Australia news live: Chalmers says Reserve Bank rate hike decision will make things tougher for Australians already paying ‘hefty price’ for Iran war

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05/05 07:22 - HSBC profits fall amid $400m fraud-related charge and Iran war 05/05 07:17 - Poverty and technology leading to record levels of slavery in UK 05/05 07:05 - Middle East crisis live: ‘We have not even begun’, Iran warns US amid escalation in strait of Hormuz 05/05 07:00 - Anger over green light for traffic lights on Argyll’s ‘Bridge over the Atlantic’ 05/05 06:31 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens? 05/05 06:31 - Iran war: What’s happening on day 67 as Hormuz crisis deepens? 05/05 05:46 - Oil Prices Slide but Remain Elevated as Middle East Tensions Escalate 05/05 05:45 - Tuesday briefing: How AI facial recognition in policing works – and how it can go wrong 05/05 05:39 - Australia news live: Chalmers says Reserve Bank rate hike decision will make things tougher for Australians already paying ‘hefty price’ for Iran war 05/05 05:16 - RBA interest rates: Reserve Bank hikes official cash rate to 4.35% in blow to mortgage holders 05/05 05:05 - Google DeepMind workers in UK vote to unionize amid deal with US military 05/05 05:00 - Concierge firm co-founded by queen’s nephew went on ‘ill-timed’ hiring spree before Iran war 05/05 05:00 - Jaguar Land Rover could have shifted production from UK without £380m battery subsidy, officials warned 05/05 05:00 - Democrats, Keir Starmer Is a Warning 05/05 04:03 - First Russian oil reportedly arrives in Japan since Iran war – as it happened 05/05 04:01 - Taiwan Could Learn From Ukraine. Informally, Connections Are Growing. 05/05 03:54 - News24 | Hezbollah pays a heavy price for war with Israel, ‘pride and sovereignty’ at stake 05/05 01:40 - Trump Tries to Downplay Economic Effects of the Iran War 05/05 01:03 - Middle East war live: Saudi Arabia calls for de-escalation after US-Iran clashes 05/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Washington, Tehran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz 05/05 00:00 - Iran war live: Washington, Tehran trade threats over Strait of Hormuz 04/05 23:19 - Armenia turns 'towards Europe' as Macron highlights shift from Russia 04/05 23:01 - Modern slavery at record levels in UK and expected to worsen, report warns 04/05 22:31 - If You Have A Packed Social Calendar Coming Up, You Need To Look At These 30 Dresses From Walmart 04/05 21:31 - I Tried Burger King's New "Star Wars" Meal So You Don't Have To — Here Are My Honest Thoughts 04/05 21:24 - Can solar cars become mainstream? 04/05 20:57 - American Commentator Who Worked for Russian TV Challenges Biden-era Charges 04/05 20:51 - Trump threatens to blow Iran ‘off the face of the earth’ if it attacks US vessels 04/05 20:49 - Opaque nature of US-Iran shadow war: Are they 'dancing their way out of a minefield' toward a deal? 04/05 20:47 - Oil Jumps as Violence Flares After Trump’s Offer to Help Ships Through Strait 04/05 20:44 - Russia and Ukraine declare competing ceasefires 04/05 20:44 - Russia and Ukraine declare competing ceasefires 04/05 20:29 - Moscow rehearses V-Day parade marking WWII victory 04/05 20:29 - Moscow rehearses V-Day parade marking WWII victory 04/05 20:23 - Feminism play Liberation and first world war novel Angel Down among Pulitzer winners 04/05 20:14 - Bank of Dave star spots Warburtons fire from helicopter 04/05 19:48 - War of words: Trump, Iran trade claims of missile strikes in the Strait of Hormuz 04/05 19:26 - Donald Trump sends warships to break Iran’s strait of Hormuz blockade 04/05 19:12 - Gangland wars killing dozens of bystanders, report Swedish police 04/05 19:12 - Gangland wars killing dozens of bystanders, report Swedish police 04/05 19:02 - Iran-US clash over alleged warship attack in Strait of Hormuz 04/05 19:02 - Iran-US clash over alleged warship attack in Strait of Hormuz 04/05 18:59 - Cabinet ministers warn mutinous MPs about trying to oust Keir Starmer 04/05 18:40 - Putin and Zelensky both unilaterally declare conflicting 2-day truces 04/05 18:37 - Starmer lauds £78bn EU loan for Ukraine amid increased Trump tensions 04/05 18:18 - Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz 04/05 18:15 - Poking the bear? Armenia welcomes European leaders in Russia's backyard 04/05 18:03 - Drone Hits a Moscow High-Rise Days Before a Major Military Parade 04/05 18:01 - UK joining Ukraine loan scheme would be good for EU ties, Starmer says 04/05 17:43 - Iran fires on U.S. ships in Strait of Hormuz, in threat to ceasefire 04/05 17:32 - U.S. Warns China Over Iranian Oil as Sanctions Fight Intensifies 04/05 17:25 - The White House Posted An AI Image Of Trump As The Mandalorian For "Star Wars" Day, And The Internet Immediately Tore It Apart 04/05 16:58 - Three Russian diplomats expelled from Austria over spying accusations 04/05 16:49 - ‘Project Freedom’: a grand humanitarian gesture, or a fast track to more war? 04/05 16:44 - After Speculation About Her Health, Dolly Parton Broke Her Silence And Warmed Everyone's Hearts 04/05 16:27 - Captain warns ‘no ship will be a hero’ by risking Hormuz transit 04/05 16:27 - Captain warns ‘no ship will be a hero’ by risking Hormuz transit 04/05 16:10 - Reform UK plan to set up migrant detention centres in Green-voting areas condemned by other parties – as it happened 04/05 16:10 - Shipping firms question safety in strait of Hormuz despite Trump plan 04/05 16:01 - US lawmakers step up efforts to strip Trump of authority over Iran war 04/05 15:37 - Hearing for suspect in White House correspondents’ dinner shooting scheduled for today – US politics live 04/05 15:34 - 27 Rare Photos From The Original "Star Wars" Trilogy That'll Make You Feel Like The Force Is With You 04/05 15:28 - Allies jolted on defence as Trump pulls troops from Germany 04/05 15:21 - All The Best Deals At Walmart This Week 04/05 15:21 - EU slammed over multi-billion AI infrastructure splurge plan 04/05 15:03 - Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’ 04/05 15:03 - Satellite imagery reveals how Sudan’s war scorched its ‘breadbasket’ 04/05 14:53 - News24 | Iran fires 'warning shots' as US Navy says its ships entered Gulf via Hormuz 04/05 14:51 - China Seeks an Advantage With Both Trump and Iran as War Evolves 04/05 14:40 - Austria expels three Russian embassy staff after ‘forest of antennae’ discovered 04/05 14:17 - How the Kremlin Lures Africans Into Russia’s War in Ukraine 04/05 14:11 - Armenia hosts major EU summits in pivot away from Russia 04/05 14:11 - Armenia hosts major EU summits in pivot away from Russia 04/05 13:41 - Russian strikes kill at least eight in Ukraine, drones hit Moscow 04/05 13:41 - Russian strikes kill at least eight in Ukraine, drones hit Moscow 04/05 13:30 - News24 | Iran demands US ‘abandon its excessive demands’, warns ships on Hormuz navigation 04/05 13:12 - War preparations under way in Iran as Hormuz tensions with US escalate 04/05 13:12 - War preparations under way in Iran as Hormuz tensions with US escalate 04/05 13:06 - NATO chief says Europeans have 'gotten message' from Trump on defence 04/05 13:04 - The loyal, lonely keepers of Sudan's pyramids 04/05 13:00 - First Thing: Trump says US navy will ‘guide’ trapped ships through strait of Hormuz 04/05 12:53 - Missile strike on Ukraine's Kharkiv region kills five, destroys infrastructure 04/05 12:47 - Poland braces for flood of Ukrainian guns – media 04/05 12:43 - Iran executes three men in relation to January anti-regime protests 04/05 12:40 - News24 | Europe ‘heard’ Trump on defence, says NATO chief Rutte, as US pulls troops from Germany 04/05 12:30 - Labor extends EV tax break to encourage cheaper vehicles amid soaring fuel prices 04/05 12:26 - Radical left Jean-Luc Mélenchon announces 2027 French presidential bid 04/05 12:12 - A diary of America's wars with photographer Peter van Agtmael 04/05 12:04 - News24 | UPDATE | US denies Iran strike on warship near Jask island 04/05 11:50 - Slovakia refuses to join EU loans for Kiev – Fico 04/05 11:43 - GameStop makes $55.5bn takeover offer for eBay 04/05 11:41 - Wired for War: Silicon Valley’s military AI Ukrainian testing ground 04/05 11:27 - What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf? 04/05 11:27 - What is the Ukrainian anti-drone system Sky Map being used in the Gulf? 04/05 11:18 - Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war 04/05 11:18 - Winning peace in Lebanon is harder than winning war 04/05 11:09 - Saplings in prisons and bogs on military ranges: Labour’s plans for nature-friendly state land 04/05 10:55 - Iran says it fired missiles at US warship to prevent it entering Hormuz 04/05 10:55 - Iran says it fired missiles at US warship to prevent it entering Hormuz 04/05 10:52 - Iran hits US Navy ship with missile strike – media