
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

Australia strengthens its defence cooperation with the USA and Canada
Australia and Canada have pledged to enhance their defence collaboration while condemning China’s assertive claims over contested waters in the Indo-Pacific region. Defence Minister Richard Marles, addressing reporters from Vancouver, emphasised the need for closer

Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100 cases
The number of cases in a Legionnaires’ disease outbreak in Melbourne has climbed to 100, as authorities try to prevent the disease from spreading further. Two elderly people have died from the condition since the

Australia’s preeminent strategic thinkers: The era of Anglo-Saxon dominance in the Pacific is ending
This might be the most compelling and influential argument against AUKUS, particularly because it comes from one of Australia’s foremost strategic thinkers: Hugh White, the inaugural Director of the Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) and

Life-changing cancer-treatment jab added to PBS
Australians fighting lung and liver cancer will soon be able to access a life-saving cancer treatment through a simple, seven minute injection. The nation’s first immunotherapy cancer jab, Tecentriq, is being added to the Pharmaceutical

Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden named Australia’s flag bearers for Paris 2024 Olympics
Jess Fox and Eddie Ockenden have been announced as Australia’s flag bearers for the Paris 2024 Olympics. Chef de Mission Anna Meares bestowed the honor upon Fox, a canoe/kayak athlete, and Ockenden, a hockey player.

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Australia surpasses 1 Million – Projected to reach 1.2 Million by 2031
The Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander population in Australia has exceeded one million, according to recent estimates from the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS). This marks an increase of 56,300 individuals since June 2021. These

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

Greek sovereignty undermined, Turkish mafia targets Greek agents
EYP Ethniki Ypiresia Pliroforion (Εθνική Υπηρεσία Πληροφοριών) agents were inside the vehicle that came under fire from another car on Thursday afternoon in Thermi, Thessaloniki. Greek sovereignty undermined, Turkish mafia targets Greek agents according to

EU Prosecutor slams Greek intimidation in farm fraud probe
European Chief Prosecutor Laura Kövesi has vowed to press ahead with a major investigation into alleged fraud involving the EU’s substantial agricultural budget in Greece. The EU Prosecutor slams Greek intimidation in farm fraud probe

Encroachment by acquisition: Strategic alarm over property purchases in Thrace
Amid rising geopolitical tensions and demographic shifts in Southeast Europe, a growing wave of property acquisitions by Turkish and Bulgarian nationals in Northern Greece, especially in the Evros border region, is raising strategic alarm. This

Samaras’ Party For Greece to launch on June 30th
The political return of Antonis Samaras, rumoured to launch the party For Greece on 30 June 2025, is more than an act of personal revival. Samaras’ Party for Greece to launch on June 30th could

See the Parthenon as the ancients did in Glorious 3D
A pioneering researcher has digitally resurrected the Parthenon’s long-lost interior, revealing it as a space not of radiant sunlight, as once believed, but of strategic shadows designed to inspire awe—and even reverence. See the Parthenon

Eurovision 2025: Klavdia’s “Asteromata” secures Greece a spot in the grand final
Greece has officially qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 with Klavdia and her captivating performance of the song “Asteromata” (which translates as “Starry Eyes”). Eurovision 2025: Klavdia’s “Asteromata” secures Greece

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

China MFA: “The truth is, the Western creditors account for the lion’s share of developing countries’ debt”
China MFA Spokesman: “The truth is, the Western-dominated commercial creditors and multilateral financial institutions account for the lion’s share of developing countries debt and represent the major source of stress in terms of debt repayment.

How America Took Out The Nord Stream Pipeline
The New York Times called it a “mystery,” but the United States executed a covert sea operation that was kept secret—until now Seymour Hersh, one of the most decorated and impactful journalists of our time,

Sir George William Rendel (British Diplomat). A memorandum detailing atrocities committed during the Greek Genocide by the Turks
Sir George William Rendel (1889-1979) was a British diplomat who wrote a 7-page memorandum detailing atrocities committed during the Greek Genocide. Rendel was educated at Queen’s College, Oxford and in 1913 joined the British Diplomatic Service.

Biden is half right on Eastern Mediterranean arms sales
The Biden administration reportedly will ask Congress to approve a $20 billion sale of F-16s to Turkey , coupled with a separate sale of F-35 fighters to Greece . The White House is half right:

An Honest Broker No Longer: The United States Between Turkey and Greece
Over the course of 2022, Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has maintained a steady drumbeat of provocations targeting Greece. The year began with his foreign ministry issuing a statement threatening to declare Greece’s sovereignty as

Zoltan Pozsar: The dusk of the petrodollar, the dawn of petroyuan
Credit Suisse contributor Zoltan Pozsar has continued his ongoing series about Bretton Woods III where commodities will dictate the new world order. For his last dispatch of the year, he described how the world is now shifting