The consequences of wars fought thousands of kilometres away rarely feel immediate to Australians. Yet the latest war in the Middle East has begun to seep into everyday life in tangible ways. Beyond dominating headlines and social media feeds, it has quietly exposed the structural weaknesses of a nation deeply embedded in global systems but not always insulated from their shocks.Samantha Hepburn, a professor of law at Deakin University, specialising in energy regulation and policy, says the domestic ramifications of the current crisis are less about Australia's role in geopolitics and more about the country's reliance on fragile globalised systems —…