The United States and Saudi Arabia conducted their first joint strikes on Iranian military assets on Wednesday. Plus, inflation falls more than expected and Australia&rsquo;s Commonwealth Games gold rush continues.&nbsp; Read more:&nbsp; <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/business/the-wall-street-journal/iran-refuses-to-share-strait-of-hormuz-with-oman-demands-more-control/news-story/fe5ae81f81b806b3bc4e1a3a9fc36404">US, Saudi in joint strike on Iran sites in Iraq after Tehran attack on US forces as it demands more control over Hormuz</a> <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/nation/politics-latest-victorian-premier-ben-carroll-starts-fourmonth-election-sprint/live-coverage/68d44e512b1eafd5544c81626212d33c#:~:text=expected%20drop%20to-,3.8pc,-Noah%20Yim">Inflation in bigger than expected drop to 3.8pc</a> <a href="https://www.theaustralian.com.au/sport/commonwealth-games/lachlan-kennedy-eddie-nketia-torries-lewis-chase-100m-commonwealth-games-glory/live-coverage/c29d3bf43c75616842a9f89d6aba468d">Aussie records shattered as Lachlan Kennedy, Torrie Lewis stun in Glasgow</a> See <a href="https://omnystudio.com/listener">omnystudio.com/listener</a> for privacy information.

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