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- [warm] This is NewsCard Daily for Sunday March 22, 2026 ... the biggest stories from Australia and around the world in just minutes. — — [serious] We begin in Sydney where severe weather hits hard. Rain and hail pelt west and south-west suburbs this afternoon. Flash flooding swamps streets. Lightning delays the GWS AFL game. Emergency services urge caution as storms rage on. — — [urgent] In Melbourne, a Tarneit ice cream parlour owner faces devastation. Arsonists firebomb his small business overnight. Security cameras capture the blast and flames. The owner sifts through rubble, wondering how to rebuild. Police hunt the attackers. — — [serious] Now to Canberra. US President Donald Trump launches a fiery attack on our government. He accuses Australia of ignoring America's fight to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Trump tells Sky News he's surprised we said no to helping. With the US-Israel-Iran war in week three, he calls on allies to step up. — — [curious] Fuel crisis grips the nation. Global stocks plummet as the strait stays closed. Australia's reserves hold for now ... but April looms as crunch time. Fears rise Australians may work from home to save petrol. Prices soar. Everyday drivers feel the pinch at pumps. — — [serious] Overseas, the Middle East conflict escalates. Iran retaliates for US and Israeli strikes. Twenty percent of world oil blocked. NATO allies hesitate to join. Trump blasts them as cowards. Shipping lanes remain shut, spiking prices everywhere. — — [urgent] In New Zealand, our neighbours scramble too. Petrol hits three-thirteen a litre. Debates rage over storing more fuel at Marsden Point. Rural contractors battle rising gas costs. The pain spreads across the Tasman. — — [warm] That's NewsCard Daily. For more top stories and quick summaries that keep you informed in minutes, download NewsCard ... available in the App Store.