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Australia has switched on a giant new gas resource — and Hormuz has changed what it means

Gas has begun flowing from the Northern Territory’s Beetaloo Basin for the first time. The initial volumes are small. The potential resource is enormous. And a global energy crisis thousands of kilometres away has sudd...

Australia’s economy grew — so why doesn’t it feel like it?
Iran threatens tighter Hormuz restrictions as oil passes US$95 — Australia’s fuel relief moves further away

Six months of the Iran war: what has America achieved — and why can Iran still fire missiles?

Six months after the United States and Israel went to war against Iran, an extraordinary exchange ...

Iran retaliates as oil jumps above US$90 — the Hormuz crisis enters another dangerous phase

Iran has fired ballistic missiles at US bases in Jordan in retaliation for the American attack on ...

Hormuz exposed America’s depleted oil buffer — now Washington is turning to Venezuela
The United States has spent part of its emergency petroleum stockpile cushioning success…
One Nation’s rise is no longer anecdotal — Western Australia has provided the evidence
One by-election does not predict the next federal election. Nor does a victory in one Pe…
Iran’s trade has fallen 35% — America’s economic siege is beginning to show
For months the Iran war has been measured in missiles, tankers and oil prices. Now Iran’…
Hormuz recovery falters — tanker traffic plunges as hopes of a quick reopening fade
The tentative recovery in shipping through the Strait of Hormuz has suffered an abrupt s…

Is immigration creating the illusion of Australian economic growth?

Australia’s economy grew during the June quarter, but much of the political comfort offered by the headline figure dis...

Tim Jarvis AM Named Inaugural Patron of Regenerate Australia

Regenerate Australia, a Perth-based environmental charity, today announced the appointment of environmental scientist ...

Chatswood Library Faces 24/7 Push a…
Local libraries have long been the quiet cornerstones of Australian communities, but a new push by the Willoughby City Council c…
The International Student Funding Q…
Funds can be genuine - but genuine access to them is a harder question to answer. International education is one of Australia’s gr…
US strikes Iran at Hormuz as new mi…
The United States has attacked Iranian military positions beside the Strait of Hormuz after US officials said Revolutionary Guar…
The DIY Deck Mistake Costing Austra…
In a country where one in three homes faces termite risk, and most households live within reach of coastal humidity, Australia may…