Politics

Australian trade unions are calling for higher taxes on energy companies, but professional investors say the war has proven how reliant on fossil fuels the world still is.

Iran’s feisty retaliation against US allies in the Middle East should come as no surprise.

LATIKA M BOURKE: Donald Trump has once again undermined NATO, conflating the defensive alliance with his expectation that Allies should write the US a blank cheque for its military ‘excursion’ in Iran. 

The Home Affairs Minister has been criticised for plastering photos across social media of members of an Iranian soccer team who had sought asylum, several of whom later changed their minds.

The consumer watchdog has hauled in petrol companies and motoring groups to get to the bottom of fuel price spikes amid the war in the Middle East.

The US President has gone to China for help with the Strait of Hormuz before Australia, a senior minister has revealed.

Some of Australia’s biggest fuel retailers, including Ampol, 7-Eleven, and BP, have been hauled into a meeting with the consumer watchdog.

UK police are seeking access to unredacted correspondence from the Jeffrey Epstein files. Here's why.

Reports say Hamas members have met delegates from US President Donald Trump's ‘Board of Peace’ in Egypt to discuss the future of the Gaza Strip.

Donald Trump’s legal battle with the BBC over a January 6 documentary has taken a new turn, with fresh arguments now before a US court.

Donald Trump has warned that his planned summit with Chinese President Xi Jinping could be delayed as the US concentrates on the growing conflict with Iran.

Israel says it has drawn up plans for at least three more weeks of war as it hit sites across Iran while Iranian drone attacks temporarily shut Dubai airport.

Fuel retailers will face a ‘compliance blitz’ from both State and Federal levels amid widespread concerns over price gouging. Here’s what that means.

Donald Trump is ramping up pressure on allies to help protect the crucial shipping lane.