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In pictures: March 2026
This month conflict in the Middle East starts to show its effects on Australia. Our photographers have captured moments that mark this time in history.
This Month
We must avoid future fuel supply disruptions by planning now
The continuing economic impact of the energy crisis is unclear, but we should develop and implement a strategy to deal with the world as it is likely to be.
IEA tells drivers slow down or take the bus as oil crisis bites
The fuel crisis gripping global energy markets could force Australia to choose between international recommendations and local economic reality.
Work from home and limit flights, urges IEA, as fuel crisis deepens
The International Energy Agency warning came as major companies reworked pricing and supply chains to withstand a drawn-out Middle East conflict.
Australia’s top crude supplier warns of fuel export risk
Malaysia has warned shipments to Australia could be disrupted if the conflict in the Middle East drags on, saying it may need to prioritise its own needs.
NSW first to ban new coal mines
Minns government ban on new greenfield coal mines labelled ‘disappointing’ and ‘perplexing’, but openness to extension of existing mines wins support
Running empty: the never-before-seen problem keeping CEOs up at night
COVID-19 put executives through their paces, particularly when it came to supply chains. But the unfolding oil shock is a whole new challenge.
Coal miners eye price windfall as Indonesia plans export curbs
Prices for the most unfashionable energy commodity are at a 16-month-high, and Australian coal miners could be about to benefit from Indonesian export controls.
Rate rise could be just the start, as Trump’s war turns desperate
The Reserve Bank’s expected decision to raise rates on Tuesday is likely to be just the beginning of protracted pain for Australia, as petrol prices compound its domestic inflation problem.
Farmers on three-week waiting list for diesel as panic buying surges
Grain farmers face weeks-long delays for diesel on the eve of the critical seeding period as the Middle East crisis hits fuel availability.
January
Labor targets $10.8b fuel tax credit scheme
An influential grassroots Labor group has launched a national campaign in a bid to push the Albanese government to curtail the lucrative rebate for miners.
December 2025
Kiwi interloper prowls for jet fuel, diesel acquisitions in Australia
New Zealand’s biggest fuels importer listed on the ASX in December in a move CEO Rob Buchanan says will tap into investor demand for listed infrastructure stocks.
November 2025
Coalition to target native forests in attack on Labor’s green laws
Liberal leader Sussan Ley is heading the Coalition charge as it tries to exploit grievances about Labor’s forestry deal with the Greens.
Real-world tests make it harder for car makers to meet emissions rules
A SUV by Chinese car maker Chery and Toyota’s popular Camry hybrid showed the biggest gap between lab testing and real-world results.
Net zero aviation fuel shouldn’t take off
There are cheaper and less environmentally damaging ways to decarbonise jet travel.
Santos wins in record credits for carbon capture
Santos’ flagship carbon capture project in South Australia is setting records one year into operation, but CEO Kevin Gallagher wants the government to do more.
October 2025
Brookfield, Powerco to pay $1.8b for NZ energy distributor Clarus
The sale process benefited from a dramatic change in the New Zealand government’s approach to fossil fuels.
September 2025
The government has a tough climate policy task
Readers’ letters on the need for social licence for climate policy, energy security, Trump’s paracetamol claims, Albanese in New York and Nvidia’s AI deals.
Forestry deal boosts green fuel start-up’s $1.8b project
HAMR Energy plans to develop a $1.8 billion facility at Portland on Victoria’s west coast to power aviation and shipping.
Australia ‘should be the main supplier’ of coal as demand grows
The coal miner’s chief executive Rob Bishop urged the government to set “sensible” climate targets for 2035.
