Albanese and Chalmers under pressure to act on negative gearing reform
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Treasurer Jim Chalmers are facing renewed pressure to overhaul Australia’s negative gearing rules amid growing concern about housing affordability and younger Australians being locked out of the property market. Unions
Victoria’s middle class the “new face” of poverty
A growing number of working families are being added to the queues of economically impoverished Australians relying on food donations during the cost-of-living crisis. Foodbank Australia, whose latest needs assessment shows 3.7 million households struggled
Fighting fires from space in record time: how AI could prevent a repeat of Australia’s devastating wildfires
Australian scientists are getting closer to detecting bushfires in record time, thanks to cube satellites with onboard AI now able to detect fires from space 500 times faster than traditional on-ground processing of imagery. Remote
Treasurer calms recession fears but admits Aussies face ‘Uncertain times’
Treasurer Jim Chalmers has reassured Australians that the country is not heading for a recession, even as the economy shows its weakest growth in nearly three years. In an interview with Today, Chalmers addressed data
Fourth Victorian poultry farm detects bird flu
Victoria’s bird flu outbreak has now spread to a fourth poultry farm, a development anticipated by authorities amid ongoing investigations. Agriculture Victoria confirmed today that a farm near Meredith, west of Melbourne, tested positive for
Australia’s most trusted brands – 2024
Reader’s Digest has announced the results of the 25th Annual Most Trusted Brands survey. And the results speak volumes about the formula trusted brands use in a volatile market – retaining trust during difficult financial
Anger over medicinal shortages
Complaints are mounting from Australian citizens against the government for relying on international supply of medicines instead of local production as the nation faces a “severe” shortage of pharmaceuticals. It was revealed earlier this week
Turkish blocks research vessel from conducting surveys on behalf of Cyprus
Turkey is reported to have blocked the research vessel Fugro Gauss, sailing under the flag of Gibraltar, from conducting geophysical surveys on behalf of the Republic of Cyprus in a maritime area that Ankara considers part of its continental shelf, according to the newspaper Milliyet and other Turkish media outlets.
Israeli officials endorse Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City
Israel’s security cabinet has officially approved Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s plan to occupy Gaza City, a move confirmed by his office and seen as a major escalation in the ongoing conflict that has now lasted 22 months. The decision follows a lengthy security cabinet meeting held in Jerusalem, which began
Greece’s reckless gamble: Enabling Turkish provocations at the cost of national sovereignty
One of the first things that history teaches us is that it repeats itself. And one of the first things that experience (must) teach us is that anyone who repeatedly makes the same mistakes will
Trump’s economic policies: The global impact and shifting alliances
This is indeed one of the most extraordinary examples of gaslighting during Trump’s presidency. In an attempt to spin one of the largest humiliations in U.S. history into a victory, he misrepresents the situation to
Salamis: The Battle that shaped the fate of Europe
The year is 480 BCE. The mighty Persian Empire, led by King Xerxes I, stormed through Greece, overwhelming city-states and crushing resistance. Salamis: The Battle that shaped the fate of Europe. Athens has already fallen;
Turkey’s genocide of Thracian Hellenism
April 6 marks the Remembrance Day for the genocide of the Thracian people. For Thrace, Easter of 1914 was the Black Easter and the beginning of Turkey’s genocide of Thracian Hellenism. Implications of injustice, massive
China to launch Fusion-Fission nuclear power Plant by 2030
This is huge and incredibly ambitious: China is to launch a Fusion-Fission nuclear power Plant by 2030. China now plans to have an operational fusion-fission nuclear power plant by 2030, in less than five years.
Chevron rejects Turkey-Libyan deal and eyes Crete’s oil fields
Chevron, whose contracts with Venezuela were terminated by former U.S. President Donald Trump, is now set to explore the oil deposits south of Crete—an unexpected development for Greece. Chevron rejects Turkey-Libyan deal and eyes Crete’s
