Josephine Asher with your top stories this Good Friday.
The Trump Administration has announced a 100 per cent tariff on branded pharmaceuticals imported into the US.
It will come into effect unless manufacturers agree to government drug pricing deals or commit to making their products domestically.
Meanwhile, US President Donald Trump has fired his Attorney General Pam Bondi.
Multiple US media outlets are reporting the President had become increasingly frustrated with Ms Bondi’s handling of the Epstein files and her perceived failure to prosecute people he saw as opponents.
Federal Opposition leader Angus Taylor has continued to criticise the government’s handling of the fuel crisis in a national address of his own.
In his response to the Prime Ministers address last night, Mr Taylor says Australia needs to be drilling for more oil and securing its own future.
He’s also taken credit for the government’s decision to halve the fuel excise – and has accused it being slow to respond to the international oil crisis.
Britain’s foreign secretary says she’s held talks with countries – including Australia – on potential ways to reopen the Strait of Hormuz.
Yvette Cooper virtually hosted foreign ministers from more than 40 countries, in the wake of comments from US President Donald Trump calling on countries to go get their oil.
The US did not attend the talks.
Ms Cooper says the coalition of countries will work with the U-N’s maritime agency to help rescue stranded ships and their crew.
Advocates for gambling reform have welcomed the federal government’s proposed changes but say they do not go far enough.
The government has announced plans to limit daytime gambling ads and crack down on illegal offshore sites.
The national advocacy group alliance for gambling says stronger action is needed.
And Pope Leo the Fourteenth has washed the feet of 12 priests in a traditional Holy Thursday ritual in Rome.
The Holy Thursday foot-washing is a hallmark of every Holy Week and recalls the foot-washing Jesus performed on his 12 apostles at their last supper.
During the ceremony, Pope Leo urged Christians to think of those around the world experiencing violence and oppression.
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