Search

When countries expand their military budgets or enter into conflict, the costs go far beyond equipment and munitions.

Scott Morrison has announced a long-expected commitment to join the US-led coalition in the Strait of Hormuz, expressing concerns over incidents in the Strait: “It is a threat to our economy”.

The government issued a statement in response to the bombing, but there were no immiedate plans for the prime minister to speak on the matter.

Trump is keen to portray himself as a global peacemaker.

Escalating conflict between Israel and Iran is partly the result of an unsuccessful, decade-long plan to ‘contain and deter’ the Iranian regime.

The US, Israel and Iran war will shift alliances and create insecurity for years to come.

In the law of naval warfare, the line between belligerents and neutrals is not always an easy one to draw.

Iran is drawing on a characteristic of money that has been around since at least the bronze age: enabling trade between strangers and across political boundaries.

Australians are being urged to switch to E10 fuel, as the US-Iran conflict continues to put pressure on diesel and petrol supplies.

New tit-for-tat airstrikes between the US and Iran over control of the Strait of Hormuz suggest the ceasefire will not turn into a permanent peace.