Fuel prices spike amid Strait of Hormuz turmoil | Midday News Bulletin 19 September 2026

Prime minister in the US to lobby for Australia to get a seat on the UN Security Council; Federal government intervention recommended to tackle the treatment of children in the youth justice system; Freemantle celebrate booking a spot in the AFL grand final.

Beaches set to open in Perth after a fatal shark attack; US President Donald Trump bans three media outlets from the White House; Australia trounces Zimbabwe to wrap up their one-day international series.

The Prime Minister on his way to the US to push Australia's AI agenda; Dozens killed in a bombing outside a mosque in northwestern Pakistan; And in sport, a major boost for the Roosters as Angus Crichton returns for tonight's semi-final.

In this bulletin, the Reserve Bank signals another interest rate rise could be on the way; a swimmer missing after a shark attack at a popular Perth beach; and in sport, the countdown is on to the Sharks' do-or-die semi-final against the Roosters.

In this bulletin, the Greens draw new comparisons between Labor's migration plan and the US crackdown; Ireland to boycott next year's Eurovision contest and in sport, the athlete at the centre of a Hyrox competition controversy issues an apology.

Controversy as Australia's Prime Minister heads to the US for the United Nations general assembly; Fiji declares a national HIV emergency; And in sport, Australian netballer Sarah Klau suspended after being pleading guilty to assault.

In this bulletin, a migration crackdown, with tougher rules for international students and visa overstayers, new powers to tackle organised crime in New South Wales. And in sport, Giants captain Toby Greene quits GWS for Geelong.

In this bulletin, prosecutors decline to reopen the decades-old case of missing child Cheryl Grimmer, intense scrutiny on Labor’s migration policy ahead of its release. And in sport, a crocodile habitat in Queensland confirmed as the 2032 Olympics rowing site.

The government to announce its long awaited policy on migration to Australia; the result of Sweden's national elections decided by the narrowest of margins; the Swans prepare for their do-or-die clash with Fremantle.

AI giant Anthropic makes its first Australian data centre move in regional Queensland; Sweeping new knife laws for Victoria; And two NRLW greats call time on their careers.