Is fuel-price relief finally coming to Australia?
Oil falls below US$90 and Hormuz is demined There has been a significant change in the global oil crisis. The Strait of Hormuz has reportedly been cleared of mines and Brent crude has fallen below US$90 a barrel. For...
Iran threatens the escape routes around Hormuz — and the world’s oil safety valve is now at risk
For months, the international energy industry has been solving an enormous problem. If oil cannot...
Iran opens Hormuz for Iraqi oil — but a new oil order may be emerging in the Gulf
The Strait of Hormuz is opening. But not in the way the world has been waiting for. Iran has gra...
The blockade is working — and China’s oil problem could become Australia’s fuel problem
For much of the Iran war, the international oil market has demonstrated an extraordinary…
China is taking Russia’s oil from India — and Australia could pay at the fuel pump
The Iran war has produced another unexpected consequence. China needs oil. India needs…
The secret oil corridor through Hormuz — and why it may be keeping Australia’s fuel crisis from becoming much worse
For months, publicly visible shipping data from the Strait of Hormuz has told an alarmin…
Labor and Coalition strike NDIS deal — but the real test comes after Parliament
The Albanese Government has secured Coalition support for one of the most consequential …
Australia
When governments have to insure the tankers: Hormuz enters a new phase
Saudi Arabia is considering state-backed war-risk insurance to keep ships moving through an increasingly dangerous Mid...
Where Australia stands as the United States resets its tariff wall
A new 12.5 per cent tariff has replaced the temporary levy on many Australian goods, while metals, manufactured produc...
Starlink’s $650 surprise: Australia…
Starlink has transformed internet access for many Australians, particularly people living in regional and remote areas where con…
The diesel price has broken away fr…
For most motorists, the relationship between oil and fuel seems straightforward. Oil becomes expensive. Diesel and petrol beco…
RBA holds interest rates — but Aust…
The Reserve Bank has left the cash rate at 4.35 per cent, giving borrowers and businesses a reprieve from another increase. But …
Australia awaits the RBA — but inte…
Australia is waiting for another Reserve Bank interest-rate decision. But there is an uncomfortable reality behind the intense f…
The Times Property
Australia's Housing Market After Labor's Tax Changes: Did the Predicted Property Crash Arrive?
Several months after changes to property investment tax settings, Australia's housing market has d…
Can You Furnish an Entire Three-Bedroom Home from IKEA?
For anyone moving into a newly built home, investment property or first apartment, one question qu…
Why Are Rents Rising Again? What It Means for Australia's Property Market
For many Australians, the weekly rent has become one of the largest household expenses. Across muc…
The Times Business
Scam Prevention Must Become a Business Resilience Priority
As Australia marks Scam Awareness Week, organisations are being urged to rethink their app...
What Insurance Customers Really Want from Omnichannel Communication
Despite years of investment in digital engagement, from rolling out mobile apps and online portals...
Times Media Group launches four new Australian local publications for Cairns, Byron Bay, Airlie Beach and Noosa
ByronBay.au, TheCairnsTimes.com.au, AirlieTimes.com.au and NoosaTimes.com have been launched as pa...
Technology
China copied the Falcon 9 formula. …
China has spent years watching SpaceX transform the economics of spaceflight. Now it is beginning...
Local News
Psychology clinic in Tasmania opens…
In response to Tasmania’s growing mental health crisis, a new purpose-built, multi-disciplinary me...
Culture
He Won't Buy It Himself. That's Exa…
Dads can be notoriously difficult to buy for. They will insist they do not need anything, then conti...
Travel
Cairns Esplanade Lagoon — the stage where Cai…
“All the world's a stage.” Shakespeare wasn't writing about Cairns when he penned that famous lin...
The Times Features
He Won't Buy It Himself. That's Exactly Why I…
Dads can be notoriously difficult to buy for. They will insist they do not need anything, then conti...
The Supports Are Working — They Are Not Optional
When I work, live in supported accommodation and take part in my community, that is evidence the NDI...
Mundi Mundi Bash: You Are Not Just Watching the Show — …
Come to the Mundi Mundi Bash for the music and you soon discover something unexpected: the concert...