Australia deploys Wedgetail surveillance aircraft to Gulf as Iran conflict escalates
Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance aircraft to the Middle East after a request from the United Arab Emirates, as regional tensions escalate amid Iranian attacks involving drones and rockets. Prime Minister
One Nation voters erupt over beer tax row as senate clash sparks unlikely alliance
A heated Senate exchange over beer tax has ignited a political firestorm, driving a surge in support for higher taxes on multinational gas exporters and propelling One Nation to record polling numbers. The controversy erupted
Record number of cafes and restaurants going out of business
Australian households are increasingly turning away from cafes and restaurants, with new data revealing a record number of food service businesses have shut their doors over the past year. According to CreditWatch’s January Business Risk
Alleged crime figures behind $245m plan for 1000-home Muslim enclave in Melbourne’s north
Thousands of pages of court documents, financial records and interviews have revealed the inner workings of an ambitious and ultimately collapsed $245 million plan to build a 1000-home Muslim residential development on Melbourne’s northern fringe.
Liberal Party of Australia leadership spill: Angus Taylor elected new leader in decisive party-room vote
The Liberal Party of Australia has entered a new and turbulent chapter after Angus Taylor was elected the party’s 17th federal leader, defeating Sussan Ley in a decisive party-room ballot in Canberra on Friday. Taylor
Australian Federal Police faces deepening integrity crisis as misconduct allegations surge
Australia’s federal law enforcement agency is confronting a serious credibility challenge after misconduct allegations within the Australian Federal Police (AFP) almost tripled in just three years, according to figures revealed in an exclusive investigation. Data
Liberal Party leadership crisis as Angus Taylor challenges Sussan Ley
The Liberal parliamentary party is set to meet at 9am on Friday to vote on its leader, after a letter calling for an urgent leadership spill was delivered to Ley on Thursday morning. The challenge
Postal voting approved for Greeks abroad
Greek citizens living abroad will now be able to participate in national elections through postal voting, after Parliament approved the relevant provisions of the Ministry of Interior’s bill with over 200 votes in favor. The legislation covers Articles 13 to 25, which deal specifically with postal voting, receiving 201 votes
SYRIZA: Kasselakis’ leadership challenged in political secretariat meeting
Tensions within the main opposition party SYRIZA between President Stefanos Kasselakis and prominent party officials continued to escalate during the political secretariat meeting on Thursday, after eight members of a top party committee “87” walked
Over 60,000 lightning strikes in 48 hours – “Multicellular storms” expected in the coming hours
The extreme weather that has been affecting parts of Greece since yesterday, with thunderstorms and hailstorms, is expected to continue through tonight, according to an Emergency Weather Bulletin issued by the Hellenic National Meteorological Service
Turkey stops the Divine Liturgy at Panagia Soumela on 15 August
Turkey is putting an end to the celebration of August 15 at Panagia Soumela in Trapezounta (Trebizond) and the “Kyra of Pontus” will not be reopened for divine service on one of the most important
Greece must shift its mindset to tackle future wildfires
Focusing solely on firefighting without a broader prevention strategy will make it difficult for EU countries to manage future wildfires, according to a Greek expert, where thousands of hectares of forest were recently destroyed in
Total failure in Greece’s fire prevention as 3.2 million acres burned since 2021
Attica is in flames, people are being violently displaced and no one can predict where this drama will end…The government’s attempt to wash out criticism of the government is evident from the TV broadcasts where
Real estate is a big business force in the Cyclades
Which Cycladic islands have seen the most property sales in the past five years? While Santorini and Mykonos are commonly thought to lead due to their popularity, the actual data reveals a different story. According
Australia deploys Wedgetail surveillance aircraft to Gulf as Iran conflict escalates
Australia will deploy a Royal Australian Air Force surveillance aircraft to the Middle East after a request from the United Arab Emirates, as regional tensions escalate amid Iranian attacks involving drones and rockets. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that an RAAF E-7A Wedgetail airborne early-warning and control aircraft will be
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
The American Empire Is Very Much Over Already
The Saker interviews Dimitry Orlov “I think that the American empire is very much over already, but it hasn’t been put to any sort of serious stress test yet, and so nobody realizes that this
Paul Craig Roberts Western culture has died a politically correct death
Universities in the 20th century were dedi-cated to the advancement of knowledge. Scholarship and research were pursued, and diverse opinions were exchanged and argued in the “marketplace of ideas.” This is no longer the case.
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
