Even if all goes well over the next two weeks and the ceasefire turns into the end of the war, it will be some time before oil supplies return to sufficient levels to take some of the pressure off.
As Ben Roberts-Smith spends his first night behind bars following war crime charges, Ben Harvey points out that it’s a tough gig to make any homicide charge stick when you’ve got no body and no murder weapon.
Mr Roberts-Smith was judged to be a hero for his bravery during combat. Authorities are now asking Aussies to judge the decorated soldier as a murderer for his activities in that very same field of combat.
ANDREW GREENE: In the past week, there has been some rare, good news for the cause of increased transparency and the public’s right to know about how its government is operating and spending hard-earned taxes.
JUSTIN LANGER: Women should not need to be someone’s daughter or sister or mother to deserve respect. They deserve it because they are human beings. Full stop.
All we know is that the US president has managed to give Iran the upper hand in this conflict while tanking the global economy and shredding America’s most important alliances.
Australia captain Sam Kerr has been quick to pour doubt on a report that she'll leave Chelsea to join American club Denver Summit at the end of the season.