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Trucking in a fuel crisis: the Australian driver sacrificing his paycheck for diesel – video

Frank is a truck owner-driver, meaning he owns his own truck, picks up contracts wherever he happens to be in Australia and pays for his own fuel. He can spend up to two months at a time on the road, and lives by the rule-of-thumb that one third of a job's pay should go to fuel, one third should go to truck maintena…

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Hegseth praises Asian allies for 'burden-sharing,' calls out China's role in the region

The U.S. aims to sustain equilibrium in the Asia-Pacific region and is working toward a situation where its allies are more capable, Secretary of War Pete Hegseth said, while also warning China not to disrupt the status quo."The bedrock of partnership is alignment on national interests," Hegseth said in remarks at t…

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SAnalysis by Sam Tomlin

Sam Tomlin is the digital content producer for ABC's teams across regional Western Australia. Sam started work as a cadet journalist at the Kalgoorlie Miner in 2010 and has worked for The West Australian and ABC across WA's Goldfields-Esperance, Kimberley and South West.

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By Harrison Tippet

Harrison Tippet is a Geelong reporter for ABC Melbourne, working on Wadawurrung Country. He has worked in community and regional newspapers since 2012, including as a senior reporter at the Geelong Advertiser. Harrison was named the Rural Press Club of Victoria's Journalist of the Year in 2021 and 2022.

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