East continues to prove challenging. More commercials flights are expected to leave within days as the Federal Government works with airlines to ensure Australians can return home. This story was produced in…

ASX’s worst day since Liberation Day; oil price shock

📢 The S&P/ASX 200 has recorded its worst weekly drop since Donald Trump’s so-called Liberation Day tariffs shocked global markets in April last year. That’s as investors weigh the prospect of a drawn-out war in the Middle East, with the rising oil price prompting further inflation concerns.…

Meet ‘Tous’ — a marsupial previously thought to be extinct for 6,000 years

📢 There are only about 1,300 genera of living mammals worldwide. Discovering a totally new genus of mammal happens only a few times a year.

PM confirms Australians onboard a US sub that sank an Iranian vessel | Evening News Bulletin 6 March 2026

📢 The PM confirms three Australians were onboard a U-S sub that sank an Iranian vessel, Calls for action on petrol prices as the Iran conflict continues, Australia's flagbearers for the Winter Paralympics Opening Ceremony announced.

Counting underway in Nepal's general elections

📢 Counting is underway in Nepal's general elections which were held six months after deadly anti-corruption protests toppled the government in the Himalayan nation. Nearly 19 million voters were eligible to choose who replaces the interim government in place since the September 2025 uprising. A…

Israel's army to expand its area of control in southern Lebanon |SBS News in Easy English 6 March 2026

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So, Ukraine does have a card: Trump looks to Zelenskyy for help combating Iranian drones

📢 As the US-Israeli war on Iran rages on, the United States has asked Ukraine for help to fend off Iranian drone attacks in the region. Despite Donald Trump's scaled back support for Ukraine and Israel's refusal to impose sanctions on Russia, Ukraine has offered allies in the region a swap of key…

PM confirms ADF links to conflict amid fresh flights to Australia from Middle East hub

📢 After considerable questioning, PM confirms three ADF personnel were on a US submarine that sank an Iranian warship.

Israel expands military operations to target Hezbollah | Midday News Bulletin 6 March 2026

📢 Israel expands military operations to target Hezbollah, triggering evacuations in Lebanon and Beirut, A new investment in Australia's critical minerals, aimed at protecting national supply, Champion drivers prepare for a challenge, with sweeping technical changes in play at the weekend Grand Prix…

Australia-bound flights fleeing the Middle East arriving with empty seats

📢 Flights carrying Australians home from the Middle East are arriving with empty seats, the result of late confirmations and safety concerns.

Hizb ut-Tahrir group banned in Australia under new hate speech laws, after ASIO call

📢 The Islamist group is the first to be listed as a hate group under recently introduced legislation.

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'A lot of respect': Matildas swap jerseys with Iranian team after victory on Gold Coast

📢 One Iranian player fought back tears as she discussed the situation in her home country and the war in the Middle East.

INTERVIEW: Indigenous Australians Minister on the parliamentary inquiry into racism

📢 A federal parliamentary inquiry has opened into racism in Australia, with advocates calling for the probe to be not 'another exercise in diagnosis'. The Australian Human Rights Commission says the government already knows what needs to change, and the inquiry must turn that knowledge into action,…

Far North Queensland lashed by wild weather, flash flooding, heavy winds predicted

📢 Emergency crews are ready across Queensland's far north coast with heavy rain, flooding and damaging winds forecast for Friday.

Iran promises to attack Americans wherever they are | Morning News Bulletin 6 March 2026

📢 Iran promises to attack Americans wherever they are, as the UAE intercepts missiles this morning; Australians are urged not to panic and cancel travel plans as the Iranian conflict widens; and in sport, the Matildas beat Iran four nil on the Gold Coast.

Kristi Noem replaced as head of US homeland security, Donald Trump announces

📢 Kristi Noem, a high-profile member of Donald Trump's cabinet, was criticised for her approach to the immigration crackdown.

Donald Trump wants a say in Iran’s next leader as war spreads to Azerbaijan

📢 Trump insists that he has a say in picking Iran's next supreme leader, as the war on Iran reverberated throughout the region.

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Fears of 'second massacre' grow as Iranian regime takes 'revenge' on prisoners

📢 Amid escalating conflict, human rights groups have expressed concern for the thousands of political prisoners held in Iranian jails.

'Euro summer' in question as experts caution Australians over travel plans

📢 Australians may need to "seriously reconsider" travel plans in the coming months.

Your guide to the Milano Cortina 2026 Winter Paralympics

📢 The Winter Paralympic Games will kick off this weekend. Here's everything you need to know.

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