The government says Australia's fuel supply is safe, despite the blockage of a key oil supply route in the middle East.

Iran's new Supreme leader says he'll keep blocking the Strait of Hormuz as long as US-Israeli attacks continue.

US officials say the American navy is planning to escort vessels through the strait.

With prices already soaring, the Australian government's letting less environmentally friendly fuel into the market to boost supply, and is urging people not to panic buy.

Resources Minister Catherine King says the government will take further action if required to make sure Australia doesn't run out of fuel.

Israel says it's killed top Iranian nuclear scientists, while Lebanese officials say Israeli strikes on Beirut have killed 600 people and displaced around 800,000.

While all eyes are on the US-Israeli war with Iran, Israel's military's also dropped the prosecution of five reservists accused of raping a Palestinian man in a detention centre.

The incident was caught on CCTV in 2024, sparking debate about Israel's treatment of Palestinians in its prisons.

Queensland authorities are searching for a man who went missing in the flooded Burnett River near Bundaberg overnight.

As the cleanup continues in the region, the weather bureau says there are concerns further west in Longreach.

Meanwhile in the NT, The Insurance Council of Australia has declared widespread flooding around Katherine a "significant event".

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