‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says

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17/03 09:39 - Middle East crisis live: Israel urges evacuation in south Lebanon ahead of attack; strikes on US embassy in Iraq 17/03 09:39 - Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live 17/03 09:16 - Gulf economies suffer brunt of Iran war as recession risk looms 17/03 09:16 - Gulf economies suffer brunt of Iran war as recession risk looms 17/03 09:05 - Europe Rejects Trump’s Demands for Warships to Reopen the Strait of Hormuz 17/03 09:05 - Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination 17/03 09:05 - Why the Iranian regime did not collapse after Khamenei’s assassination 17/03 09:00 - Israel claims to have assassinated commander of Iran’s Basij militia unit 17/03 09:00 - Israel claims to have assassinated commander of Iran’s Basij militia unit 17/03 08:42 - The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well 17/03 08:34 - Zelensky to visit Starmer to sign new Ukraine-UK defence pact 17/03 08:31 - Details emerge of damage to US Navy’s largest warship after fire 17/03 08:10 - Easter holidaymakers switching from Dubai to Spain as flights fill up 17/03 07:52 - Trump seeks to delay meeting with Xi in China 17/03 07:33 - Palestinian refugees face new displacement as Israel’s bombs hit Lebanon 17/03 07:33 - Palestinian refugees face new displacement as Israel’s bombs hit Lebanon 17/03 07:29 - Iran is targeting ships in response to US attacks — can the US stop them? 17/03 07:29 - Iran is targeting ships in response to US attacks — can the US stop them? 17/03 07:25 - European nations warn Israel over Lebanon invasion 17/03 07:19 - Quantum computing and AI to get £2.5bn to stop UK tech 'drifting abroad', Reeves vows 17/03 07:04 - ‘If we have to change tack, we will’: RBA hikes rates but not aiming to put Australia into recession, Bullock says 17/03 06:55 - Tuesday briefing: How the conflict in Iran shattered the Gulf state image of peace and luxury 17/03 06:52 - Iran war: What is happening on day 18 of US-Israel attacks? 17/03 06:52 - Iran war: What is happening on day 18 of US-Israel attacks? 17/03 06:50 - News24 | US embassy in Iraq comes under drone, rocket attack as Iran war expands 17/03 06:43 - Jimmy Kimmel Has a Bone to Pick With Trump’s War Plans 17/03 06:35 - Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war 17/03 06:35 - Drone sparks fire at UAE oil site as Gulf takes more hits amid Iran war 17/03 06:31 - Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel 17/03 06:31 - Inside Qeshm, Iran’s underground missile fortress and geological marvel 17/03 06:28 - Trump’s Dangerous Lack of a Strategy in Iran 17/03 06:18 - What the Iran War Means for the U.S.-China Relationship 17/03 06:13 - Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisis 17/03 06:13 - Iran’s neighbours brace for fallout as war threatens new refugee crisis 17/03 06:00 - UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister 17/03 06:00 - Reform pledges to scrap VAT and green levies on energy bills 17/03 05:42 - Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico 17/03 05:42 - Iran negotiating with FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from US to Mexico 17/03 05:26 - EU says Iran is ‘not Europe’s war’ 17/03 05:26 - EU says Iran is ‘not Europe’s war’ 17/03 05:00 - ‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension 17/03 05:00 - News24 | Trump insists ‘nobody expected’ Iran retaliation on Gulf allies after US, Israel strikes 17/03 04:20 - South African fruit exports face delays as Iran war disrupts shipping 17/03 04:20 - South African fruit exports face delays as Iran war disrupts shipping 17/03 04:05 - Chris Bowen declares rush on jerry cans ‘un-Australian’ as he urges end to panic buying of petrol 17/03 04:01 - As American Bombers Take Off From R.A.F. Fairford in UK, Iraq War Looms Large 17/03 04:00 - As War With Iran Hurts Oil Prices, U.S. Turns to Iranian Boats for Help 17/03 03:58 - News24 | NATO allies refuse Trump’s Strait of Hormuz warship request as oil soars 17/03 03:55 - News24 | Qatar Airways announces limited March flight schedule as airspace remains closed 17/03 03:27 - Top Democrat in US House slams Trump’s ‘reckless war of choice’ 17/03 03:27 - Top Democrat in US House slams Trump’s ‘reckless war of choice’ 17/03 03:22 - Israel policy looms large over US elections in Illinois amid Iran war 17/03 03:22 - Israel policy looms large over US elections in Illinois amid Iran war 17/03 03:13 - Middle East war live: Israel killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani, Defence Minister Katz says 17/03 03:00 - Will the strait of Hormuz torpedo Trump’s war? – podcast 17/03 02:24 - Iran says wars are not won on social media 17/03 02:24 - Iran says wars are not won on social media 17/03 02:00 - All living former US presidents deny Trump’s claim one of them privately backed his war on Iran – as it happened 17/03 01:56 - Chris Mason: Why Starmer thinks he's called it right on war despite Trump barbs 17/03 01:37 - Airport Security Lines Grow as TSA Goes Unpaid in Partial Shutdown 17/03 01:36 - What Are Trump’s Positions on Iran? They Can Change by the Sentence. 17/03 01:15 - How Trump Destroyed the Aura of the Wartime President 17/03 01:02 - Moving English tests for migrants online risks criminal abuse, providers warn 17/03 00:56 - Spring to make a comeback with warmest day of the year forecast 17/03 00:24 - Trump's confidence is undimmed - but every Iran option comes with risk 17/03 00:08 - 'Fire came from the sky and burned them' - life on the brink of civil war in South Sudan 17/03 00:05 - Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention 17/03 00:05 - Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody 17/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Israel launches new attacks across Lebanon and Tehran 17/03 00:00 - Iran war live: Israel launches new attacks across Lebanon and Tehran 16/03 23:52 - Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war 16/03 23:30 - Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned 16/03 23:00 - Hotel in Iraqi capital Baghdad struck as attacks on US embassy intercepted 16/03 23:00 - Hotel in Iraqi capital Baghdad struck as attacks on US embassy intercepted 16/03 22:34 - Trump claims strikes on Iran prevented nuclear war 16/03 22:34 - Trump claims strikes on Iran prevented nuclear war 16/03 22:25 - Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘month or so’ amid Iran war 16/03 22:25 - Trump seeks to delay meeting with China’s Xi by ‘month or so’ amid Iran war 16/03 22:17 - Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war 16/03 21:57 - Oil eases amid signs Iran is allowing some tankers pass through Strait of Hormuz 16/03 21:38 - Kenyans will no longer be enlisted to fight for Russia in Ukraine 16/03 21:31 - At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says 16/03 21:25 - Starmer announces £53m to help households most hit by rising heating oil costs 16/03 21:21 - BBC asks US court to drop Trump’s $10 billion lawsuit 16/03 21:12 - Dubai Was Not Built for War 16/03 21:10 - Supreme court to consider Trump push to end protection status for Haitians and Syrians 16/03 21:05 - Number of U.S. troops wounded in Iran war surpasses 200 across 7 countries 16/03 21:04 - Can Starmer Keep Saying No To Trump? 16/03 21:01 - China overlooks Trump's demands for Hormuz strait, calls for all sides to de-escalate 16/03 21:00 - Who is answering Trump’s call for help with Strait of Hormuz? 16/03 21:00 - Who is answering Trump’s call for help with Strait of Hormuz? 16/03 20:55 - Trump discloses Florida Republican’s ‘terminal’ diagnosis in meandering talk 16/03 20:51 - Russian tanker adrift in Mediterranean poses 'imminent and serious' threat, EU states say 16/03 20:40 - ‘Not our war’: How the world has reacted to Trump’s call to patrol the Hormuz Strait 16/03 20:26 - Iran targets commerce as drone hits Dubai airport; Israel says war will go on 16/03 20:00 - Middle East crisis live: European countries resist Trump’s demand for help to clear the strait of Hormuz 16/03 19:30 - European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz 16/03 19:29 - Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships 16/03 19:20 - ‘Dangerously hot conditions’: millions in US west prepare for extreme heatwave 16/03 19:14 - Iran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives in UK