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Facing pressure over mounting petrol prices, the prime minister called an emergency meeting of the national cabinet on Monday to come up with a plan for the fuel shortage crisis. And despite previously saying there would be no cut to the fuel excise, that is exactly what Anthony Albanese has done, starting from today. Political reporter and chief-of-staff Josh Butler speaks to Reged Ahmad about whether this will bring down fuel prices and what restrictions and measures consumers could face if the crisis continues.

As thousands of US soldiers and marines arrive in the Middle East, Iran is accusing Washington of privately plotting a ground assault while publicly touting ceasefire talks. Donald Trump threatened to ‘obliterate’ Iran’s energy infrastructure, said his ‘preference would be to take the oil’ in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime’s export hub on Kharg Island, while also claiming he was in talks with a new ‘reasonable regime’. Meanwhile, Yemen’s Houthi forces have also entered the conflict, bringing the threat of further damage to the global economy.Lucy Hough speaks to the Guardian columnist and host of Politics Weekly America, Jonathan Freedland

Fugitive Dezi Freeman, the man allegedly responsible for the shooting deaths of two officers at Porepunkah, has been killed after a seven-month manhunt in rural Victoria. Reged Ahmad speaks to justice and courts reporter Nino Bucci

When the new Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, addressed the media earlier this month, he shared a vision of a ‘hyper’ Australia with ‘more Australian babies’. The statement attracted headlines but it’s not the first time a politician has let it be known they want people to get busy in bed. Political reporter Krishani Dhanji speaks to Reged Ahmad about why governments around the world are pushing for more babies and whether the policies even work

Journalist Shadi Khan Saif grew up and lived in Afghanistan for most of his adult life – until it was no longer safe for him to do so. This week, against the backdrop of Trump’s war on Iran and increasing instability in the Middle East, he speaks with host Reged Ahmad and questions if the choices that face civilians in wartime are nothing but an illusion