The RBA has made one of its most controversial calls in recent years - and this rate rise may not age well

17/03/2026 08:42 The Guardian

Michele Bullock says high inflation hurts everyone, but there still seems to be an extraordinary level of complacency about potential fallout from the US-Israel war on IranGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has made some controversial calls over recent years, but hiking interest rates in the middle of a historic global energy shock is right up there.If this Middle East conflict lasts for months, not weeks, and drags the world and our economy down, then Tuesday’s decision to increase households’ borrowing costs will not age well. Continue reading...

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Iran’s security chief, Ali Larijani, killed in airstrike, Israel says

If confirmed, death would make Larijani the most senior Iranian figure to be killed since Ali Khamenei on first day of warMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael says it has killed a linchpin of Iranian politics, the national security chief, Ali Larijani, in overnight strikes, a claim that if conf...

17/03/2026 11:03 The Guardian

Pressure grows to postpone king’s state visit to US amid Iran war and Trump’s jibes at allies – UK politics live

Emily Thornberry is the latest figure to call on the king’s visit to the US to be delayed, citing the ongoing war against IranFunding for community radio stations will double (to £1m per year) and the government will spend more of its advertising budget with local media (including “hyperlocal n...

17/03/2026 10:58 The Guardian

UK energy: about 14m households getting ‘below-average’ service

Ecotricity ranked top in Citizens Advice survey, followed by Outfox, Octopus and Co-operativeBusiness live – latest updatesApproximately 14 million households in the UK are receiving “below average” customer service from their energy supplier, a consumer group has warned.Citizens Advice said e...

17/03/2026 10:29 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: Israel claims it has killed Iran’s security chief Ali Larijani; south Lebanon residents urged to evacuate

Israel said it had killed the secretary of Iran’s supreme national security council in overnight strikes; an earlier warning to village residents in south Lebanon said the IDF will attack Hezbollah infrastructureEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have y...

17/03/2026 10:08 The Guardian

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

Reserve Bank of Australia’s second consecutive increase lifts cash rate target to 4.1%, back to where it was in February last yearFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Reserve Bank has increased interest rates and left...

17/03/2026 07:04 The Guardian

Tuesday briefing: How the conflict in Iran shattered the Gulf state image of peace and luxury

In today’s newsletter: As drones and missiles hit Dubai, Doha and other sites across the Gulf, Hannah Ellis Peterson explains what happens next for the regionMorning everyone, I’m Patrick Greenfield – you may recognise the name from my environment reporting over the years (or perhaps you read...

17/03/2026 06:55 The Guardian

UK must learn lessons from AI race and retain its quantum computing talent, says minister

Liz Kendall announces £1bn funding to help design large-scale quantum computers for scientists, researchers, public sector and businessThe UK will not let quantum computing talent slip through its fingers and must learn lessons from US dominance of the AI race, the technology secretary has said, as...

17/03/2026 06:00 The Guardian

‘We are the family’: low-budget thriller highlights Hungary’s election tension

Audiences draw parallels between the abduction plot of Feels Like Home and Viktor Orbán’s 16-year reignIt’s seven o’clock on a Tuesday night, and one of the most popular movie theatres in Budapest is full, not an empty seat in sight. The audience is not here for a Hollywood blockbuster, but a...

17/03/2026 05:00 The Guardian

Chris Bowen declares rush on jerry cans ‘un-Australian’ as he urges end to panic buying of petrol

Energy minister says country’s fuel supply has yet to be affected by war after meeting with suppliers and retailersFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastChris Bowen has insisted the country’s fuel supply is yet to be affe...

17/03/2026 04:05 The Guardian

Will the strait of Hormuz torpedo Trump’s war? – podcast

Events in the narrow waterway are causing chaos around the globe. Jillian Ambrose explains whyThe strait of Hormuz, a narrow stretch of water at the mouth of the Gulf, is the world’s petrol pump, a geographical bottleneck through which 20% of the world’s oil normally flows.Since the US and Israe...

17/03/2026 03:00 The Guardian

All living former US presidents deny Trump’s claim one of them privately backed his war on Iran – as it happened

This live blog is now closed.Trump news at a glance: president threatens allies for not wading into strait of Hormuz as Iran conflict continuesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump drew a backlash on Sunday for suggesting US efforts to protect the...

17/03/2026 02:00 The Guardian

Judge orders ICE to release Minneapolis man after 50 days of unlawful detention

Arrest of asylum seeker Elvis Joel TE and his two-year-old, without a warrant, had sparked widespread outrageA federal judge ruled on Friday that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) must release a Minneapolis man and asylum seeker who has been unlawfully detained for 50 days.The man, identifie...

17/03/2026 00:05 The Guardian

Leqaa Kordia, a pro-Palestinian activist, released after a year in ICE custody

Kordia was taken at a check-in at an ICE office in New Jersey and was held despite court ruling thrice for her releaseA New Jersey woman who had been arrested at a pro-Palestine protest and booked into a US immigration detention center in Texas last March has been released on bond, after a year in c...

17/03/2026 00:05 The Guardian

Trump seeks to delay China summit as Vance denies ‘wedge’ over Iran war

Pair attempt to strike united front amid reports vice-president skeptical over US-Israeli attack on IranDonald Trump revealed that he had asked China to delay his forthcoming visit to Beijing while the war with Iran was continuing, as he attempted to strike a united front on Monday with his vice-pre...

16/03/2026 23:52 The Guardian

Child abuse material ‘systemic’ on Elon Musk’s X amid Grok scandal, Australian online safety regulator warned

Exclusive: eSafety commission pointed to Musk’s promise that ‘removing child exploitation is priority #1’ in letter obtained by Guardian AustraliaFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian online safety regula...

16/03/2026 23:30 The Guardian

Trump asks China if visit to Beijing can be delayed a month due to Iran war

US president had earlier hinted trip could be put on hold if President Xi does not help unblock the strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesTrump has asked to delay his planned visit to Beijing by about a month due to the Iran war, after earlier hinting he might put the trip off if his pr...

16/03/2026 22:17 The Guardian

At least 200 American troops wounded in Iran war, US military says

Details from US Central Command come as 13 US service members and more than 1,300 Iranians have been killedAt least 200 US troops have been injured in the US-Israeli war on Iran, a US military spokesperson said on Monday.“Since the start of Operation Epic Fury, approximately 200 US service members...

16/03/2026 21:31 The Guardian

Supreme court to consider Trump push to end protection status for Haitians and Syrians

Conservative-majority court sided with administration before and lifted protections for 600,000 VenezuelansSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe supreme court will hear arguments over the Trump administration’s push to end legal protections for people fle...

16/03/2026 21:10 The Guardian

Trump discloses Florida Republican’s ‘terminal’ diagnosis in meandering talk

President revealed details of Neal Dunn’s health prompting Mike Johnson, the House speaker, to say it ‘wasn’t public’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump on Monday publicly revealed details about a Republican congressman’s “terminal”...

16/03/2026 20:55 The Guardian

Middle East crisis live: European countries resist Trump’s demand for help to clear the strait of Hormuz

Iran war ‘not a matter for Nato’, says Germany’s Merz as European countries react cautiously to Trump’s calls for assistanceEuropean countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of HormuzHow have you been affected by the latest Middle East events?Are fuel price increases making...

16/03/2026 20:00 The Guardian

European countries reject Trump’s call for help to reopen strait of Hormuz

Leaders seek a diplomatic solution despite US president’s threat of ‘a very bad future’ for Nato unless it provides warshipsMiddle East crisis – live updatesEuropean countries have ruled out sending warships to the strait of Hormuz, despite threats from Donald Trump that Nato faces “a very...

16/03/2026 19:30 The Guardian

Starmer distances UK from Iran war as EU leaders rule out sending warships

PM refuses to be drawn into wider conflict as Germany and Italy defy Trump’s call to help reopen strait of HormuzMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer has insisted that the UK will not be drawn into the wider war in the Middle East as European leaders ruled out sending warships to the st...

16/03/2026 19:29 The Guardian

‘Dangerously hot conditions’: millions in US west prepare for extreme heatwave

Heat warnings are in effect across region as record-high temperatures are forecast in California, Nevada and ArizonaSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxMillions of people in the western US are preparing for extreme heat as unprecedented temperatures are forec...

16/03/2026 19:20 The Guardian

Iran war cannot be ’windfall’ for Putin, says Starmer, as Zelenskyy arrives in UK

Ukrainian president’s visit coincides with deadline for Roman Abramovich over proceeds from £2.5bn Chelsea saleMiddle East crisis – live updatesKeir Starmer will host Ukraine’s president, Volodymyr Zelenskyy, on Tuesday as the prime minister warns US-Israeli strikes on Iran cannot be allowed...

16/03/2026 19:14 The Guardian

Trump backs FCC chair’s threat to pull licenses of news outlets over Iran war coverage

US president on social media ‘thrilled’ that Brendan Carr reportedly looking into broadcasters’ licensesSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxDonald Trump reinforced comments made by Brendan Carr, the chair of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC),...

16/03/2026 18:57 The Guardian

Sri Lanka brings in four-day week to eke out stocks of oil and gas hit by Iran war

Effective closure of strait of Hormuz also affecting Bangladesh, India and Pakistan, which have brought in crisis measuresSri Lanka is introducing a shorter four-day working week to preserve its shrinking fuel and gas reserves, as the Middle East conflict continues to severely disrupt energy supplie...

16/03/2026 18:52 The Guardian

Israel’s plan to expand Lebanon ground campaign fuels fears of prolonged occupation

Israeli defence minister says IDF instructed to destroy ‘terror infrastructure’ in southern villagesMiddle East crisis – live updatesIsrael’s announcement on Monday of a ground campaign in new areas of southern Lebanon is fuelling fears of a prolonged occupation among hundreds of thousands o...

16/03/2026 18:31 The Guardian

Trump says he is ‘not happy’ with UK as he criticises Starmer for being overly reliant on advisers – as it happened

President says PM should be more supportive over strait of Hormuz Keir Starmer is speaking at his press conference.The war is entering its third week, he says.First, we will protect our people in the region.Second, while taking the necessary action to defend ourselves and our allies, we will not be...

16/03/2026 18:19 The Guardian

IEA to consider release of more oil reserves as Iran war keeps prices high

Head of world’s energy watchdog says it will take time for markets to recover from ongoing crisis in strait of HormuzThe world’s energy watchdog will consider releasing further emergency crude stocks into the global market to cool rising oil prices after warning that it will take time for market...

16/03/2026 17:51 The Guardian

BBC asks US court to throw out Trump’s $10bn lawsuit and avoid ‘chilling effect’

Corporation’s lawyers argue expensive but ‘groundless’ litigation restricts ability to cover public figuresThe BBC has asked a US court to throw out Donald Trump’s $10bn (£7.5bn) lawsuit over the way a documentary edited one of his speeches, warning that proceeding with the case would have...

16/03/2026 17:22 The Guardian

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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 06:31 - People Are Revealing Things Everyone Was Excited About That Turned Out To Be Major Disappointments 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 - Surge in US petrol prices deepens political peril for Trump over Iran 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 to 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