Hormuz has weakened OPEC — China is becoming the world’s oil-market swing power
For decades, OPEC’s great power came from its ability to add or remove oil from the global market. The Iran war and disruption through the Strait of Hormuz have exposed a fundamental weakness in that model: announcing ...
Iran creates its own Hormuz authority — who now controls the world’s most important oil route?
The Strait of Hormuz is no longer simply open or closed. Something potentially more consequential...
The Hormuz crisis is creating winners in Australia — while motorists and businesses pay the price
Australia has so far managed to maintain its supplies of imported refined fuel despite the Strait ...
Bird flu has crossed into an Australian mammal. What happens next?
g H5N1 has now been confirmed in an Australian mammal. Where did bird flu come from, how …
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 …
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. Ir…
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…
Australia
The DIY Deck Mistake Costing Australians Thousands
In a country where one in three homes faces termite risk, and most households live within reach of coastal humidity, Aus...
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 Unite…
A new 12.5 per cent tariff has replaced the temporary levy on many Australian goods, while metals, manufactured products and pha…
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 …
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
Camden Valley Inn Invites Dads to Raise a Gla…
The South-West Sydney venue is pairing premium Jack Daniel’s whiskey, a three-course menu and expert...
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
Camden Valley Inn Invites Dads to Raise a Glass This Fa…
The South-West Sydney venue is pairing premium Jack Daniel’s whiskey, a three-course menu and expert...
Women Over 40 – The Cabaret
Invisible? I don't think so! A bold, hilarious and heartfelt celebration of women, life and laughter...
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...