[warm] This is NewsCard Daily for Sunday March 15, 2026 ... the biggest stories from Australia and around the world in just minutes. — —
[serious] We begin in Sydney where heavily armed police swarm the west and south-west after two separate shootings just an hour apart. No links between the attacks ... but tensions run high as investigators hunt the gunmen. One brawl escalated into gunfire ... leaving the community on edge. — —
[urgent] Over to the sharemarket ... the ASX plunges $130 billion in a brutal sell-off. Blame spikes in oil prices from the war in Iran. Motorists ... stay calm. Plenty of petrol at pumps ... no need for panic buying. — —
[serious] In Canberra ... the government taps petrol reserves for the first time since 2022. They release 20% of stockpiles to ease shortages triggered by panic. That's 762 million extra litres hitting the market ... securing supply amid global chaos. Energy Minister urges calm as prices climb. — —
[curious] Up in Melbourne's north-east ... thousands gather at a train station to mourn a 22-year-old machete attack victim. The young man ... farewelled by a grieving community standing against violence. Flowers pile high ... a stark reminder of rising street dangers. — —
[urgent] Now to the Middle East where our region feels the heat. Thousands of Australians strand there as conflict explodes. An ADF-used airbase near Dubai hit by drone strike. Iran blocks the Strait of Hormuz ... no oil passes through. US bombs Iranian oil depots ... sends warships after losing six crew in Iraq. — —
[serious] Overseas in the United States ... President Trump warns Iran the big one is coming. Six more US service members die in an Iraq plane crash ... as Islamic forces down aircraft. Fears grow of wider war ... hitting Aussie fuel ... airfares up 30% ... and food prices. — —
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