Politics

Australia’s fuel distributors are in a global scramble to secure shipments, having mere hours to decide whether to spend millions of dollars.

Donald Trump has given US Vice President JD Vance the mission of negotiating with Iran to resolve the conflict that's blocked a vital shipping route.

A gas export tax could make it harder for Australia to secure imported fuel from Asia, with a Senate committee examining the idea as Anthony Albanese is in Singapore meeting with its PM Lawrence Wong.

Even if this ceasefire does hold, the best we can hope for is this is the end of the beginning, not the beginning of the end.

Opening the Strait of Hormuz will not stop the economic fallout but there is a silver lining to the turmoil.

The US military is making a major change to enrolment, affecting all ‘eligible men’, with the White House saying Donald Trump now has ‘options on the table’.

Ireland's prime minister says the government ‘had to act’ as the military moved in to remove protesters blocking fuel depots.

Diplomats say NATO chief Mark Rutte has told European governments that the United States needs a concrete answer within days.

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says he has given an instruction to ‌begin peace talks with Lebanon including on the ‌topic of disarming Hezbollah.

As uncertainty lingers despite a US ceasefire deal with Iran, the prime minister will push Singapore to prioritise Australia if global fuel supplies tighten.

The US First Lady, Melania Trump, has issued a rare public denial addressing long-circulating Epstein claims — and is now calling on Congress to act.

An underground coal mine will be allowed to continue extracting for two extra years, but new restrictions will prevent the coal from being shipped overseas.

Australia could ‘absolutely’ contribute to a coalition mission to reopen the Strait of Hormuz, should the Albanese Government decide to do so, the nation’s defence chief has declared.

The former Labor leader’s idea for a government-owned merchant navy may have seemed a bit batty in 2019, but it is finding an appreciative audience in 2026.