Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Afternoon Update here , and start your day with our Morning Mail newsletter . Good afternoon. The foreign affairs minister, Penny Wong, says travellers should be prepared for more flight disruption as the US-Israel war on Iran continues, warning there are limits to what the Australian government could do to help those stranded. Wong said about 115,000 Australians are in the region, 11,000 of whom travel regularly in and out of on Etihad, Emirates and Qatar Airways – all of which have suspended flights. Formula One teams heading to Melbourne for the season-opening race have also have been forced into last-minute travel changes. Pauline Hanson censured in Senate over comments about Muslims Desperate first home buyers are fuelling price ‘up-crash’ at lower end of market, experts say Possums, asbestos and pigeons: snap review into NSW hospitals highlights serious maintenance issues Disbelief as crocodile captured in Newcastle creek thousands of kilometres from natural habitat Concerns for ‘declining’ fur seal spotted at Cooks River in inner Sydney Rare ‘blood moon’ total lunar eclipse to loom over Australia and New Zealand Dan Simmons, author of Hyperion and The Terror, dies aged 77 Continue reading...