Tuesday 24 March 2026

The head of the International Energy Agency warns that the oil lost in the current crisis in the Middle East is twice the amount of the 1970s oil shock. 

• The local share market flirts with correction territory, having lost $300 billion in value since the beginning of the Middle East conflict
• Luxury car makers dump plans for EV expansion
• ABC staff set to go on strike
• The toilet paper shortage crisis of COVID is back, at least in Japan

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