Trump Turns Up the Heat: Australia Pressured to Boost Defence Spending or Face Trade Penalties
The Trump administration is putting mounting pressure on Australia to drastically increase its defence spending, aligning with NATO’s new benchmark of 5% of GDP. While NATO allies recently accepted this demand, Australia is resisting calls
How to spend $150m Powerball winnings
Australia’s Powerball has jackpotted to $150 million. A personal finance expert shares the smart thing to do if you win. Australia’s Powerball jackpot has soared to a staggering $150 million but even that much cash
At the heart of the budget is the sad truth the economy is weak. That’s one reason inflation will fall
A central focus of this week’s budget is the treasury’s forecast for inflation. By this time next year, inflation is projected to be back within the Reserve Bank’s 2-3% target range. Inflation has dropped dramatically
Markos Seferlis is gearing up to unleash waves of laughter in Australia!
Ta Nea newspaper and 3XY Rdio Hellas will soon reveal further information regarding Markos Seferlis’s upcoming comedy performances in Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide. Renowned Greek comedian Markos Seferlis is scheduled to grace Australian shores this
AMA welcomes sickly sweet sugar tax calls
Australia should introduce a tax on sugary drinks to help combat obesity and diabetes according to the Australian Medical Association, in a call backed by a new report from the Grattan Institute. AMA President Professor
What just happened to Bonza? Why new budget airlines always struggle in Australia
The history of budget jet airlines in Australia is a long road littered with broken dreams. New entrants have consistently struggled to get a foothold. Low-cost carrier Bonza has just become the industry’s latest casualty,
Australia’s universities ranked 4th as a study destination
The high cost of living and tuition fees in Australia led the country to lose the top spot in the university rankings it shared with Canada, while uncertainty over government immigration policy contributed to that
Mitsotakis pushes for EU action on Libya migration route and defence funding
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis, speaking after the conclusion of the EU Summit, called for urgent action to address a new irregular migration route emerging from Eastern Libya to Crete. “We will use every means available—carrot and stick—to ensure this route is not consolidated,” he stressed. Mitsotakis announced that the
Germany: All EU members must take in Migrants
The continuing debate over migration is, at its core, about European federalism and the degree to which the European Union will be allowed to usurp decision-making powers from its 28 member states. If everything goes
Greek court hands down maximum sentences in Siemens bribery case; prominent defendants tried in absentia
A three-justice Athens appellate court on Monday handed down mostly the maximum possible prison sentences to defendants convicted last month in the more than decade-old Siemens bribery and money laundering case – although four of
EU Backs Athens and Nicosia, asks Turkey to publish Turkish – Libyan accord
During the daily briefing of the European Commission in Brussels on Wednesday, the EU asked Turkey to publish its agreement with Libya, and at the same time expressed its unequivocal solidarity with Greece and Cyprus
Dendias: Turkey blackmailed Libya
The Libyan-Turkish memorandum delineating common maritime boundaries in the Mediterranean is the product of Turkish blackmail to the embattled Libyan government and is totally devoid of substance, Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias said Sunday. “The Turkish
Greece issues damning statement following Turkey’s disrespectful remarks on Pontian Genocide
The Greek Foreign Ministry issued a damning response on Sunday morning to the Turkish slander published on Saturday evening regarding a conference about the Pontian Genocide, where Greece’s PM was present giving a speech. The
Greek PM from Pontian Genocide Conference: “Greece has always overcome the storms of History”
The Pontian Genocide was a tragic chapter in the history of modern Greece, and the lessons it holds must prevent its repetition anywhere in the world, Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis said on Friday, during his
Trump Turns Up the Heat: Australia Pressured to Boost Defence Spending or Face Trade Penalties
The Trump administration is putting mounting pressure on Australia to drastically increase its defence spending, aligning with NATO’s new benchmark of 5% of GDP. While NATO allies recently accepted this demand, Australia is resisting calls to push its military budget beyond its current trajectory of 2.3% of GDP—well short of
The Turkish state has nearly erased the Indigenous Greeks and Christians of Turkey
Uzay Bulut is a modern heroine. She is one of the few voices in Turkey who dares to stand up to the Turkish fascist state and stand by Greece and all persecuted peoples suffering from
Turkey’s aggressive implementation of The Blue Homeland
“Whatever Turkey’s interests demand in the Aegean, the Black Sea, and the Eastern Mediterranean, we will pursue with determination,” declared the president of Turkey in his speech. Angelos Syrigos on Greek Television said: We will
Trump slams Zuckerberg: “You’ll get life, like the other crooks!”
Former US President Donald Trump slams Zuckerberg: “You’ll get life, like the other crooks!” for conspiring against him in the 2020 election and warned the Meta CEO not to repeat it in the upcoming November
Afghanistan: Women defy Taliban bans by singing online
Women were the first to suffer the restrictions imposed by the new government. Recording themselves while singing, showing only a small part of their faces to the camera: dozens of Afghan women are participating in
UN condemns Taliban ban on women’s Voices in public spaces
The United Nations mission in Afghanistan expressed deep concern on Sunday over a new law recently endorsed by the Taliban that imposes further restrictions on women. The new legislation, published last Wednesday, is based on
RFK Jr. suspends 2024 campaign and joins Trump at Arizona rally
RFK Jr. suspends the 2024 campaign and joins Trump at the Arizona rally, endorsing former President Donald Trump. During an event in Phoenix, Arizona, Kennedy urged voters in red or blue states to support him
