The oil mystery that has the world on edge
Opinion
Oil

The oil mystery that has the world on edge

It is one of the world’s most important markets and powerbrokers are widely split on what its future looks like.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz

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Saudi Arabia is eyeing a future beyond oil - but there is a problem

Saudi Arabia is eyeing a future beyond oil - but there is a problem

The kingdom is desperately trying to juggle its still-vital petroleum industry with the need to get ready for a cleaner future.

  • byStanley Reed
Climate is too serious to be obstructed by politics

Climate is too serious to be obstructed by politics

Dutton seems interested only in creating conflict,even if it distances himself from the Coalition’s traditional friends in the business community who just want policy certainty to help their forward planning after a decade of climate obfuscation under the previous Coalition government.

How the oil cartel’s grip on the world is getting weaker
Opinion
Oil

How the oil cartel’s grip on the world is getting weaker

The OPEC+ oil cartel’s power and influence is waning and it is being forced to make difficult choices as it grapples with a number of threats.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz
Five of the most awe-inspiring tours on Earth right now

Five of the most awe-inspiring tours on Earth right now

Leave the logistics to the experts on these escorted adventures in exotic locations.

  • byBelinda Jackson
Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer

Coalition slams the billionaires’ budget as miners cheer

The likes of Andrew Forrest and Gina Rinehart’s companies will receive an indirect boost to mine and process critical minerals or develop green hydrogen.

  • byElizabeth Knight
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This Australian uni is considering expanding into Saudi Arabia. It’s caused a stir back home

This Australian uni is considering expanding into Saudi Arabia. It’s caused a stir back home

The institution was the first foreign university to be granted a licence to explore opening in the authoritarian kingdom.

  • byDaniella White
Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?

Do some countries deserve our tourist dollars more than others?

When it comes to choosing a country to travel to,no nation is without sin (even Australia). Where do you draw the line?

  • byLee Tulloch
Hope rises for new Gaza ceasefire talks as Israel scales back demands

Hope rises for new Gaza ceasefire talks as Israel scales back demands

For weeks,ceasefire talks have been at a standstill. Now,with the new proposal in hand,an Israeli delegation is on its way to Cairo.

  • byPatrick Kingsley,Edward Wong,Adam Rasgon andEric Nagourney
Seven promotes controversial editor accused of lewd,drunken behaviour

Seven promotes controversial editor accused of lewd,drunken behaviour

Chris Dore,the former editor of The Australian who resigned after allegedly making lewd comments to women,has been promoted in the post-Lehrmann reshuffle at Seven.

  • byKishor Napier-Raman andNoel Towell
How the US is exploiting the world’s oil cartel
Opinion
Oil

How the US is exploiting the world’s oil cartel

Saudi Arabia and the rest of the OPEC+ cartel have been desperately trying to prop up oil prices over the past 18 months. But they have paid a heavy price.

  • byStephen Bartholomeusz