Business
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Middle East at war
Trump’s war is the most dangerous double-edged gamble I can remember
If Donald Trump’s war against Iran is really about the containment of China, it is a hell of a risk.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
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Opinion
Middle East at war
Trump is facing a humiliating crisis he created himself
The president is manifestly unprepared for the economic fallout from his attack on Iran.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Editorial
Federal budget
It’s dire in the Strait of Hormuz, so budgets need skill, ambition and care
This year’s federal and Victorian budgets must not repeat the mistakes of past year’s in an increasingly challenging environment.
- The Age's View
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Middle East at war
Qantas hikes fares, blames jet fuel prices linked to Iran war
Qantas has joined Air New Zealand in moving to raise ticket prices to offset a surge in the cost of jet fuel.
- by Chris Zappone
Opinion
Middle East at war
The Iran war’s most precious commodity isn’t oil
The CIA calls it the “strategic commodity” of the Middle East and it could decide the war between the US and Iran.
- by Javier Blas
Opinion
GDP
The economy might look better, but it’s still coughing
If the Reserve Bank was a doctor, it would probably say the Australian economy is still a bit sick with sluggish movement and a mild fever.
- by Millie Muroi
Analysis
Middle East at war
The Iran energy nightmare is becoming a reality
Energy analysts modelling a war involving Iran have long feared two developments. Now both are unfolding at once.
- by The Economist
Editorial
Petrol prices
Highway robbery as petrol price rises hit motorists
The latest conflict in the Middle East is predicted to inflate petrol and diesel and there is little motorists can do about it.
- The Herald's View
Opinion
Middle East at war
Bad energy: Trump will be forced to end his reckless war very soon
It is astonishing that Donald Trump has created an energy crisis that America is not set up to handle.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard
Gender pay gap narrows, but the highest earners still tend to be men
More employers now have a remuneration discrepancy in the target range, meaning a difference of 5 per cent or less between male and female workers.
- by Millie Muroi
Opinion
Trump's America
Trump is pushing America closer to civil war
The US president’s reaction to the Supreme Court ruling on his tariffs has compounded an unfolding national tragedy.
- by Ambrose Evans-Pritchard