Prime Minister orders intelligence and policing review after Bondi terror attack
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has ordered a comprehensive review of Australia’s federal intelligence and law enforcement agencies, one week after the deadly terrorist attack at Bondi Beach that claimed 15 lives. Following a meeting of
Albanese: Israel’s denial of Gaza aid ‘indefensible’ amid humanitarian catastrophe
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has delivered his strongest criticism yet of Israel’s handling of the war in Gaza, calling the denial of humanitarian aid “indefensible” as the region suffers under a catastrophic humanitarian crisis. In
Melbourne surgeon accused of secretly filming hospital staff in toilets and showers
A Melbourne surgeon is at the centre of a disturbing criminal investigation, accused of secretly filming hundreds of hospital staff members in toilets and showers across multiple medical facilities. Shocking allegations and arrest Ryan Cho,
RBA holds firm: No cuts until job market softens further
Reserve Bank of Australia Governor Michele Bullock has reinforced the bank’s cautious stance on interest rate cuts, stating that further evidence of a weakening labour market is needed before any monetary easing. Speaking at the
Retailers call for national crackdown on crime as abuse surges
Retailers across Australia are calling for urgent government action in response to a sharp increase in retail crime and abuse against staff, revealed at the 2025 Retail Crime Symposium in Melbourne. The latest figures show
Over 500 Working With Children check failures uncovered by tech firm Oho
A leading tech company specialising in child safety has discovered more than 500 workers and volunteers across Australia with invalid or revoked Working With Children Checks (WWCC), sparking fresh concern about flaws in the nation’s
Australia lifts restrictions on US beef in move toward tariff negotiations
Australia has officially lifted its long-standing biosecurity restrictions on American beef imports, in what is widely seen as a strategic move to gain leverage in ongoing tariff negotiations with the United States. Prime Minister Anthony
Greek Prime Minister to visit Jerusalem for trilateral summit with Cyprus and Israel, talks also planned with Palestinian leadership
Greek Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis will travel to Jerusalem on Monday to take part in a high-level trilateral summit between Greece, Cyprus and Israel, as regional diplomacy intensifies amid shifting geopolitical dynamics in the Eastern Mediterranean. The meeting, which will include Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Cypriot President Nikos
Turkey drills for gas in Cyprus’ waters, prompting EU outcry
The EU and US have urged Turkey to stop drilling for gas in Cyprus’ maritime zone – but Ankara has told its allies it would do so anyway. Brussels and Washington spoke out over the
Cyprus: Turkey’s drilling bid violates international law
Cyprus’ foreign ministry says Turkey’s bid to drill for natural gas in waters where the island nation has exclusive economic rights is a “flagrant violation” of its sovereignty under international law. The ministry in a
How ancient Greek vases were made
From the Neolithic period onwards, the ancient Greeks made pots in a variety of different styles. The most characteristic styles of pottery being black-figure and red-figure. In black-figure, the figures are painted using a slip
Tsipras tells Cretans he will seek WWII reparations from Germany
Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras on a campaign stop in Anogeia, Crete today touted his intention to seek German WWII reparation after a parliamentary resolution authorised the government to do so. «After many years, the road
Lies and responsibilities
From the first hours of last summer’s disastrous wilfire in Mati the weaknesses of crumbling state services, a lack of coordination, and the absence of even rudimentary emergency plans were glaring. One witnessed in amazement
Revolution! Modern art exhibition at the archaeological site of Delos
An unprecedented exhibition by British sculptor Antony Gormley at the archaeological site of Delos. 29 iron “bodyforms” have been scattered among the ancient columns and stones of what it once was the holy sanctuary for
Robert Fico confronts Brussels, claiming EU has abandoned democracy
Slovak Prime Minister Robert Fico has crossed a line Brussels hoped no European leader would openly cross — and he has done so publicly. In a sweeping and highly confrontational statement, Fico accused the European Union of suppressing free speech, manipulating democratic processes, enforcing double standards on energy policy, and
Stock markets around the world are crashing right now, but why?
The answer to this question is the Yen carry trade, a term you’ll probably hear many times this week. So what exactly is the Yen carry trade and why did it cause a market downturn?
Japan’s Nikkei is down 12%, the largest drop ever
Japan’s Nikkei is down 12%, the largest point ever, as fears of a US recession shook global markets. The Topix index erased its yearly gains, experiencing its steepest sell-off since “Black Monday” in October 1987.
Will Turkey attack NATO with American ships?
President Joe Biden pushed through his sale of F-16s and upgrade kits to Turkey on the logic that the deal was necessary to get Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan to drop his objection to Sweden
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
The impending conflict between NATO allies: Greece and Turkey
The relations between Turkey and Greece have never been normal. The legacy of Mongol Turkish conquest of Greece in the fifteenth-century poisons all connections between Turks and Greeks. The Greeks remember their Turkish oppressors like
Arab Coalition with Iran in response to Israel: The crucial meeting in Tehran
In the wake of the assassination of Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh, Iran is mobilising what it calls the “axis of resistance” against Israel. High-ranking officials have been summoned to Tehran for consultations, raising fears of
