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Why Woolworths and Coles are now selling thousands more ‘own brand’ products

Why Woolworths and Coles are now selling thousands more ‘own brand’ products

Recent reports show Woolworths and Coles are managing to hold smaller competitors at bay – in part by adopting a strategy from their rival, Aldi.

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Flavio Macau

Will oil prices ever truly go back to ‘normal’?

Even if the Iran war ends, the fallout from this oil shock is likely to persist for a long time. Here’s what the end of ‘cheap’ oil could mean...

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'Gate of Tears': Fresh threat to global shipping

If you’d never heard of the Strait of Hormuz before, you probably have by now. Iran’s effective closure of the waterway, which usually carries...

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Why a second global shipping chokepoint could soon live up to its name as the ‘Gate of Tears’

In normal times, as much as 14% of global maritime trade goes through the Bab el-Mandeb Strait. Disruption would be felt around the world.

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Flavio Macau