Middle East crisis live: Iran warns it will close strait of Hormuz if US blockade continues
Iran’s parliamentary speaker also says passage through waterway will depend on authorisation from Iran Iran says strait of Hormuz ‘completely open’ to commercial vessels as oil prices fall In case…
Sony world photography awards 2026 – in pictures
The Sony world photography awards announce the four overall winners of the 2026 competitions: professional, open, student and youth. Citlali Fabián receives the prestigious photographer of the year title, and…
Do prediction markets make money from other peoples’ misery? | Fiona Katauskas
You can bet on it See more of Fiona Katauskas’s cartoons here Continue reading…
Back to Back Barries: the Coalition’s ‘risky’ immigration plan
Tony Barry and Barrie Cassidy discuss the opposition leader, Angus Taylor’s, new immigration policy and why Tony sees it as a strategy to come second. They also look at Donald…
Tom Gleeson: ‘I might be deluded but I feel people know I’m coming from a good place’
When the comedian has to weigh up entertainment against hurting people’s feelings, he says he’ll pick entertainment every time As we walk down the top end of Collins Street, past…
Liberals can rule again if they take a simple lesson from their defeat – but Taylor’s Trumpian plan strays from the light | Tom McIlroy
Taylor painted a grim picture of migration that fits more with his tenuous political position than the state of the country Get our breaking news email, free app or daily…
Iran reopens Strait of Hormuz, tells US to end blockade
Iran has temporarily reopened the Strait of Hormuz following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon but warns it could close the crucial waterway again if the US navy continues its blockade…
Australia, world leaders warily welcome strait opening
World leaders have cautiously welcomed the reopening of the Strait of Hormuz, as the news sent global oil prices plunging more than 10 per cent overnight. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese…
Budget tightrope to cut oil dependence, ease inflation
War in the Middle East and the fuel crunch it has triggered have forced a frantic redrafting of the federal budget papers. Before the conflict disrupted the narrow stretch of…
Table the Euro-Med Report! Else politicians, media are complicit in atrocities
A report titled ‘Another Genocide Behind Walls’ was published this week, bearing witness to unspeakable atrocities committed by IDF soldiers. Andrew Brown reports. Warning: This story contains graphic descriptions of…