HHeadlines Read More Dilemma over crossings as fate of Hormuz ships remains uncertainApril 9, 2026 “Everybody on the shipping side is obviously nervous,” Lloyd’s List editor-in-chief Richard Meade told AFP. For crews who…
HHeadlines Read More Trump orders Iran to open the Hormuz Strait in expletive-ridden rantApril 5, 2026 The wreckage and remains of targeted and crashed aircraft in central Iran. Iran’s Revolutionary Guards said a US…
EEconomy Read More How Australia became hostage to fuel importsMarch 29, 2026 In 2013, Shell closed its Clyde oil refinery on the Paramatta River, and a year later, Caltex closed…
BBusiness Read More Concerns Iran war could hold up cancer care – Simeon Brown getting advice as helium supply, crucial for MRIs, put under pressureMarch 26, 2026 “I’ve asked for advice in relation to helium, how much is used and what impact the war in…
HHeadlines Read More Trump gives Iran 48 hours to open Hormuz as Tehran strikes two towns in southern IsraelMarch 22, 2026 Trump’s ultimatum landed hours after two Iranian missiles struck southern Israel, injuring more than 100 people in the…
HHeadlines Read More Western allies push back on Trump call for Nato help to reopen the Strait of HormuzMarch 16, 2026 Trump: show ‘enthusiasm’ Trump over the weekend called on countries including China, France, Japan, South Korea and Britain…
EEconomy Read More Trump’s attack on Iran could drive up Australia’s power pricesMarch 7, 2026 Australia is 12,000 kilometres away, but the ripples of the conflict in the Middle East could reverberate all…
EEconomy Read More Iran and the Strait of Hormuz: What rising oil prices mean for New Zealand – The Front PageMarch 3, 2026 The narrow sea passage sits between Oman and Iran, and experts have said a prolonged conflict in the…
NNew Zealand Read More US-Iran conflict threatens NZ red meat exports via Strait of HormuzMarch 2, 2026 “While there are other ports outside the Gulf for some of the GCC countries, such as Jeddah for…