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The S&P-ASX200 index has fallen 1.6 per cent and is on track for its lowest close in four months.

Energy analysts suggest the Middle East war’s upcoming consequences of global oil and gas supply shortfalls could spell much higher prices than those quoted this week.

Most Australian households have built up their mortgage buffers to ride out the impacts of higher interest rates and escalating tensions in the Middle East, according to the Reserve Bank.

Members are kicking up a fuss after one of their favourite perks was targeted in the airline’s latest set of changes.

ARN, the network that terminated Kyle Sandilands and Jackie O Henderson, has yet another headache to deal with as the first radio ratings for 2026 are revealed.

The still strong jobs market is giving the Reserve Bank room to lift interest rates in a bid to slow the economy and inflation.

The competition watchdog has broken with tradition amid widespread claims of price gouging by fuel retailers and revealed an investigation into allegations of anti-competitive conduct by four major players.

The spiralling Middle East conflict is pushing petrol prices up further, while set to send shares lower as gold slumped overnight and bond yields climbed.

China is locking in its critical minerals and metals dominance via deep pocket investments in the Global South, leaving a shrinking role for Australian exports.

All but one of the 12 voting members of the US Federal Reserve has voted to keep rates at a range of 3.5 to 3.75 per cent.

Surging costs have grounded planes globally, even for domestic flights, but Australian airlines have been able to keep on going.

A former RBA economist is warning the central bank may be forced to hike rates four more times as they grapple with the Iran war’s one huge ‘unknown’.

BHP is starting a strategic pivot from iron ore to copper and potash, while Woodside has ramped up its bet on oil and gas to deliver for shareholders.

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BHP has announced its chief executive will step down after more than six years, marking a major leadership shift at the mining giant.