ASX200: Oil nosedives on ceasefire promise
The Australian sharemarket has finished in positive territory despite volatile tensions in the Middle East.
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Servos put on notice over petrol price spike
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has put petrol stations on notice, calling on them not to dud motorists with unjustifiably high prices amid the Israel-Iran conflict.
Risk-on back with a bang in ASX trade as oil prices plunge
Iran’s rhetoric rather than action over US air strikes on its nuclear facilities and a slumping oil price have given investors all they needed to jump back into buying mode.
Do Iranians really want regime change?
Tens of millions of Iranians loathe their oppressive Islamic regime. But as Israel continues the aerial strikes it says are laying the foundations for a democratic uprising, many fear they will not survive to enjoy the freedoms they crave.
ADF steps up in dramatic Israel evacuation
ADF personnel and diplomats have evacuated more than 100 Australians from Israel as tensions in the region continue to escalate.
‘I’m not happy with Israel’: Trump says both nations violated ceasefire
Donald Trump says the ceasefire was now ‘in effect’ minutes after scolding Israel and Iran who have been fighting ‘for so long’ that they ‘don’t know what the f..k they’re doing.
Putin seeks to play both sides – and Trump – in Iran-Israel clash
Tehran was promised military aid before Israel’s air strikes, but it got little more than rhetoric from Moscow.
ASX soars on peace hopes; Virgin, Greatland shares take off
Strong IPO debuts build on ASX optimism over possible de-escalation of Middle East tensions. Whyalla Steelworks’ sale process begins. CBA hits record. Rio Tinto and Gina Rinehart plan a new iron ore mine.
ASX falls to three-week low on Iran fears
Australia’s sharemarket slid during Monday on fears the Middle East conflict could escalate but the falls were limited thanks to one banking juggernaut.
Jakarta calls for Islamic unity to halt Israel-Iran conflict
Indonesia, the world’s most populous Muslim nation, is demanding firmer global action to halt the conflict in the Middle East.
One thing Aussie motorists should do
As the Iran-Israel conflict worsens, motorists are being urged to take advantage of cheaper fuel prices today before it’s too late.
‘Cut support’: Albo faces fury from own party
Former senator Doug Cameron, Labor Against War lashed Anthony Albanese’s support for US strikes on Israel, accusing the federal leadership of “kowtowing”.
‘Cut support’: Albo faces fury from own party
Former senator Doug Cameron, Labor Against War lashed Anthony Albanese’s support for US strikes on Israel, accusing the federal leadership of “kowtowing”.
Tehran tries to buy time to weigh its response to US strikes
Iran could escalate, dragging the US deeper into battle, or it could focus on a war of attrition with Israel.
ASX falls as oil markets on edge over Iran’s next move
Broad based losses amid concerns about the fallout over the bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities by the US. But investors snap up financial and energy stocks. All eyes on key oil corridor Strait of Hormuz amid fears oil may hit $US100 a barrel.
Risk-reward analysis made Iran strike a no-brainer
Imagine a nuclear-armed Iran supporting the kind of attacks Hamas conducted on October 7 and one can immediately understand why Israel, the US and Australia simply cannot allow Iran to have nuclear weapons.
Israel attacks Tehran with ‘unprecedented force’, hits Fordow nuclear site
Israel has attacked Tehran’s notorious Evin Prison and Revolutionary Guards headquarters in what the Israeli Defence Minister described as unprecedented strikes on Iranian government targets, and hit access routes to the Fordow nuclear facility.
Trump helps Israel, sends message to Putin, Xi, Kim
Israel’s bold, innovative and successful reconfiguration of the Middle East may well have laid the foundations for future peace and prosperity.
Trump’s conquest can be harbinger of stability, peace
Schools, shops and workplaces in Israel will again be closed on Monday as the nation braces for repercussions from the US strike on Iran’s nuclear and uranium enrichment facilities.
Journalists turn blind eye to Iran’s intent
Those tut-tutting on social media about Israel’s bombing of Iran’s nuclear facilities and rocket launchers seem to misunderstand the Iranian regime.
Israelis warned to brace for daily strikes
Israeli authorities are bracing for an escalation in daily attacks from Iran, with social gatherings and office work ceased immediately.
Planes standing by as 4000 Aussies ask for help to evacuate
There are almost 4000 Australians and their family members in Iran and Israel who have registered with the Australian government requesting assistance with evacuation.
Canberra out of its depth as US, Israel remake Middle East
Any call to urge ‘dialogue’ shows how disengaged Australia has become. Richard Marles continues to weaken our military while the rest of the democratic world is waking up to the threat.
US hails ‘incredible, overwhelming success’, reveals details of surprise Iran attack
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has lauded the strike on Iranian nuclear facilities, as chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Dan Caine details how Midnight Hammer unfolded.
Israel kills three Iranian commanders and hits N-plant amid drone threat
Israel has struck the Isfahan nuclear site again, killed three more commanders and bombed an oil region while an Iranian drone has hit an Israeli residential building and US B-2 ‘bunker buster’ bombers are reported moving to a possible staging area.
Aussie’s terrifying moment in Israel
An Aussie reporter has spoken of the chilling moment she realised a bunker “did not exist” as she scrambled to seek shelter from incoming missiles.
Trump’s two-week pause is a big gamble the Iran nuclear crisis will break his way
By deferring a decision on a military strike, Donald Trump’s calculation is that Israel’s continued blows against Iran’s nuclear infrastructure or Tehran’s capitulation might deliver the outcome he has long sought. But will Iran call his bluff?
Israel-Iran war reveals rising age of unconventional conflict
Three recent military operations that illustrate the effectiveness of an emerging trend in warfare, enabling conventional forces to operate with far greater chance of success.
You don’t have to back Bibi to know Israel fights for what we take for granted
While my hair has committed many a crime against fashion through the years, I never have had to consider how walking around with it uncovered might get me thrown in jail or killed.
AUKUS remains our best long-term option for national security
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese would have been wise to taking a leaf out of Keir Starmer’s book by accepting the challenge to increase defence spending in our national interest.
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