The geopolitical context of Albanese’s China visit
Prime Minister Albanese and I have a few things in common. We were both born on 2 March, and we have both been in car accidents, and as I write this, we are both in
31% of companies are not paying tax in Australia
The Australian Taxation Office’s (ATO) annual corporate tax transparency report reveals that although large companies contributed a record A$100 billion in taxes last year—a 17% increase—31% of large companies operating in Australia still paid no
$675 million to repair Victoria’s roads
The Victorian Government is launching a $675 million maintenance operation targeting the state’s crumbling regional roads. The major initiative began Monday and will run for nine months, focusing on fixing potholes, reconstructing and resurfacing roads.
Peter Dutton: Plans to abolish the role of Ambassador for First Nations Peoples
The leader of the federal opposition, Peter Dutton, has pledged to abolish the position of Ambassador for First Nations Peoples if the Coalition wins the upcoming elections. This announcement follows revelations from the Daily Telegraph
Good news for motorists: Expected drop in gasoline prices
Motorists can look forward to further savings at fuel stations, as analysts predict a continued decrease in fuel prices. For years, China’s booming economy has driven global oil demand. However, recent forecasts from both OPEC
AMA urging stop to ‘coercive and deceptive’ marketing of commercial foods for infants
The Australian Medical Association is calling on the government to implement best practice standards for nutrition in commercial foods for infants and young children. As part of its submission to the Department of Health and
Australia marks 25th anniversary of East Timor service
Today marks 25 years since Australian troops were first deployed to Timor-Leste. Around 5,500 Australian service personnel were sent to Timor-Leste in 1999, the largest deployment of Australian troops since the Vietnam War, after the
Kyranakis: “We will do what the Greek railway needs now – not tomorrow”
In a powerful address to Parliament, Deputy Minister of Infrastructure and Transport Konstantinos Kyranakis pledged sweeping reforms and urgent action to modernize Greece’s railway system, aiming to ensure that the tragedy of Tempi is never repeated. Speaking at the conclusion of a marathon parliamentary session that ended in the majority
Greece’s Milos voted “Best Island in Europe” by Travel & Leisure Magazine
The readers of the famous “Travel + Leisure” magazine recently voted the Greek island of Milos as “the best island in Europe” for 2019. The list is comprised of 15 islands across Europe, with Greece
Swordfish killed by swimmers on a beach in Chalkida, Greece
A swordfish which swam its way to the shallow waters of a beach in Chalkida on the island of Evia, was killed by beachgoers. The swordfish went to the shallow water to give birth and
Autonomy
The government intends to allow universities and not the education ministry to set the number of students they will admit each year. That addresses a basic need, the need (for many and varied reasons) for
Alarm bell
To avoid the errors of the past the current government must move swiftly to address the deficiencies left behind by previous ones. The extent of the natural disasters by which Greece was struck over the
Theofilus
About 150 years ago, the influential folk artist Theophilus (Theophilus Kefalas – Hatzimichail) was born in the village of Vareia, on the south-eastern tip of the island of Lesvos, overlooking the shores of Asia Minor.
Greek elections: Landslide victory for centre-right New Democracy party
Incumbent prime minister Alexis Tsipras, of Syriza, calls rival Kyriakos Mitsotakis to concede defeat Voters in Greece have given Kyria-kos Mitsotakis’ centre-right New Democracy party a resounding mandate to form a new government after it
Libya’s UN submission is a proxy attack on Greece’s maritime sovereignty
Point 1 as a Strategic Choice According to the submitted list of coordinates, the northern boundary of the Libyan continental shelf begins (east to west) with points B and A, which form the eastern and western endpoints of the maritime boundary agreed under the 2019 Libya–Turkey Memorandum of Understanding. From
The new Grand Strategy of the United States
It is commonly believed in the United States that the country has no Grand Strategy since the end of the Cold War. A Grand Strategy is a vision of the world that one seeks to
2,300 Year old Greek Necropolis found in Bari, South Italy
Bari, the capitol of south Italy’s Puglia region was one of the many coastal city states of Magna Greacia (‘Great Greece’) settled by the Greeks from the 8th century BC. The enduring legacy of Greek
‘We are building a European Defense Union
The following interview with German Defense Minister Ursula von der Leyen. Germany and France lead the way for the European Defense Fund. Is it spurred by Britain’s decision to leave the European Union and the
Turkey claims airspace violations in the Aegean are “legal”
Turkey has claimed that airspace violations in the Aegean are “legal” and “no threat to Greece.” Calling Turkish flights over Aegean “a threat” is incompatible to good neighborly ties, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in
Recognition of Macedonian language a ‘grave mistake,’ says prominent linguist
Greece committed a “grave mistake” in recognizing the existence of a Macedonian language, prominent linguist and former education minister Georgios Babiniotis said, adding that the clause in the Prespes accord signed between Athens and Skopje
US Urges ‘Calm’ between India-Pakistan Conflict
International powers this week anxiously urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation of military confrontation. Given the two nations have gone to war on three occasions during the past seven decades and are both
