War

Even the best minds at Treasury can't know what will happen with global oil supplies, or how Donald Trump plans to end this war, with or without the help of allies.

The US president said last month that his planned visit to China on March 31 would be "a wild one". A lot has changed since that confident declaration and most of it has weakened his position.

The United States president has declared America does "not need the help of anyone" in the war he launched against Iran, days after he called on allies to help reclaim a key shipping route.

From mining to agriculture, higher oil prices from the war in the Middle East are not only increasing fuel costs, but prices for key chemicals as well. Can businesses cope? 

Iranian Australians with family in Iran are concerned for their loved ones, with internet and phone blackouts making it near-impossible to stay in contact.

Tehran confirms that an Israeli attack killed Iran's intelligence minister, Esmaeil Khatib, in the latest high profile attack on the regime's leadership. Read how the day unfolded.

Israel is moving more troops into southern Lebanon ahead of what some fear will be a long occupation.  

More than one million people have already been displaced in this latest phase of a war that is crippling a nation.  Adam Harvey reports.

Israel is moving more troops into southern Lebanon ahead of what some fear will be a long occupation, and experts warn further destabilisation could threaten the country's existence. 

Rather than depicting the front line, the Australian War Memorial's new exhibition focuses on preparation for war, the people caught in between and the Australians assisting them.

Atefe Moradi knows Iranian regime's playbook well. She played for her home country's national league before moving to Australia, and fears for the safety of the female footballers returning to Iran.

There are fears of heavy casualties as Afghanistan accuses Pakistan of hitting a treatment centre for drug addicts in the capital, Kabul, and killing civilians.

Amid Iran's missile and drone attacks, a weird sense of normality in Dubai and Abu Dhabi sits awkwardly with the news coverage of burning buildings and reports of strikes on airports.

Italy, France and seven other nations say a Russian liquefied natural gas tanker adrift in the Mediterranean represents an ecological threat, urging swift action. 

Israel says it has killed Iran's security chief Ali Larijani, one of the country's most senior officials. Read how events unfolded.

Farmers welcome a rule change that allows road trains to deliver more fuel to regional areas, but say it does little to address the overall supply problem.

The aftermath of an Israeli strike on a medical centre in Lebanon which killed 12 health workers.

The killing of a Nepali security guard in Abu Dhabi highlights the growing risks faced by millions of migrant workers across the Gulf as the conflict between Iran, Israel and the United States escalates.

Experts say Australians should prepare for the possibility of widespread fuel rationing if the war in the Middle East is prolonged.

The World Health Organization says 12 doctors, paramedics and nurses were killed in an Israeli strike on a healthcare centre in Lebanon.

Smoke billows from a fire at an oil hub in Fujairah in the UAE.