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The Government has extended its discount on the fuel excise for another month, at a reduced rate.

It originally introduced a 50% discount on the tax paid on fuel due to the U.S. and Israel’s war with Iran, which drove up global fuel prices. Following the signing of a peace deal last week, global oil prices are now falling.

In July, the 52.6 cent per litre tax on fuel will be reduced by 16 cents.

The fuel excise is a tax the Government charges on every litre of petrol and diesel. The normal rate is 52.6 cents per litre, which is paid by manufacturers and then passed on to customers.

In March, the Government halved the fuel excise to 26.3 cents per litre for three months in response to the conflict-related cost-of-living pressures.

The Government announced on Sunday that from 1 July to 2 August, the excise will continue to be discounted, this time by 16 cents per litre.

It means the excise paid on fuel will be 36.6 cents per litre for the month. The Government says this will save motorists around $11 per 65-litre tank.

The Heavy Vehicle Road User Charge, which affects truck operators, will also be reduced by 16 cents for the same period. The extension will cost the Government around $400 million.

The Coalition broadly backed the move.

Opposition Leader Angus Taylor said the Coalition had supported the excise cuts from the start, while Shadow Foreign Affairs Minister Ted O’Brien said the “real test” would be whether the Government could absorb the costs.

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.

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More young Australians are reaching crisis point before seeking help, with Kids Helpline forced to contact police or child protection authorities an average of 14 times a day.

The service’s latest Impact Report found counsellors carried out 5,190 crisis interventions in 2025 – a 350 per cent increase since 2018.

Kids Helpline warned that stigma and fear of being judged were driving many young people to delay seeking support until their situation had escalated to a crisis.

Here are the key findings.

Kids Helpline launched in 1991 and is Australia’s only free 24/7 counselling service for young people aged five to 25. It’s operated by youth services organisation yourtown.

Young people can seek support by phone, webchat or online messaging. Over the past 35 years, the service has responded to more than nine million contacts from children and young people across Australia.

Kids Helpline says it was forced to intervene in more than 5,000 cases involving children and young people at immediate risk of harm last year.

Its latest report found the service responded to 128,998 enquiries in 2025, an average of 353 a day.

Counsellors also carried out 5,190 duty of care interventions, a 350% increase since 2018. More than one-third of interventions (36%) involved suicide attempts, while child abuse accounted for another 34%.

For the first time in its 35-year history, Kids Helpline’s webchat service overtook phone calls as the preferred way young people sought support.

Last year, half of all contacts came through webchat, with conversations lasting 13 minutes longer on average than phone calls. The report also found 86,017 contacts occurred outside business hours, with most support sought at night or on weekends.

Queensland recorded the highest number of suicide attempts in 2025, with 567 cases (representing about 30% of the national total).

Along with the ACT, Queensland also recorded the highest proportion of suicide-related crisis interventions, at 42%.

Meanwhile, NSW recorded the highest number of contacts, with counsellors responding to 41,170 enquiries last year alone.

yourtown services, including Kids Helpline, are 50% self-funded through several initiatives and the remainder government-funded.

In response to the findings, Kids Helpline is calling for increased government funding and investment in early-intervention programs. yourtown CEO Tracy Adams said the organisation needed additional resources to meet growing demand, arguing the report data “speaks for itself”.

Reporting by Emily Donohoe.

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Reporting by Emma Gillespie.

France is not exactly known for saying non to a drink - but on Sunday, the French Government announced limits on alcohol consumption across more than a third of the country following a red heatwave alert. 

Unfortunately, the ban coincided with the Fête de la Musique, France's beloved nationwide street festival where musicians perform for free and revellers normally get on the vin and party until dawn.

The decision came out of a crisis meeting held by Prime Minister Sebastien Lécornu, with officials citing the need to protect emergency services and “the most vulnerable.”

The musicians still played. The streets were still filled. The difference this year? Well… there was slightly less merriment in the air.

Reporting by Elliot Lawry.