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A new report has revealed how Australian online shoppers defied near-constant global uncertainty to push their spending figure to a new high.

An expert claims the Iran war is getting “out of hand fast” - and that Australia could be lurching towards a nightmare situation within weeks.

A Coalition MP’s question about reopening oil shipping routes has triggered a sharp response, amid supply disruptions crippling the nation.

As grim signs begin to pop up at fuel pumps across regional towns and petrol prices surge, a new threat is looming that will impact every Aussie.

Australians have been warned it is only a matter of days before the pinch of the ongoing fuel crisis amid the conflict in the Middle East will be acutely felt at home.

Petrol rules will be tweaked so an extra 100 million litres of fuel can go to regional areas battling shortages and increased prices amid the US-Israel war with Iran.

An Australian-based tech giant has announced it will cut 10 per cent of its workforce as part of a mass restructure.

Cash-strapped mortgage holders are being warned interest rates could reach their highest levels in 15 years as the Middle East conflict bites hard.

Oil prices have rocketed despite the largest emergency reserve release in history, sending Australian markets into sharp decline.

Staffers at one of the big four banks claim they are seeing colleagues disappear from their screens in real-time.

When Carly Sophia shared her incredible business success with news.com.au she never imagined what would happen next.

A trio of firebrand senators have called for a major rule change after alleging they were subject to racial abuse while working in parliament.

A long-serving worker has lost her job after a workplace tribunal backed her employer’s decision to sack her following a year of heavy absences.

Officials have announced they are considering invoking emergency powers that could place limits on millions of people.

Millions of Australians are being “shortchanged” on tax, leaders have warned, while one state booms.

Speaking after the RBA hiked rates in a divided vote, Ms Bullock dropped the R-word unprompted in her nationally televised press conference.

Experts have warned that soaring fuel prices could be just the start of things to come, with Australia facing a potentially disastrous situation.

Australian shares fell during Friday’s trading as oil price fears overshadowed strong gains from one of the market’s largest sectors.

Yesterday it was New Zealand considering “carless days” to tackle the burgeoning global oil crisis, now another nation is moving in a similar direction.

The government has announced another major move as it scrambles to deal with shortages in the supply of fuel due to the Iran war.

Energy minister Chris Bowen has been accused of being “asleep at the wheel” as Australians in some areas face “unacceptable” fuel shortages.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has revealed a key detail about the Middle East conflict that will factor into a possible inflation spike.

Australia has responded to calls by Donald Trump for a global coalition to confront fuel threats as war in Iran rages on.

The state of Australia’s fuel imports has been revealed, amid a big move from China and growing fears of a domestic shortage.

The EU’s chief has given a candid read on where talks stand on a deal worth billions to Australia’s economy.

A landlord who owns 25 properties has revealed the surprising group of Aussies who will be hit the hardest by the RBA’s rate hike today.

An iconic hospitality venue has been placed into voluntary administration after nearly 30 years, with its co-owner saying it was a “difficult” decision.

A US political strategist who has been running simulations on a war with Iran for 20 years has offered a grim assessment of the current situation.

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has responded to the Reserve Bank’s close decision to hike interest rates, suggesting the war in the Middle East is to blame.

A global retailer has been fined after it sent hundreds of thousands of unauthorised emails to Australians with no ability to opt out.