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Iran war squeezes the world’s oil escape routes — what happens to Australia if Hormuz and the Red Sea are both threatened?

For six months, the world's energy industry has been trying to solve one enormous problem. How do you move Middle Eastern oil when the Strait of Hormuz cannot be relied upon? Saudi Arabia has an obvious answer. Move...

When taxation becomes prohibition: Australia’s tobacco policy reaches breaking point

The Coalition’s plan to cut tobacco excise by 80 per cent is confronting Australia with an uncomfo...

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...

Australia’s economy grew — so why doesn’t it feel like it?
Australia has avoided recession and recorded another quarter of economic growth. Yet for…
Iran threatens tighter Hormuz restrictions as oil passes US$95 — Australia’s fuel relief moves further away
Just days ago, there were credible signs that the global oil crisis centred on the Strai…
Same Foundations, Different Convictions: How Australian Men and Women Really Invest
New Sharesight data reveals that Australian men and women put their money in the same co…
Australia’s $27 billion warning: the fuel crisis is now showing up in the national accounts
Australia’s dependence on imported fuel is no longer merely a question of what motorists…

Daylight saving 2026: when the clocks change and why Australians do not get a direct say

Daylight saving will begin in participating Australian states and territories on Sunday, 4 October 2026. At 2am local...

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 Patro…
Regenerate Australia, a Perth-based environmental charity, today announced the appointment of environmental scientist and conser…
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…