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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 of Hormuz crisis. But new figures from Ampol reveal another side of the energy shock: extraordinary refining profits are...

Bird flu has crossed into an Australian mammal. What happens next?
Iran threatens the escape routes around Hormuz — and the world’s oil safety valve is now at risk

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 oil. Rus...

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 alarming story. ...

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 …
The Strait of Hormuz crisis may permanently change how the world moves oil
For decades the Strait of Hormuz has been one of the most important pieces of economic g…
The Iran war is becoming a freight crisis — and Australia imports the consequences
The price of oil has dominated discussion about the economic consequences of the Iran wa…
Australia is spending billions to move beyond fossil fuels — is the energy transition worth the price?
Australia is attempting one of the largest transformations of its essential infrastructu…

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: Australians should understand the cost of pausing residential service

Starlink has transformed internet access for many Australians, particularly people living in regional and remote areas...

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…
Australian Census 2026: when, what…
Once every five years, Australia effectively takes a national photograph. Not a photograph of buildings or landscapes, but of u…