No panic at the pump: Fuel prices hold steady despite Iran-Israel ceasefire
Despite recent tensions in the Middle East and fears of a global oil shock, fuel prices across Australia have remained surprisingly steady. The ceasefire between Iran and Israel — announced after a series of intense
The Help to Buy scheme will help but it won’t solve the housing crisis
Brendan Coates – via The Conversation The federal government’s Help to Buy scheme is before the parliament. Both the Coalition and the Greens are opposed to it. If the bill is passed, the government will
By establishing a dedicated whistle-blowing body, Labor can prove its integrity credentials
Without the support of a whistleblower protection authority, too many whistleblowers remain silent, to the detriment of our democracy. Imagine finding something amiss at work: irregularities in project numbers as a public servant or discovering
The magic income that could win the biggest tax cut
Australia’s political stage could be set for a showdown this week as the government introduces its proposal to parliament to overhaul the stage 3 tax cuts. Both parties have claimed that their tax package does
Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last
Peter Martin – via The Conversation Australia just became the odd one out. At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold. A week earlier, the European Central
Optus outage leaves 10 Million Australians without mobile or internet
Optus outage leaves 10 million without mobile or internet network: Boss’s silence makes alarming admission about the cause. Optus has suffered one of the biggest outages in Australian history. The Optus crash has affected 10
The ABC smear proposes X is now a ‘worthless’ platform
In a scathing attack on Twitter the news organization ABC has labelled the platform proposing X is now a ‘worthless’ platform. If the ABC smear proposes X is now a ‘worthless’ platform, how valid is
Karamanlis Inquiry: Fast-tracked parliamentary probe sparks political backlash
The Hellenic Parliament’s special inquiry committee into former Transport Minister Kostas Karamanlis opened its first session today under accusations of political orchestration, as the government appears determined to fast-track the process surrounding the deadly Tempi train disaster of February 28, 2023. The committee, formally tasked with investigating whether Karamanlis committed
The wager of tax cuts
It is common knowledge that taxes reached unprecedented levels during the decade-long economic crisis. The Greek people made many sacrifices to foot the bill of this crisis. They were heavily over-taxed in order to achieve
The ancient serenity of snowcapped Mount Parnassus
A drone video has recently captured the mesmerizing magic of Mount Parnassus in central Greece after the November snows covered its craggy peaks. Parnassus, measuring 2,457 meters (8,061 feet), is one of the highest mountains
Greeks rank in top places in smoking and child obesity
Greeks come second in smoking among EU Member State citizens, they also rank in second place in childhood obesity, while they are very cautious in vaccinating their children, a report says. All the above cause
PM Mitsotakis: Greece will ask NATO to condemn Turkey over International Law Violations
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis on Sunday said that he will ask NATO to condemn Turkey at the NATO summit on December 3-4 in London. Greece will not tolerate any Turkish provocation without responding, the
Dendias briefs opposition leaders on Turkey
Greek Foreign Minister Nikos Dendias on Monday briefed the leaders of opposition parties on the latest developments concerning Turkey’s activities in successive phone calls, a ministry source said. Dendias also informed opposition leaders about the
Greek FM: Athens, Cairo view MoU between Ankara and weak Tripoli interim govt as ‘legally baseless’;
Greek diplomacy continued in “overdrive” mode over the weekend, days after Ankara abruptly announced the signing of a MoU with the weak Tripoli-based interim government to delineate exclusive economic zones between the Turkey and Libya
NATO Leaders gather in the Hague: 5% defence target, summit diplomacy, and speculation over a Mitsotakis-Erdogan chat
Today marks the beginning of a pivotal NATO summit in The Hague, with 32 leaders in attendance and a critical agenda ahead. At the heart of the discussions is a push led by US President Donald Trump to raise defence spending commitments to 5% of GDP by 2035, a sharp
Venezuela – The U.S. game plan for ‘Regime Change’ and how to respond to it
Yesterday the U.S. recognized a right-wing ‘leader of the opposition’ in Venezuela Juan Guaido as the president of the country. A number of right-wing led countries in South America joined in that move. Cuba, Bolivia
Hungary refuses to dance to US tune and step up pressure on Russia
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has boasted that he has good relations with Vladimir Putin and opposes EU sanctions against Russia; he has also challenged the EU’s immigration policy and slammed George Soros for his
“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
