Mideast oil crisis revives stagflation spectre, haunting China’s deflation battle
Rising energy costs driven by Middle Eastern geopolitical tensions may provide some relief to China’s years-long struggle with…
War in the Middle East live: More than 80 Iranian sailors dead after US strike on warship in Indian Ocean
4h agoWed 4 Mar 2026 at 4:12pmWelcome to the blog Thank you for joining us today as we…
War in the Middle East updates: First repatriation flight lands in Sydney, nearly 150 missing as Iranian ship sinks — as it happened
46m agoWed 4 Mar 2026 at 2:42pm We’re ending our live coverage By Basel Hindeleh in Amman We’ll…
Women’s Asian Cup 2026: Iranian player fights back tears as she speaks about situation in Iran
Sara Didar, 21, is in Australia to play at the Women’s Asian Cup — just the second time…
What you need to know about Iran today, with Laura Tingle
I’m ABC global affairs editor Laura Tingle, and I’m in Dubai, stranded like many other Australians by the…
Bahrain and Saudi Arabia races could be cancelled, replaced by Imola, Portimao and Istanbul, latest news
Fears over major disruption to the 2026 F1 schedule have escalated overnight with reports that two races could…
Fed’s Kashkari says Iran war obscures monetary policy outlook
By Michael S. Derby NEW YORK, March 3 (Reuters) – Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis President Neel Kashkari…
War in the Middle East live: Trump says ‘just about everything’ in Iran ‘knocked out’ as war continues
3h agoTue 3 Mar 2026 at 4:17pmHere’s the latest By Basel Hindeleh in Amman Thank you for joining…
Iran chaos exposes Qantas’ poor customer protections
The sudden closure of Middle Eastern airspace and airports after the US-Israeli strikes on Iran at the weekend…
Israel-Iran war: Drivers queue across Australia amid petrol price fears but true bowser pain could be 10 days away
Drivers are flocking to service stations to fill up amid fears supply will dry up and prices will…
Israel-Iran war: Middle East conflict threatens Australian interest rates and grocery prices
The fallout from the Middle East conflict is steadily spreading across the globe, and Australia is far from…
Threats to crucial Strait of Hormuz pack pressure on global oil, gas and freight prices
Iran’s threats to attack vessels in one of the most important shipping passages will strain the global supply…