International news and global affairs
The Coral Adventurer hit a reef near Papua New Guinea after its chief mate missed a critical waypoint in darkness. An ATSB investigation has revealed a cascade of navigation errors compounded by moonless conditions.
Yuki Tamura 
Six members of Iran's women's football team have been granted asylum in Australia after standing silent during the national anthem at the Asian Cup tournament, sparking a dramatic chain of events that unfolded amid war.
Yuki Tamura 
As the Iranian women's football team landed in Malaysia, diaspora supporters made desperate appeals at the airport, warning the players not to return home after the team faced backlash for refusing to sing the national anthem.
Jimmy O'Brien 
Iran's targeting of major US tech companies' facilities across the Middle East marks the first time commercial data centres have become military targets in conflict. Companies must now weigh security risks against billions in planned investments.
Tom Whitfield 
Iran's Revolutionary Guards have publicly listed Nvidia, Microsoft, Google and other US tech firms as military targets, signalling potential escalation beyond data centre attacks already underway.
Zara Mitchell 
The Ig Nobel Prize, which celebrates eccentric scientific research, is abandoning its 35-year home in the US for Switzerland due to safety concerns for international attendees.
Oliver Pemberton 
More than 40,000 flights have been cancelled across the Middle East following the US-Israel conflict with Iran, with cascading effects stretching far beyond the region's borders.
Priya Narayanan 
Joon Shik Shin is organising South and North Korean supporters at the Women's Asian Cup in Australia, hoping that athletics can reignite conversations about reunification as diplomatic relations grow colder.
Yuki Tamura 
A fossil collector has amassed so many specimens from Port Phillip Bay that he is opening his own museum next month, featuring over 1,000 prehistoric artefacts.
Zara Mitchell 
The US-Israel war with Iran has triggered an unprecedented global energy crisis. Closure of the Strait of Hormuz has disrupted 20% of world oil supply. Asian governments are adopting emergency fuel conservation measures, while Australia sends military surveillance to the Gulf.
James Callahan 
Pakistan, Thailand, Vietnam, and the Philippines have ordered public sector work-from-home schemes and energy rationing to conserve fuel as the Iran-Gulf conflict chokes global oil supplies.
Tanya Birch 
Brisbane Roar and other A-League clubs have stepped up to support seven Iranian women's football players granted asylum, offering training facilities and community support as the athletes rebuild their lives in Queensland.
Megan Torres 
Australia is deploying a sophisticated reconnaissance aircraft and advanced missiles to the Gulf in response to escalating Iranian attacks. The move marks a significant military commitment to the region where over 115,000 Australians live.
Kate Morrison 
Seven Iranian women's football players remain in Australia after five teammates fled to seek asylum. The remainder of the squad faces mounting pressure as they contemplate returning to Iran during an ongoing conflict.
Zara Mitchell 
GPS jamming and spoofing operations near Iran have crippled navigation systems for thousands of ships and delivery apps, revealing how electronic warfare tactics can cause cascading civilian damage beyond military targets.
Aisha Khoury Australian families in the Gulf face a sobering calculation: international school fees now exceed AED 120,000 annually, housing demands 30-40% of income, and regional instability is eroding the financial case for staying.
Fatima Al-Rashid 
Cats and dogs are being abandoned across Dubai as foreigners scramble to flee following Iranian missile strikes. Animal shelters report being at breaking point.
Priya Narayanan 
Israeli President Isaac Herzog has declared there will be no retreat from the conflict with Iran, branding the Islamic Republic an "empire of evil" and insisting the war marks a defining moment for the region's future.
James Callahan 
President Trump called for Australia to grant asylum to five Iranian women's soccer players fleeing persecution, yet his administration has simultaneously deported Iranians and restricted asylum pathways for those fleeing the same regime.
Sophia Vargas 
NATO air defence systems have intercepted a second Iranian ballistic missile heading toward Turkish airspace in five days, marking an escalation that tests the alliance's commitment to a member state increasingly exposed to regional hostilities.
Mitchell Tan