Australians reject us calls for more guns after Bondi massacre
Australians have reacted with anger and disbelief to calls from American commentators urging greater gun ownership in the wake of the Bondi tragedy, reigniting a long-standing global debate over firearms, public safety and national values.
Prime Minister Albanese confirms direct line to President Trump
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has confirmed that he now has a direct line of communication with United States President Donald Trump, putting to rest months of speculation and political criticism over his alleged lack of
Nationals vote to scrap 2050 Net Zero target, calling for “alternative” climate path
Australia’s National Party has voted to abandon its commitment to achieving net zero emissions by 2050 — a landmark decision that reignites internal Coalition tensions and challenges the nation’s long-term climate goals. The move, confirmed
Immigration concerns surge as One Nation’s support doubles amid public backlash
Public anxiety over immigration has surged dramatically in Australia, with new polling showing it has overtaken the economy and climate change as one of the nation’s top political issues. A Freshwater Strategy survey released this
$7.9 billion bulk billing overhaul aims to make GP visits free for more Australians
A major transformation of Australia’s Medicare system came into effect today, with a $7.9 billion bulk billing overhaul designed to expand access to free GP consultations across the country. The federal government’s reform, introduced from
Hamas seeks to overturn Australian terror designation through Federal Court
The Palestinian militant group Hamas has taken the unprecedented step of intervening in an Australian Federal Court case, seeking to overturn its designation as a terrorist organisation. The move forms part of a case launched
Wave of violence in retail stores
Australia’s retail sector is facing a disturbing surge in violence, with Bunnings and Kmart workers subjected to more than 1,000 physical assaults and threats every month, according to their parent company, Wesfarmers. The alarming data
Farmers submit demands to government, reject transfer of OPEKEPE oversight to tax authority
Greek farmers have formally submitted a comprehensive list of demands to the government, placing strong emphasis on their opposition to the transfer of oversight and control of OPEKEPE—the agency responsible for agricultural subsidies—to the Independent Authority for Public Revenue (AADE). The demands were finalised during a nationwide farmers’ meeting in
Int’s tender for all-important gaming concession at Helleniko site on the horizon
Proclamation of an international tender for a casino gaming concession at the landmark Helleniko property development site in coastal southeast Athens, one of the biggest and still delay-plagued privatizations in Greece, is reportedly ready to
Quake, 4.6R, in extreme SE Greece
A light earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 21.10 (19.10 GMT) in extreme southeastern Greece, according to a geodynamic institute in Athens. The quake’s epicenter was located nine kilometers northwest of
Iconic baker of Kos, who fed refugees during 2015 crisis, dies
The iconic baker of Kos, an island in the eastern Aegean, Dionysis Arvanitakis, who became known throughout Europe for his daily and constant assistance to the hundreds of third country nationals that arrived on the
The dilemma of the election
The current accumulation of political events and developments is unprecedented in the over decade-long economic crisis. Political time is teeming with activity at the supposed end of the great crisis. The Macedonian naming issue, the
Cyprus First, Greece Third in Reception of European Social Funds for 2018
The Republic of Cyprus ranked first, and Greece third, among EU member states in cumulative payments made from the European Social Fund in 2018. This disclosure comes from a statement made by the Cypriot Labor,
Proposed 350 Million Euro investment for Cannabis production in Greece
A total of thirty separate proposed foreign investments in medical and industrial cannabis production have been submitted to Greek authorities for approval, it was revealed on Sunday. According to sources quoted by the Athens-Macedonian News
Libya parliament speaker declares Turkey–Libya memorandum invalid, opens door to talks with Greece, Egypt and Turkey
Libya’s House of Representatives Speaker, Aqila Saleh, has publicly declared the 2019 Turkey–Libya maritime memorandum “invalid,” marking the first such statement in six years and signalling a potential shift in Libya’s approach to maritime disputes in the Eastern Mediterranean. Speaking to the Libyan News Agency, just days after an official
“Surveillance Capitalism”: Google sister company to package and sell location data from millions of cellphones
A subsidiary of Google’s parent company Alphabet, Sidewalk Labs, is using real-time mobile location data from millions of cellphone users collected over long periods of time in order to help urban planners make critical decision
Skopje responds to Bulgarian Deputy PM’s threat over Zaev’s “Macedonian language”
The VMRO leader accused the representatives of the former Yugoslav republic of wanting to “validate a false version of history” The Foreign Ministry in Skopje has responded to Bulgarian Deputy Prime Minister and VMRO party
FYROM’s name change deal may be an achievement for the E.U., but undemocratic
After the disintegration of Yugoslavia in 1991, Greece’s northern neighbor stole the Greek name “Macedonia”—but Athens refused to recognize it, saying it gave legitimacy to territorial, historical, and ethnic claims over the millenial old northern
Ancient Greek and Roman artifacts found in Alexandria
An announcement from the Archaeological Mission of Alexandria has revealed that an array of Greek and Roman artefacts has been found in Alexandria, Egypt. That date back to the 1st and 2nd centuries BC. The
