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Want to get this in your inbox every weekday? Sign up for the Morning Mail here , and finish your day with our Afternoon Update newsletter Morning everyone. Today we reveal growing concerns about the threat of transnational crime in Timor-Leste – Australia’s northern neighbour, which is still emerging from a complex history. A proposed resort development there had ties to three individuals sanctioned for their alleged involvement with the Prince Group, a multibillion-dollar network accused by US and UK authorities of operating scam compounds in south-east Asia. Elsewhere, hopes of a peace deal between the US and Iran appear to be faltering, with Donald Trump telling media in Washington the Islamic Republic could be “taken out in one night, and that night might be tomorrow night”. Trump also criticised Australia and other countries for failing to ‘help’ with the war. Closer to home, we report on how Sydneysiders are cutting down on car journeys – and take a look at the search for Australia’s oldest musical instrument. Life cycle | Thousands of cars have disappeared from Sydney’s streets amid the fuel crisis and bike-sharing rides have soared. Caitlin Cassidy speaks to people swapping four wheels for two. Diesel problem | Diesel users in Australia are not enjoying the same relief as unleaded customers, with one in 30 service stations still entirely out of diesel and prices rising again after an initial slump last week. Wildlife risk | Conservationists and scientists have warned a mining lobby proposal to use artificial intelligence to speed up national environmental approvals could generate “robodebt-style” failures, putting threatened species at further risk. ‘Flicked it off’ | A teenage surfer bitten by a shark at a South Australian beach has described how he “flicked it off” and “legged it back to shore”. Cyclone alert | Tropical Cyclone Maila could hit the far north Queensland coast this weekend, three weeks after the same area was smashed by Severe Tropical Cyclone Narelle, the Bureau of Meteorology says. Continue reading...
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