Guardian AU
Australia news live: Richard Marles condemns ‘disgraceful’ booing at Anzac Day services; two missing after Blue Mountains house fire
Australia's deputy prime minister Richard Marles has condemned booing that broke out at Anzac Day services, calling the behavior "disgraceful," while South Australian Premier Peter Malinauskas said he was "deeply saddened" by the disruptions. The incidents follow debate over Welcome to Country ceremonies, with Marles rejecting opposition leader Angus Taylor's claim the acknowledgments are "overused." Separately, emergency services are searching for two people missing after a house fire in the Blue Mountains.
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Australia news live: SA premier ‘angry’ at Anzac Day service booing; two children missing after Blue Mountains house fire
South Australia's premier Peter Malinauskas has condemned booing that erupted at an Anzac Day service, calling the behavior "outrageous" and "self-indulgent" in remarks that reflect growing tensions around the solemnity of the national day of remembrance. Meanwhile, emergency crews in the Blue Mountains are conducting an urgent search through a fire-ravaged home after two children were reported missing following a blaze. Firefighters are advancing into the structure with hose lines as the search for the unaccounted-for children continues.
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Taylor makes $800m pitch to double Australia's minimum fuel reserves
Australia's fuel security gap could be significantly narrowed under an $800 million Coalition proposal that would build reserves covering 60 days of national supply. The plan, championed by Angus Taylor, calls on the government to match the funding commitment. With Australia historically reliant on just-in-time fuel imports, the policy targets a long-standing vulnerability in the nation's energy and defence resilience.
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Sydney Morning Herald
Taylor proposes $800m plan to double fuel stockpile amid Hormuz closure
Australia's energy minister is pushing an $800 million plan to double the country's fuel reserves, a move driven by concerns over potential disruption to oil supplies through the Strait of Hormuz. The proposal has taken on added political urgency with both a federal budget and a byelection looming. Energy security, long a quiet policy backwater, is now firmly in the electoral spotlight.
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Australians will call ‘bullshit’ on green energy without clearer benefits, Rudd warns
Kevin Rudd has warned that public support for Australia's clean energy transition will collapse unless voters see concrete financial benefits, particularly through lower electricity prices. The former prime minister described Trump's rollback of green industry support as "unfortunate," while cautioning that without clear wins for ordinary Australians, the entire agenda risks being dismissed as hollow. The remarks underscore the growing political pressure on governments to make the economic case for decarbonization, not just the environmental one.
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