IN FULL: National News Bulletin: 17 March 2026 | ABC NEWS

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Cyclone Narelle forms off the coast of northern Queensland
Reserve Bank hikes cash rate to 4.1% in split vote
Fuel companies hauled in front of ACCC
Donald Trump ramps up pressure on other nations to help secure Gulf of Hormuz
Life in the UAE amid ongoing Iranian attacks
Afghanistan authorities accuse Pakistan of killing at least 400 people on a strike on a Kabul hospital

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