
Nationals heavyweight rules out leadership tilt as Littleproud faces challenge
A senior figure within the Nationals has ruled out mounting a leadership challenge against David Littleproud, as internal pressure continues to build on the party leader ahead of parliament’s return. Nationals senator Matt Canavan has

Albanese government launches new agency to prevent defence and veteran suicides
One year after the Royal Commission into Defence and Veterans Suicide delivered its landmark report, the Albanese government has established Australia’s first independent agency dedicated to preventing suicides among current and former members of the

Australia’s social media age laws praised as ‘world-leading’ at UN
Australia has taken centre stage on the global arena after passing landmark legislation raising the minimum age for social media use from 13 to 16. The reforms, unveiled at the United Nations in New York,

AFL 2025 Grand Final: Keys to Victory for Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions
On Saturday, the Geelong Cats and Brisbane Lions will clash on the AFL’s biggest stage for the 2025 Grand Final, each aiming for the championship. AFL analyst Mick McGuane dons his “coach’s hat” to reveal

Albanese at the UN: strong rebuke of ‘Dictators’ and ‘Tyrants’ – direct message to Iran and Russia
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese delivered a forceful first address to the United Nations General Assembly, calling on world leaders to stand firm against “dictators,” “tyrants,” and authoritarian regimes undermining global peace and democracy. In

Albanese’s first meeting with Trump: warm words, sharp climate divide
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described his first face-to-face encounter with US President Donald Trump as “warm and engaging” after the two leaders shook hands and posed for a selfie in New York. The

Emma Mason moves UN with emotional plea: Protect children from the dangers of social media
Australian mother Emma Mason brought world leaders to their feet at the United Nations, urging countries to follow Australia’s lead in banning social media for children under 16. Mason, who spearheads News Corp Australia’s Let

The hidden prayer of the Greek Alphabet
An ancient prayer—an invocation—has existed and functioned silently within the Greek alphabet since its very inception. The hidden prayer of the Greek Alphabet. The sequence of the letters in their full pronunciation (Alpha, Beta, Gamma, etc.) is by no means accidental. Beneath it lies a complete grammatical, syntactic and semantic

Satellites, security and sovereignty: Greece’s strategic ascent into space
Satellites, security and sovereignty: Greece’s strategic ascent into space marks a rapidly evolving chapter in the country’s technological and strategic development. Recent advances in satellite capability are beginning to reshape Greece’s strategic outlook, both in

Karystianou draws red lines on Greek–Turkish talks that challenge power, narrative and sovereignty
Maria Karystianou has made her first substantive intervention in foreign policy, choosing to address the highly sensitive issue of Greek–Turkish relations at a politically charged moment, as preparations reportedly intensify for the launch of her

Greek diaspora: Three parliamentary seats and postal voting presented by minister Livanios
The Minister of Interior, Theodoros Livanios, presented to the Cabinet on Monday morning a comprehensive bill aimed at strengthening the electoral participation of Greeks living abroad. The legislation, titled “Definition of the Electoral District of

The Karystianou political bet and the opposition’s uneasy response
Greece’s opposition landscape appears to be entering a period of significant recalibration, as the prospect of a new political party led by Maria Karystianou sends tremors across the political spectrum. Figures and parties that only

Mitsotakis from Brussels: Transatlantic ties tested, but signs of cautious stabilisation
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis acknowledged that relations between Europe and the United States have gone through a turbulent period, while stressing that recent developments point to a modest improvement, following the conclusion of the

Attica submerged by severe weather: Where the heaviest rainfall fell
Attica was effectively “swamped” by extreme weather, with vast areas left underwater after rainfall levels exceeded all previous records. Residents were forced to dig their cars out of mud and debris carried by flash floods.

Israel orders Doctors Without Borders to halt operations in Gaza by February 28
Israel has announced it will terminate the activities of Doctors Without Borders (Médecins Sans Frontières – MSF) in the Gaza Strip by February 28, citing the organisation’s refusal to provide a list of its Palestinian employees. In a statement, the Ministry of Diaspora Affairs, which oversees the registration of humanitarian

Signs of life on TRAPPIST-1e ignite astronomers’ hopes
Astronomers are edging closer than ever to confirming an Earth-like atmosphere on a distant exoplanet. Preliminary data from the James Webb Space Telescope suggest TRAPPIST-1e, one of seven rocky worlds orbiting the ultracool dwarf star

Premier Jacinta Allan secures Chinese tunnelling machines for Melbourne’s $34.5bn Suburban Rail Loop
Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan has sealed a $453 million deal with Chinese industry leaders to supply four massive tunnel boring machines (TBMs) for Melbourne’s Suburban Rail Loop, the state’s most expensive transport project to date.

Gaza faces catastrophe as IDF deadline expires
Gaza teeters on the brink of an unprecedented humanitarian disaster as the Israeli army’s (IDF) 48-hour evacuation deadline expires at noon on Friday, September 19. More than 500,000 Palestinians—many elderly, women, and children—remain trapped inside

NATO backs Turkey’s entry into SAFE, double veto from Cyprus and Greece
The safeguards imposed by the European Union regarding the participation of third countries in the SAFE defence programme act as an obstacle to Turkey’s involvement. NATO backs Turkey’s entry into SAFE, double veto from Cyprus

Giannis Antetokounmpo and Alperen Şengün end feud: “Sport unites us”
A public gesture of unity has ended the brief but heated exchange between Greece’s Giannis Antetokounmpo and Turkey’s Alperen Şengün following EuroBasket 2025. Two days after their semi-final clash—where Turkey defeated Greece comfortably—both stars shared

Tyler Robinson confesses killing Charlie Kirk out of “exhaustion from hate” – Disturbing SMS messages revealed
The murder of Charlie Kirk in Utah has shocked both the local community and the international audience, as Tyler Robinson, charged with first-degree murder, reportedly admitted that he killed Kirk because he was “tired of

