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Outback tourism operators are bracing for the financial hit after a high number of fuel-related cancellations.

A quiet service has been held in the memorial garden at the Port Arthur historic site in Tasmania to remember the victims of the worst mass shooting in Australia's modern history. 

Australia's supply of bitumen is caught up in Iran's chokehold on the Strait of Hormuz, causing supply shortages and prices to double across the country. Suppliers have secured bitumen that doesn't meet Australia's long-held road quality standards.

NDIS Minister Mark Butler announced the government will slash the growth of the scheme and reduce the number of participants by 160,000 - but the scale of the changes has caught many regional Australians off guard and they are desperate for detail on the alternative programs for those who are moved off the NDIS.

NDIS Minister Mark Butler has announced a major overhaul of the scheme that will reduce the number of participants from 760,000 to around 600,000 by the end of the decade.

Residents in the remote community of Papunya are suing the Northern Territory government, claiming it has failed to provide safe public housing during periods of extreme heat.

YouTubers have filmed inside the converted shipping container where fugitive gunman Dezi Freeman hid from police.

A multi-billion-dollar project could see a large-scale AI training data centre established in Western Australia's north.

The ongoing war in the Middle East has continued to impact fuel prices and supply, and a fire in one of Australia's two refineries added even more strain. But there was some good news with the PM confirming the fire wouldn't escalate the fuel security plan and that more diesel had been secured following overseas visits.