Australian meth, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin use jumps 34% in one year
Australians consumed 34 per cent more methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and MDMA in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The survey found that 22.2 tonnes of these
St Bede’s College placed in lockdown after threatening social media post
St Bede’s College in Mentone, was placed on lockdown at 8:25 a.m. this morning following a threatening social media post. The post, which surfaced on Tuesday night, featured a photo with the caption “I’m unloading
Australia running low on HIV-prevention drug PrEP as experts warn users to plan ahead
TGA recently approved importation and supply of overseas-registered tablets to help ease the shortage Australia is experiencing a shortage of an important HIV prevention medication and sexual health organisations are urging those who rely on
Lawyers examining the Suburban Rail Loop project
Lawyers are currently evaluating the financial implications of altering contracts related to the Suburban Rail Loop project, according to government sources. The Allan government has engaged legal experts to weigh the pros and cons of
Calls to deport “ghost” international students
The Albanese government is facing growing pressure to deport international students linked to “ghost colleges” following a major crackdown on fraudulent vocational education providers. Last week, the government announced the closure of over 150 dormant
Inflation drops to 3.5 per cent
Inflation has eased to 3.5 percent, down from June’s 3.8 percent, raising speculation about a potential cash rate cut by the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) before its next meeting on September 24. The July Consumer
Liberals celebrate decisive victory in NT
Northern Territory Country Liberal Party (CLP) leader Lia Finocchiaro has celebrated a decisive victory in the recent election, ending eight years of Labor rule. The CLP won at least 15 of the 25 parliamentary seats,
Wildfires rage across western Greece and the islands, devastating homes and forests
In the past 24 hours, 48 new fires broke out, bringing the total to 109 incidents since the outbreak began. For a second consecutive day, firefighters battled relentless wildfires across Western Greece and several Aegean islands, as authorities reported a record number of fires sweeping through the country. The most
Speculation of price hikes for Greeks’ beloved souvlaki/gyros causes outcry, social media frenzy
The recent international rally in meat prices, emanating from the devastating effects of African swine fever disease in China – the world’s biggest producer and consumer of pork – has touched a “raw nerve” in
More than 300,000 ancient treasures unearthed during metro digging in Thessaloniki
Metro digging in Thessaloniki, Northern Greece, has unearthed an extraordinary treasure trove of more than 300,000 ancient artefacts, from gold wreaths and rings to statues of the goddess Aphrodite. The construction of a metro network
Ancient Greek migrants built the famous Stonehenge, DNA reveals
Britons who built the famous Stonehenge were product of ancient wave of migrant farmers, that is of Greeks from Asia Minor, DNA tests have revealed. Ancient skeletons have revealed that the arrival of population from
First two PPC orders for LNG approved for July
State-run Public Power Corp. (PPC) is ready to place its first-ever orders for liquefied natural gas (LNG) over the summer from the Revythoussa isle terminal off Piraeus, a move aimed to reduce power generation costs.
Bill protecting unlicensed buildings on beaches revised
A controversial draft bill that has been widely criticized as giving the green light to illegal construction on the country’s coasts has been revised by the government and resubmitted to Parliament. The bill that was
Two Germans sentenced for taking down the Greek Flag and raising a German flag on Crete
Two 23-year old German nationals were sentenced by a court in Chania, Crete on Monday for taking down the Greek flag down from a flagpole and raising the German flag in its place. The incident
August 15: Melbourne honours the “Easter of Summer” with splendor and devotion
August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, is one of the most important celebrations of Orthodoxy and is observed with deep emotion both in Greece and in Greek communities around the world. In Melbourne, celebrations began early in the morning, with the faithful filling churches to honor
A map showing Mycenaean Greek samples to modern populations
Map showing the genetic distance from the average Mycenaean Greek samples to modern populations. The Neolithic and Bronze Ages were highly transformative periods for the genetic history of Europe but for the Aegean—a region fundamental
‘Could be your city’: a Hiroshima atomic bomb survivor’s warning
On August 6, 1945, four-year-old Masao Ito was riding a tricycle near his home in Hiroshima when a bomb fell from the sky and changed his life forever. He survived the US nuclear attack on
Mind Blowing: Pregnancy and Fetal-maternal Microchimerism
“During a woman’s pregnancy the cells of the baby migrate into the mother’s bloodstream and then circle back into the baby, it’s called “fetal-maternal microchimerism”. For 41 weeks, the cells circulate and merge backward and
George Soros is rumored to be dead, but there is no official information yet
A number of media sources reported the death of American billionaire George Soros. Currently, the information is unconfirmed. According to insiders, Soros could have had a heart attack, but Doctors did not have time to
“Falsification of History”: Egypt goes ballistic on Netflix over Cleopatra’s race
According to Egypt’s antiquities ministry, an upcoming four-part drama-documentary produced by Netflix has made a serious error regarding the race of one of Egypt’s pharaohs. It appears that ‘woke capital’ is distorting history. “Queen Cleopatra,”
Cleopatra was NOT Black, she was the GREEK Queen of Egypt, a beautiful connection between Greek and Egyptian civilizations
Netflix has controversially added the Greek Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra, to its list of “blackwashed” historical figures and has thus received much criticism for its revisionism. Cancel Netflix’s “Queen Cleopatra” https://www.change.org/p/cancel-netflix-s-queen-cleopatra-repost?redirect=false Narrated and executive produced
