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Anthony Albanese has halved the fuel excise<\/a> in a move that will save motorists 26 cents a litre for three months from 1 April. National cabinet also agreed to reduce the heavy vehicle road user charge to zero for three months as part of a four-stage national fuel security plan to manage the crisis.<\/p>\n Guardian Australia\u2019s economics editor, Patrick Commins, wrote that injecting $1.5bn via petrol subsidies into an economy already struggling with inflation is not going to make the RBA\u2019s job any easier<\/a>. The Albanese government\u2019s move came as South Korean airlines asked their government to help redirect jet fuel exports to the domestic market, threatening half of Australia\u2019s imports<\/a> of the critical fuel.<\/p>\n The prime minister also shifted his language on the US-Israel war on Iran, saying he wanted to see a de-escalation and \u201cmore certainty\u201d<\/a> around Donald Trump\u2019s objectives. The US president said earlier his \u201cpreference would be to take the oil\u201d in Iran and that US forces could seize the regime\u2019s export hub<\/a> on Kharg Island.<\/p>\n Top newsIn pictures Photograph: David Gray\/AFP\/Getty Images<\/p>\n Surfers at Bondi beach<\/a> braving hazardous surf conditions are among the highlights from Guardian picture editors\u2019 selection of the weekend\u2019s best photos.<\/p>\n What they said \u2026 Photograph: Anadolu\/Getty Images<\/p>\n \u201cThis is our God: Jesus, king of peace, who rejects war, whom no one can use to justify war. He does not listen to the prayers of those who wage war, but rejects them.\u201d \u2013 Pope Leo<\/p>\n During a Palm Sunday mass in St Peter\u2019s Square, the pope said the conflict between Iran, Israel and the US was \u201catrocious\u201d<\/a> and that Jesus could not be used to justify war.<\/p>\n Full Story Composite: The Guardian<\/p>\n What\u2019s behind the push for more Australian babies?<\/a><\/p>\n When the new Nationals leader, Matt Canavan, addressed the media earlier this month, his vision of a \u201chyper\u201d Australia with \u201cmore Australian babies\u201d drew headlines. But as Krishani Dhanji tells Reged Ahmad<\/a>, it\u2019s not the first time a politician has let it be known they want people to get busy in bed.<\/p>\n Listen to the episode here<\/a>.<\/p>\n Before bed readTim Prior, 50, moved from Australia to Switzerland. Photograph: Ruben Hollinger\/The Guardian<\/p>\n Emigrating to be with your partner sounds wildly romantic, but what happens when the person is right and the place very much isn\u2019t<\/a>? Tim Prior, who moved from Australia to Switzerland for a partner he has separated from, now finds himself stuck there until his children finish school. \u201cI find the seasons an emotional rollercoaster,\u201d the Queenslander confesses. \u201cEvery winter it just gets worse.\u201d<\/p>\n Daily word game Photograph: The Guardian<\/p>\n Today\u2019s starter word is: ONTO. You have five goes to get the longest word including the starter word. Play Wordiply<\/a>.<\/p>\n Sign up<\/p>\n If you would like to receive this Afternoon Update to your email inbox every weekday, sign up here<\/a>, or start your day with a curated breakdown of the key stories you need to know with our Morning Mail newsletter<\/a>. 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