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Tuesday, 14 July 2026
Australia & Oceania
Australia's Labor government set to reject proposed 25% gas export tax ahead of budget81dGun lobby targets marginal Labor seats in New South Wales over post-Bondi firearm reforms83dAustralia grapples with fuel crisis and rising economic pressures as calls grow for structural change[Updated]84dOrganised crime gangs exploit Australia's disability insurance scheme through fraud and intimidation84dNew Zealand declares state of emergency in Wellington after record-breaking rainfall84dAustralia investigates untested oil reserves in Queensland's Taroom Trough amid fuel security concerns85dNew Zealand PM meets Sikh leaders to discuss community contributions85dTrump claims Australia refused Hormuz request; Canberra says no specific ask was made88dFire at Australian refinery raises fuel supply fears amid already tight reserves[Updated]89dGeelong refinery fire threatens fuel prices and supply security in Australia89dAustralia boosts defence spending by A$53 billion citing growing regional threats89dSuper Typhoon Sinlaku batters Northern Mariana Islands with ferocious winds and flooding[Updated]89dAustralia boosts defence spending but falls short of Trump's 3.5% demand89dMeghan Markle appears as guest judge on MasterChef Australia during Sussex visit89dAustralian opposition's immigration plan sparks accusations of anti-Muslim bias89dAustralian court sends trans women exclusion case back to tribunal after lesbian group wins appeal89dAustralian becomes first person convicted under new deepfake pornography law89dAir New Zealand to offer economy bunk-bed sleeping pods on Auckland–New York route90dTuvalu to host world leaders ahead of COP31 climate summit in Turkey90dCentral New South Wales hit by 4.5-magnitude earthquake90d