1 week ago How Putin’s ‘ghost ships’ put billions worth of blood oil into Australian cars

Australians have paid billions of dollars for petrol sourced from Russian oil – despite sanctions against Vladimir Putin’s regime. We’ve now managed to track exactly how it’s getting here.

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1 week ago `Blood oil’ on the ground: I’ve seen first hand the devastation of war in Ukraine

The Herald’s chief photographer has spent 23 years on assignment in war-torn countries: Ukraine really hit home.

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Hanson formally censured, suspended for seven days by Senate after burqa stunt; Senators slam government’s secret Nauru deal

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Government moves censure motion against Pauline Hanson; Senators slam government’s secret Nauru deal

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Hanson cooks dinner for Joyce in her office after Senate suspension for burqa stunt; Major Australian super fund investigating Russian Blood Oil links

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2 w. ago ‘Urgent priority’: Major Australian super fund investigates Russian Blood Oil links

One of the nation’s biggest superannuation funds is investigating ties to the Russian oil trade as the war in Ukraine reaches a crucial moment.

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2 w. ago With her cousin dead and mother badly injured by a missile strike, Blood Oil is deeply personal for Kateryna Argyrou

Australians don’t know they are supporting Russia’s war on Ukraine when they fill up at the petrol station, says Ukraine’s honorary consul.

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2 w. ago Will Australians pay more at the petrol pump to cut off Putin’s ‘blood oil’?

Tougher sanctions on Russian oil flowing into Australia via Indian refineries could force petrol station operators to boost orders from other refineries in South Korea, Taiwan, Malaysia and China.

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2 w. ago As it happened: Trump signs bill to release all Epstein files; Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Trump signs bill to release all Epstein files; Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Australia drops COP31 bid, Turkey to host; Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants; Israeli airstrikes kill 25 Palestinians in Gaza

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2 w. ago Australia news LIVE: Home prices set to hit fresh highs in 2026; Liberals want ‘Australian values’ screening for new migrants; Super funds accused of profiting from Russian ‘blood oil’

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2 w. ago Australia’s biggest super funds accused of profiting from Russian ‘blood oil’

As the war in Ukraine approaches its fifth year, smashing the Russian oil sector’s business model has emerged as a major priority for Western governments.

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2 w. ago Importing Russian oil is pouring blood on troubled waters. It’s time to act

The Albanese government must act to stop super funds and oil companies helping prop up the evil Russian war effort.

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3 w. ago Our Pacific neighbours are drowning in fast fashion. And we’re the ones to blame

Pacific nations have become the dumping ground for our lowest-quality second-hand clothing. A new documentary examines the impact of “waste colonialism” and the steps we should be taking to end it.

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