Washington and Manila have moved from intent to design, announcing plans for a 4,000-acre (16 square km) economic security zone to anchor allied supply chains in the Philippines. That move should inspire Australia’s approach to …
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Australia’s reliance on imported urea is a clear strategic weakness that is allowing the instability in the Gulf region to directly affect our food production, transport systems and economic stability. Establishing a system that tracked …
If Australia had wanted early warning of disruption in the Strait of Hormuz that began last month, it needed only to have monitored maritime war-risk insurance premiums. These rose sharply well before physical interruption of …
Fuel crises expose a hard truth: systems fail when governments ration for comfort instead of economic capability. Australia faces that test as disruption in the Strait of Hormuz constrains global energy flows and highlights a …
The widening conflict involving Iran is causing shipping disruptions that are threatening global fuel supplies. But this is only the latest reminder that economic vulnerability is strategic vulnerability. It reinforces that markets are now arenas …