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- [warm] This is NewsCard Daily for Tuesday March 10, 2026 ... the biggest stories from Australia and around the world in just minutes. — — [serious] We begin in Canberra where the Liberal Party crowns Angus Taylor as its new leader after a dramatic spill. Sussan Ley lasts just nine months before supporters dump her in a bid to end months of chaos. Taylor vows to challenge Prime Minister Albanese head-on ... accusing him of lying over the ISIS brides saga. Families of 34 women and children stuck overseas wait in limbo as options run thin. — — [urgent] Violence erupts in Sydney with two separate shootings in the west and south-west overnight. Two men rush to hospital ... one hit by multiple bullets. Police hunt the gunmen in attacks not believed linked ... as the city grapples with rising crime fears. — — [serious] Now to Queensland where floodwaters surge ... triggering a state emergency. Rescuers pluck a child from a stranded car amid rising rivers ... part of dozens of dramatic saves. Families evacuate as roads close and communities brace for worse. — — [curious] In Melbourne ... teenagers face murder charges over a fatal machete stabbing in the CBD. It follows a good Samaritan's death days earlier ... piling pressure on the government to curb youth violence and blade attacks terrorizing the streets. — — [urgent] Overseas now ... as the US-Iran war escalates into day ten. An American submarine sinks an Iranian ship off Sri Lanka ... the first since World War Two. Dozens dead. Oil spikes above $100 a barrel ... wiping $130 billion from the ASX. Aussie motorists ... no panic buying needed ... fuel supplies hold steady for now. — — [serious] On the Gold Coast ... crowds chase a bus carrying Iran's women's football team ... chanting "save our girls." They refuse the national anthem at the Asia Cup ... now face return to a warzone. Calls grow for Australia to grant them asylum ... highlighting the human cost of the conflict. — — [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.