There are a number of fresh developments relating to the conflict throughout the Middle East, amid concerns more countries are being drawn in.

Hundreds more Australians have landed from the region overnight, and more are due this morning after days of travel chaos stemming from the fighting there.

Kurdish opposition fighters are preparing an imminent ground invasion to enter Iran, threatening to open a new front in the escalating war.

Two senior sources within a new coalition of Iranian Kurdish groups in northern Iraq have told the ABC they'll enter Iran as soon as they have sufficient US and Israeli air-support.

But they've denied reports they've already crossed the border and entered Iran.

Tens of thousands of people are fleeing the Lebanese capital Beirut, after another day of Israeli strikes.

Israel's been hitting the city's southern suburbs, given their reputation as a stronghold for the militant group Hezbollah, and is issuing more warnings for people to leave the area.

US President Donald Trump has declared his administration should have a role in choosing Iran's next supreme leader.

Back home the Australian Government says it can't answer questions over whether Australian personnel were on board an American submarine that sank an Iranian warship off the coast of Sri Lanka.

In other news, outspoken backbench Labor and Muslim Federal MP Ed Husic is calling on the Royal Commission into Antisemitism and Social Cohesion to also address Islamophobia, while criticising the government's lack of action to protect Australians of all faiths.

Commissioner Virginia Bell last week said antisemitism would be the focus of her inquiry, given the Bondi terror attack targeted Jewish Australians, while acknowledging other religions face discrimination too.

Residents in far north Queensland are bracing for wild weather and flash flooding from a tropical low that's expected to make landfall today.

Forecasters say it's unlikely to turn into a cyclone but are urging residents to be across the latest developments. 

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As the US and Israel intensify their strikes on Iran, Tehran has continued to hit back firing missiles at Jerusalem and the gulf.

Qatar has been evacuating residents near US embassies in its capital Doha.

The US military has hit an Iranian warship near Sri Lanka, killing 87 Iranian soldiers.

NATO has also been dragged into the war after it shot down a ballistic missile that Iran fired towards its airspace in Türkiye

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney has joined Anthony Albanese in dismissing calls for a ceasefire in the Middle East, arguing there are important goals yet to be fully achieved.

After Mr Carney addressed the Australian parliament in Canberra, the two leaders fielded questions on the future of the conflict in the middle east.

Both prime ministers have called for de-escalation in the war as it continues to spread but also argue there are objectives yet to be achieved including the possibility of Iran getting a nuclear weapon 'removed'.

Australia has sent two military aircraft to the Middle East as a contingency, with thousands of Australians still stranded in the region.

The federal government has confirmed two transport planes - a KC30 and a C17A - were sent earlier this week.

Six consular crisis teams have also been deployed to the region.

The UN has expressed concern over the closure of the Strait of Hormuz, as conflict in the Middle East escalates.

The waterway, which carries about a fifth of the world’s oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, has been paralysed for six days, as Iran, Israel and the US continue to trade strikes in the region.

Several nations have been dragged into the violence, including Lebanon - which has seen more than 50 people die due to attacks.

The war has killed more than a thousand people in Iran and around a dozen in Israel, and several more in surrounding Gulf nations.

The Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney says it's too early for ceasefire talks in Iran and has instead joined Australia's prime minister in calling for a de-escalation in the widening conflict.

Mr Carney has today addressed the Australian Parliament before signing a series of new agreements to deepen collaboration between the two countries on critical minerals, artificial intelligence, defence and clean energy.

He says Canada and Australia want to see a broad de-escalation of hostilities but Iran must not be able to obtain a nuclear weapon.

The latest schools data from the Australian Bureau of Statistics shows parents continuing to flock to independent schools, with more than 1.5 million Australian students now attending private schools.

The data also shows that for the first time in sixyears the number of students finishing year 12 increased modestly to 81.3 per cent.

Israel says it's launched fresh strikes on Tehran, targeting military infrastructure.

People in Iran have reported that Bukan in the north west of the country has also been heavily bombed.

Earlier, Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian, addressed leaders of neighbouring states, saying that Tehran respected their sovereignty but had to defend itself.

Iran has fired hundreds of missiles and drones on its neighbours targeting US military bases, but also hitting civilian and energy infrastructure.

Anthony Albanese has declared Australia and Canada need to find new ways to work together in an era of strategic competition and polarisation.

The prime minister has welcomed to federal parliament his Canadian counterpart Mark Carney, who gave an address to MPs and senators.

In a recent high-profile speech, Mr Carney urged middle powers - such as Canada and Australia - to band together in the face of bigger world players.

Mr Albanese says peace and security are a common cause for the countries.

Former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn has been denied bail as he awaits a re-trial for the alleged 2020 murder of camper Carol Clay in Victoria's High Country.

In 2024, Greg Lynn was found guilty of Ms Clay's murder, but in December last year, the Court of Appeal ruled his conviction should be set aside and he's now awaiting a re-trial.

Mr Lynn has always maintained his innocence.

The majority of the US Senate's voted to block a resolution to stop military action against Iran, and this has effectively backed Donald Trump's campaign in the Middle East.

Democrats and a few Republicans want attacks on Iran to be authorised by Congress given the US Constitution says only Congress has the power to declare war, not the president.

This comes as members of the Trump Administration talk up the US's dominance over Iran.

They've highlighted the sinking of an Iranian warship in the Indian ocean and moves to take full control of the country's airspace.

New Zealand's ordered two military aircraft to the Middle East in preparation to evacuate its citizens from the region.

The federal opposition argues the Australian Government should do the same.

But Foreign Minister Penny Wong says commercial flights are the best way to get people out and the first of those are starting to arrive in Australia.

The Middle East conflict is hitting people hard at the bowser but motoring groups say petrol prices rises are not justified, at least not yet.

They're angry prices have jumped quickly after the conflict broke out and want the competition and consumer watchdog to make sure the margins are fair and not needlessly taking advantage of panicked customers.

The Australian Government's warning that if the conflict drags on the economic impact through high energy prices and inflation could be significant. 

Motoring bodies in Australia are accusing petrol retailers of unfairly pushing up prices and taking advantage of the conflict and chaos in the Middle East.

They argue while oil supplies have been disrupted in the Strait of Hormuz, that doesn't mean prices should jump up straight away, when fuel stocks haven't been depleted.

The federal government's urging the competition and consumer watchdog to keep an eye on prices, while warning retailers not to use the war as an excuse to rip off motorists.

The shadow defence minister wants the government to consider sending military planes to the Middle East to help repatriate stranded Australians.

It's estimated more than 100,000 Australians are currently in the region including those living and working in the area.

The first passenger flights have started to return to Australia since the conflict broke out and it appears Iran's struck a deal with countries with major airport hubs to keep those airspaces out of harm's way.

Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney's visiting Canberra for a meeting with Australian PM Anthony Albanese.

He's delivering a speech to federal parliament after now conceding the US and Israel's war in Iran is likely illegal.

He wants all parties involved to seek diplomacy.

More Australians are expected to touch down on home soil today, as passenger flights continue to leave from the Middle East.

Backchannel diplomacy between Iran and some countries where major airports are based is paving the way for special flights to leave.

The government estimates about more than 100,000 Australians are stuck in the Middle East including those living and working in the region.

But the government warns the latest flights could be cancelled if there are safety concerns.

In other developments relating to the war in the Middle East, a US submarine attack on an Iranian warship's killed more than than 80 sailors off the Sri Lankan coast

The Trump Administration's warning the air force will have complete control of Iran's skies within days.

And world leaders are calling for de-escalation in southern Lebanon as Israel warns residents to evacuate as it attacks the militant group Hezbollah.

In other news, former Jetstar pilot Greg Lynn's lost his bid for bail as he awaits a retrial for the alleged murder of an elderly camper in the Victorian High Country.

An appeal court quashed his conviction late last year, and since then he's been making a bid for release.

His defence team argued the "exceptional circumstances" of the case meant Mr Lynn should be bailed to live with his son, adding that widespread "sensational" media coverage had "totally obliterated" the possibility of a fair trial in the foreseeable future.

As the conflict in the Middle East rages, its impacts are being felt here.

Stranded Australians are finally starting to return home on commercial flights from the region.

One of Australia's main motoring bodies is referring major fuel retailers to the competition and consumer watchdog for pumping up petrol prices less than three days after the conflict broke out.

The NRMA says prices in the majority of the nation's capital cities have already ballooned despite overseas disruptions taking seven to ten days to impact fuel prices.

The White House says the US may start escorting ships through the Strait of Hormuz, as energy prices rise, so they aren't attacked by Iranian forces.

The waterway's a key artery for around a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supply.

The foreign minister Penny Wong says the government's "deeply concerned" the conflict in the Middle East is spreading, pointing out that Iran's now struck Türkiye which is a NATO country.

Israel's also telling people in a large part of Lebanon to evacuate as it targets the Iranian-backed militant group Hezbollah.

Fans are descending on Albert Park in Melbourne for the first day of the  Formula-One Australian Grand Prix.

Tickets to Friday, Saturday and Sunday sold out in record time and organisers expect hundreds of thousands of people to attend over the four days.