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World in pictures, April 1, 2026

A Bedouin boy rides a donkey as part of an Iranian missile is loaded onto a truck bed after landing in a field on March 30, 2026 in the Bedouin village of Al-Fura, Israel. Iran has continued firing waves of drones and missiles at Israel after the United States and Israel launched a joint attack on Iran early on Febr…

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By Courtney Wilson

Courtney Wilson began her career as a journalist in central Queensland in 2010. She joined the ABC in 2013, working for two years in the roles of both producer and video journalist at the ABC's Ipswich bureau. Courtney is currently working out of Brisbane, reporting on a broad range of stories for ABC TV, radio and …

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EBy Erin Parke

Erin Parke is a national regional affairs reporter based in Broome in Western Australia. Originally from Perth, she did stints in newsrooms in New Zealand before settling in the remote Kimberley region. She dabbles in documentary making and podcasting and has won awards for her reporting with programs 7.30 and Backg…

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‘Erosion of trust’: Minister slams critics as faith in WA’s environment watchdog wavers

Western Australia’s environment minister has launched a strident defence of the state’s environmental watchdog amid a wave of criticism from local governments and conservationists over the approval of several controversial projects, including plans for fracking exploration in the Kimberley and a South West tourism d…

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‘I’ve got two thirsty cars’: How disunity over GST has cost NSW drivers 10¢ at the bowser

NSW is scrambling to decide how to spend millions in extra GST revenue from record bowser prices after a plan to save motorists up to 10¢ per litre on fuel crumbled in the face of disunity among states and territories.

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