A bus fire in Switzerland has killed six people, with local police investigating whether it was deliberately lit. Investigators have begun searching Jeffrey Epstein's ranch in New Mexico for the bodies of two women, acting on new information from the Epstein files. Britain's Royal Mail has released a set of eight stamps celebrating The Lord of the Rings, marking 25 years since the first film, featuring characters like Frodo Baggins and Gandalf, with hidden Elvish messages visible under UV light.

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Police pursued motorbike riders along the Hume Highway in Greenacre, ending when two motorbikes crashed and a 16-year-old boy was injured. In a separate incident in Punchbowl, officers chased a stolen car that damaged a police vehicle before crashing into a telegraph pole, with police discovering a knife, gloves and balaclava inside the abandoned vehicle.

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Dora, a 10-month-old cavoodle puppy, has been found safe and well after being stolen from outside the Como Centre in South Yarra on Monday afternoon. Police located the puppy 30 kilometres away in Noble Park and arrested a 19-year-old woman at an address on Barnett Grove, while continuing to search for two other suspects. The puppy was allegedly untied and taken by three females while her owner was shopping inside, sparking widespread community outrage before her safe return.

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Matt Canavan has been elected as the new leader of the Nationals party, replacing David Littleproud following his surprise resignation. The Queensland Senator defeated Bridget McKenzie and Kevin Hogan in the leadership ballot and will be joined by Darren Chester as Deputy. In separate political news, billionaire Clive Palmer has announced he will contest the Gold Coast seat of Fadden at the next federal election.

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A 66-year-old man and a 64-year-old woman have died after getting into difficulties at Shellharbour Beach, south of Wollongong, just after 11am. Members of the public brought them to shore and began CPR, and paramedics continued treatment, but both could not be saved. Relatives of the pair were believed to be on the beach when the tragedy occurred.

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The United States has launched its most intense wave of strikes against Iran, with Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth confirming over 5,000 targets hit since the conflict began. Seven American service members have been killed and approximately 140 injured, while President Donald Trump has threatened to strike Iran 20 times harder if it continues disrupting oil flow through the Strait of Hormuz with naval mines. Democrats are demanding an independent investigation into a deadly strike near an Iranian primary school that killed 170 people, including many children.

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Petrol prices in regional New South Wales have surged to $3.39 per litre following escalating tensions between the U.S., Israel and Iran. Independent fuel suppliers in areas like Armidale are being refused supply or charged excessively high prices, with some service stations running dangerously low on stock within three days. The rising fuel costs are expected to cascade into higher prices for groceries, livestock transport and other essential goods across regional and metropolitan areas.

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An Iranian women's football player has reversed her decision to accept a humanitarian visa in Australia and will return to Iran. Mohaddesh Zolfi, 21, changed her mind after speaking with teammates who had already departed, while six other players and a support staff member remain in Australia seeking refuge. The Iranian squad had boycotted singing the national anthem during the Asian Cup tournament before seven members initially accepted humanitarian protection.

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The United States has conducted its most intense day of strikes against Iran, destroying 16 mine-laying Iranian ships near the Strait of Hormuz. Australia has closed diplomatic missions in Abu Dhabi, Dubai and Tel Aviv due to escalating missile attack threats. The regional death toll has climbed above 1,700, with 1,200 fatalities in Iran and 170 US soldiers injured, while Israel intensifies strikes on Hezbollah positions in Lebanon, displacing 700,000 people.

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NAPLAN online testing was disrupted across Australia when a technical outage forced authorities to halt assessments for students in years 5, 7 and 9. The website failure prevented more than a million students from logging in or caused their screens to freeze around 9am, with testing paused for over two hours while Education Services Australia investigated the problem. The NAPLAN testing window extends until 23 March, allowing schools time to reschedule the affected assessments.

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