Iran hits US base, leaked files reveal fracking influence claims, call for teenage YouTube ban

Pumped up | Petrol prices could rise to $2 a litre after US military strikes on Iran, some analysts have warned. Any Australian assistance in US airstrikes on Iran could make Australia a target for retaliation, nuclear experts say, as ministers decline to comment on the potential involvement of the secretive US-Australian surveillance base at Pine Gap in Sunday’s bombardment.

Caravan case | The president of the New South Wales upper house has sought legal advice over whether he can seek arrest warrants for government staffers who failed to give evidence to an inquiry examining the Sydney caravan “fake terrorism plot”, Guardian Australia understands.

YouTube ban | YouTube should be included in the ban on under-16s accessing social media, the nation’s online safety chief has said as she urges the Albanese government to rethink its decision to exclude the platform from the new rules.

‘No austerity’ | The Queensland premier, David Crisafulli, has promised no austerity in his first budget, despite the state facing a forecast $218bn in debt. He says his government can “respect people’s money” and still lift public services.

Super claim | A major superannuation fund is under fire for substantially increasing its investment in the coal company Whitehaven while still claiming to be committed to reaching net zero emissions.

Iran retaliation | Iran has launched short-range and medium-range ballistic missiles at the US Al-Udeid air base in Qatar, officials from both sides have said. Tehran said the attacks were “mighty and successful” but US officials said the retaliation for Sunday’s blitz on Iran’s nuclear installations was “symbolic” and communicated in advance. In the UK, where there were protests against the US action (pictured), the government warned Iran that closing the oil tanker route through the strait of Hormuz would be an act of “self-harm”. Our diplomatic editor considers why Iran’s nuclear program is so important to the oil-rich nation, while airlines are paying the price for disruption. Follow developments in the Middle East here, while we also have live updates from Washington.

Up in smoke | Aggressively marketed vapes threaten to undo progress made on smoking control, according to the World Health Organization.

Moon shot | A giant asteroid could smash into the moon in 2032, sending debris hurtling towards Earth, researchers have said.

Abortion rise | Three years after the US supreme court erased the national right to abortion, the number of abortions performed in the US is still on the rise – including in some states that ban the procedure.

Self-kelp groups | Killer whales have been observed grooming each other with kelp, the first known instance of a marine animal using tools in a way that was previously thought to be the preserve of primates such as humans.