January, 2026 - TA NEA

One Nation gains ground as voters turn away from major parties over immigration and crime

Support for Pauline Hanson’s One Nation has surged dramatically, with new polling showing the minor party drawing voters away from both Labor and the Coalition amid growing concern over immigration levels, crime and social cohesion. A Freshwater Strategy poll of 1,050 voters,…

21 January, 2026

OPINION

Australia’s counter-terrorism system is stretched — and pretending otherwise is dangerous

The revelation that more than 230 potential terrorists are currently living in Australia under deradicalisation programs should have triggered a national reckoning. Instead, it has produced a familiar mix of political reassurance, bureaucratic language, and an unspoken assumption that the public need not worry.…

21 January, 2026

VICTORIA

CFA annual report exposes $50.5 million deficit despite funding increase

The Country Fire Authority’s long-delayed 2025–26 annual report has revealed a $50.5 million operating deficit, intensifying debate over whether recent government funding increases are sufficient to maintain frontline firefighting capability during increasingly severe bushfire seasons. The report, tabled in Victorian Parliament on…

20 January, 2026

AUSTRALIA

Neo-Nazi group NSN disbanded ahead of Labor’s Hate Crime Laws

Thomas Sewell, the former leader of Australia’s National Socialist Network (NSN), has announced that the neo-Nazi organisation has formally disbanded, warning followers to limit their interactions to avoid legal consequences under new federal hate group legislation. Speaking in a recent interview with…

20 January, 2026

GREECE

Stefanos Kasselakis: many gay politicians hide their identity in parliament and government

Stefanos Kasselakis, leader of the Democratic Movement, recently spoke in an interview with Crete TV, highlighting what he described as a significant issue in Greek politics: many gay individuals in Parliament and the government conceal their sexual orientation due to concerns about…

20 January, 2026

GREECE

Mitsotakis: Any attempt to change the status quo in Greenland would be catastrophic

Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis issued a clear and stern warning on geopolitical stability in Northern Europe and the role of NATO, cautioning that any attempt to alter the status quo in Greenland would be catastrophic, both for the Alliance and for the…

20 January, 2026

AUSTRALIA

‘Now or never’: Albanese warns hate crime laws may be shelved if parliament fails to act

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has issued a stark warning to Australians, declaring that his government’s hate crime and national security reforms may never return to parliament if they fail to pass this week. In an extraordinary move following the deadly Bondi terror…

19 January, 2026

AUSTRALIA

Hate groups face ban, but government concedes extremism will remain in Australia

The federal government has conceded that proposed laws to ban extremist hate groups will not eliminate extremist ideology from Australia, with Home Affairs Minister Tony Burke acknowledging that most individuals holding such views are Australian citizens who cannot be deported. The admission…

18 January, 2026

AUSTRALIA

More than 200 potential terrorists living in Australia as intelligence agencies face mounting strain

More than 230 potential terrorists are currently living in Australia under deradicalisation and intervention programs, according to new figures released by the Department of Home Affairs, raising serious concerns about the capacity of national security agencies to monitor threats around the clock.…

18 January, 2026

AUSTRALIA

Australia Day poll: strong rise in support for 26 January as fatigue grows over divisive debate

A significant shift in Australian public opinion in favour of celebrating Australia Day on 26 January is recorded in a new poll by the Institute of Public Affairs (IPA), reflecting growing fatigue among citizens over the prolonged debate surrounding the national day’s…

18 January, 2026

GREECE

Greece signals extension of territorial waters as foreign minister asserts strategic strength

Greece is laying the groundwork for a future extension of its territorial waters, with Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis signalling that such a move will come “in due course,” just as Greece has already proceeded with maritime spatial planning and the establishment of…

16 January, 2026

WORLD

What the Greenland dispute means for NATO – and the future of Europe

As winter tightens its grip across the northern hemisphere, a diplomatic chill is spreading through the transatlantic alliance. A growing dispute over Greenland has exposed deep fractures between the United States and its NATO allies, raising fundamental questions about the future of…

16 January, 2026

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January 2026- Page 6

One Nation gains ground as voters turn away from major parties over immigration and crime

Australia’s counter-terrorism system is stretched — and pretending otherwise is dangerous

CFA annual report exposes $50.5 million deficit despite funding increase

Neo-Nazi group NSN disbanded ahead of Labor’s Hate Crime Laws

Stefanos Kasselakis: many gay politicians hide their identity in parliament and government

Mitsotakis: Any attempt to change the status quo in Greenland would be catastrophic

‘Now or never’: Albanese warns hate crime laws may be shelved if parliament fails to act

Hate groups face ban, but government concedes extremism will remain in Australia

More than 200 potential terrorists living in Australia as intelligence agencies face mounting strain

Australia Day poll: strong rise in support for 26 January as fatigue grows over divisive debate

Greece signals extension of territorial waters as foreign minister asserts strategic strength

What the Greenland dispute means for NATO – and the future of Europe

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