8 h. ago As bombs rain down on Israel and Iran, Gaza’s carnage continues

While Israel’s stunning attack on Iran and the possibility of all-out regional war transfix the world, in the background, Gaza’s death toll continues to climb.

Events

10 h. ago ASX slips as investors track war in Middle East; Banks rise, miners fall

Caution reigned on the Australian sharemarket as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

Events

10 h. ago Carnage at Gaza aid distribution sites reminds who pays cost of war

US President Donald Trump’s black hole ability to suck attention has diverted eyes from the real consequences of war in the Middle East.

Economics

12 h. ago Iran does not have nuclear weapons. We can’t afford to repeat the Iraq War lie

Netanyahu continues to insist that Iran is on course to produce nuclear weapons within weeks. Meanwhile, he omits that Israel itself has its own substantial nuclear program.

Events

12 h. ago Few believe Iran has nuclear weapons. We can’t afford to repeat the Iraq War lie

Benjamin Netanyahu continues to insist that Iran is on course to produce nuclear weapons within weeks. Meanwhile, he omits that Israel itself has its own substantial nuclear program.

Events

12 h. ago Iran ruler’s iron grip has lasted almost four decades. Who is the man Israel wants to kill?

Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is deeply sceptical of the West, but is willing to bend when the survival of the Islamic republic is at stake.

Politics

14 h. ago ASX treads water as investors track war in Middle East; Fed stays on hold

The Australian sharemarket stays in cautious as the US weighs direct conflict with Iran, and the Federal Reserve warned of meaningful inflation ahead.

Events

16 h. ago The Fed continues to watch and wait for Trump’s tariffs to bite

The US central bank has kept interest rates on hold as Trump’s tariffs and their potential fallout leave its members as confused as everyone else.

Politics

20 h. ago An extraordinary shift in Israeli aggression, and the total redrawing of power in the Middle East

For nearly two decades, Israel avoided all-out war with its biggest enemies. Its broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

Politics

21 h. ago How Israel completely transformed the balance of power in the Middle East

For nearly two decades, Israel avoided all-out war with its biggest enemies. Its broad assault on Iran highlights a shift in strategy.

Politics

39 h. ago If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could be become a lame

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

Politics

39 h. ago If Trump tries to go to war with Iran, he could become a lame

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

Politics

39 h. ago If Trump goes to war with Iran, he could become a POTUS without potency

MAGA Republicans will erect a dividing line in their party if Donald Trump seeks to enter the war against Iran.

Politics

40 h. ago R. Kelly hospitalised after prison overdose, lawyers claim ‘assassination plot’

The disgraced star is serving a 30-year sentence after being convicted of sex trafficking.

Events

43 h. ago Trump left the G7, and Albanese, in the lurch. But the PM salvaged something

Anthony Albanese embraced Volodymyr Zelensky at the summit, showcasing his bond with the leader of the war-torn nation.

Politics

59 h. ago Trump must decide whether to join the kind of war he’s always sworn he’d avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

Politics

59 h. ago Trump must decide if he will join the exact kind of war he always swore to avoid

Donald Trump is weighing a critical decision in the five-day-old war in the Middle East – and whether this is Israel’s fight or America’s.

Politics

63 h. ago Made in the US? Trump’s MAGA mobile is just another phoney deal

Trump has threatened Apple with punitive tariffs if it doesn’t make its phones in America. His family has launched its own phone which, despite claims otherwise, isn’t built in America.

Politics

65 h. ago ‘There is more to someone than their data’: The dating filter behind an online gender war

Tinder users can now sort profiles by height, a move some say is excluding shorter men from the dating pool.

Events

65 h. ago Would you screen potential partners based on height? The dating filter fuelling an online gender war

Tinder users can now sort profiles by height, a move some say is excluding shorter men from the dating pool.

Events