Trump meeting on backburner with PM to skip summit
The prime minister will wait a little longer for a second-chance meeting with Donald Trump as the president pushes out his timeline to act on the situation in the Middle…
Australia deploys military to help Middle East evacuees
The military is being called in to help Australians trying to leave Iran and Israel, after the US gave itself two weeks to decide on whether to join the conflict…
Former finance minister to lead banking industry
A former Liberal finance minister will represent the country’s banks after being appointed chief executive office of the Australian Banking Association. After almost two decades in politics, Simon Birmingham announced…
Stocks struggle, oil up as Trump weighs US move on Iran
Share markets in Asia struggled for direction as fears of a potential US attack on Iran hung over markets, while oil prices were poised to rise for a third straight…
Oil set to rise again amid Israel-Iran conflict
Oil prices were on track to rise for the third straight week, with investors on edge as the week-old war between Israel and Iran showed no signs of either side…
Australia’s Iran embassy staff leave after US warning
Australia has closed its embassy in Tehran, as Iran and Israel continue to bomb each other and after President Donald Trump signalled the US could enter the conflict. All foreign…
Iranians in Australia feel powerless as conflict rages
Rozita Hassaniserkani is worried her father in Iran will forget her before she can see him again. It was several days after Israel’s initial strikes on Iran before she could…
Budget billions helps cashed-up state lead debt battle
The nation’s wealthiest state is on track to remain an outlier on debt compared to other jurisdictions as it unveils another massive surplus. Western Australian Treasurer Rita Saffioti’s second state…
Trump extends deadline for US TikTok sale to September
US President Donald Trump has extended to September 17 a deadline for China-based ByteDance to divest the US assets of short-video app TikTok despite a law that mandated a sale…
UK rates on hold due to ‘highly unpredictable’ world
The Bank of England is warning about the “highly unpredictable” geopolitical environment as it keeps its main interest rate unchanged at a two-year low of 4.25 per cent. With concerns…