World - Monday, April 6, 2026

NSW follows Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia in offering free treatments for kids four and under, saving up to $70 Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast Hundreds of thousands of children will be able to access a painless, needle-free flu vaccination for free as governments attempt to curb falling vaccine rates. New South Wales has become the latest state to offer a nasal spray flu vaccine to children for free, following Queensland, South Australia and Western Australia. Continue reading...

President Trump and Iran sent mixed messages about escalating the war and diplomacy to end it ahead of his Tuesday deadline. At a news conference, Mr. Trump offered new details of the daring rescue of an American airman.

The US president is in a delicate political position as the final hours to Tuesday's deadline for Iran to open the Strait of Hormuz tick down.

President addresses his latest deadline for Tehran to reach a deal of Tuesday at 8pm ET in press conference Trump warns Iran to reopen strait of Hormuz by Tuesday or face ‘hell’ ‘Unhinged madman’: US politicians react to Trump Iran threat A Japanese shipping firm said on Monday that an Indian-flagged tanker owned by its subsidiary had passed through the strait of Hormuz and was en route to India. A spokeswoman for Mitsui O.S.K. Lines told AFP that the Green Asha – a liquefied petroleum gas tanker – had crossed the waterway. Pakistan stands in solidarity with the brotherly people of the UAE and reiterates the urgent need for restraint and de-escalation in the region. Continue reading...

President Trump has threatened to launch a massive attack targeting bridges, power plants and other civilian facilities by Tuesday evening.

The operation to extract him from the ground in hostile territory was hugely complex and involved multiple US government agencies.

US president criticises Australia, Japan and South Korea. Follow today’s news live Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast The NSW government is rolling out a free nasal spray flu vaccine for children two to four years old. The vaccine, which is sprayed into the nose with one spray in each nostril, will be available for children throughout the state via GPs, community pharmacies and Aboriginal medical services. Having needle-free vaccines for children aged two to four, at no cost to parents, is a gamechanging policy. Two-thirds of kids, and about a quarter of adults, have a strong fear of needles. As GPs, we know that’s a big barrier to achieving the immunity our young patients need. Death at any time is horrific, but just the swiftness – one minute everything seems normal then suddenly, sometimes through no fault of that person, they are taken away. Continue reading...

President Trump escalated his threats ahead of his pending Tuesday deadline for Iran to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

Paul Mauro says U.S. intelligence agencies had already laid the groundwork needed to locate and rescue a missing colonel from enemy territory in Iran.

At least 432 ebike fires and 147 e-scooter fires recorded in 2025, up 38% and 20% respectively on previous year Ebike and e-scooter fires in the UK reached a record high last year, an investigation has found, renewing concerns over the use of lithium batteries and unregulated marketplaces. Fire brigade figures obtained by the Press Association show there were at least 432 ebike fires recorded across the UK in 2025, up 38% from 313 the previous year and more than five times higher than the 84 recorded in 2021. Continue reading...