Headlines: Govt insists fuel supply is secure

Today's headlines include:

• The Government has insisted Australia has enough fuel, and that shortages are being driven by panic buying.
• Communities along the north coast of Western Australia are bracing for tropical cyclone Narelle, which is set to make landfall in the coming hours.
• U.S. President Donald Trump says he will pause attacks on Iran’s energy plants for 10 days, claiming negotiations to end the war were going “very well”.
• And today’s good news: Marine biologists have captured the first video of a sperm whale calf being born, with the footage revealing the species shares a complex social cohesion. 

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