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
Experts predict no interest rate relief until 2025
Stressed homeowners will have to wait until next year for mortgage relief, according to a polled array of experts. Comparison spoke to 42 experts and economists for this month’s RBA Cash Rate Survey, and every
More cash for millions of Australians from today as welfare payments rise
More than five million people will have more cash in their pockets from today as welfare payments receive an indexation boost. Age and disability pensions, rent assistance, carer payments, and JobSeeker payments all increase from
Thousands Rally in Melbourne for CFMEU Support Amidst Crackdown
Thousands of tradies and union members rallied in Melbourne’s CBD on Wednesday in support of the CFMEU, with a key union leader praising John Setka as an exemplary leader. Thousands Rally in Melbourne for CFMEU
Nearly $18 billion in lost or unclaimed super, tax office says
Almost $18 billion in lost and unclaimed super is waiting for Australians to pick it up. The Australian Taxation Office is urging people to check whether any of the current $17.8 billion pool belongs to
Armenian, Assyrian, and Greek Genocides to be Included in NSW School Curriculum
In a landmark decision, the New South Wales (NSW) Education Standards Authority (NESA) has finalized its History Syllabus for Years 7 to 10, incorporating a mandatory study of Australia’s humanitarian efforts during World War I.
Record Drownings at Australian Beaches
Australia has seen a significant rise in drownings at its beaches, with new data revealing a record 150 coastal deaths for the 2023/2024 period. This alarming increase coincides with a growing number of Australians flocking
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
Ancient Greeks proved the earth was round 2,000 years ago using a stick
Long before the first satellites were sent to space in the 1960’s in order to prove that the Earth is indeed round, Ancient Greek mathematician Eratosthenes had found the proof using a simple …stick. And
Greece, Albania discussing EEZ, not land border
The land border between Greece and Albania is not among the issues being discussed between the two countries, sources from the Greek Foreign Ministry said in a statement Friday, in response to suggestions to that
More than 7,000 Turks have submitted asylum requests since 2016
An upward of 7,000 Turkish nationals have requested international protection in Greece since the failed coup attempt in their country in 2016, according to the data published by the country’s asylum service late last week.
The fate of the treacherous Prespa Agreement
Last Sunday, the German Minister of State for Europe at the German Federal Foreign Office, Mr Michael Roth, in an interview, published by the Greek Sunday newspaper ΕΘΝΟΣ, warned any future governments of Skopje and/or
Int’s tender for all-important gaming concession at Helleniko site on the horizon
Proclamation of an international tender for a casino gaming concession at the landmark Helleniko property development site in coastal southeast Athens, one of the biggest and still delay-plagued privatizations in Greece, is reportedly ready to
Quake, 4.6R, in extreme SE Greece
A light earthquake measuring 4.6 on the Richter scale was recorded at 21.10 (19.10 GMT) in extreme southeastern Greece, according to a geodynamic institute in Athens. The quake’s epicenter was located nine kilometers northwest of
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
Turkey claims airspace violations in the Aegean are “legal”
Turkey has claimed that airspace violations in the Aegean are “legal” and “no threat to Greece.” Calling Turkish flights over Aegean “a threat” is incompatible to good neighborly ties, the Turkish Foreign Ministry said in
Recognition of Macedonian language a ‘grave mistake,’ says prominent linguist
Greece committed a “grave mistake” in recognizing the existence of a Macedonian language, prominent linguist and former education minister Georgios Babiniotis said, adding that the clause in the Prespes accord signed between Athens and Skopje
US Urges ‘Calm’ between India-Pakistan Conflict
International powers this week anxiously urged India and Pakistan to avoid further escalation of military confrontation. Given the two nations have gone to war on three occasions during the past seven decades and are both
Venezuela orders PDVSA to relocate to Moscow; Putin affirms support to Maduro
President Nicolas Maduro instructed the Lisbon branch of PDVSA to relocate to Moscow A top Venezuelan official has announced that President Nicolas Maduro has ordered national oil and gas company PDVSA to close its current
The CIA is using Turkey to pressure China
While Turkey has fostered economic links with China in order to solve its economic crisis, it has also publicly denounced the repression of the Uyghurs, basing its accusations on false information. Beijing sent a very
Turkish occupying troops advance positions in Cyprus
The Cypriot government announced on Friday that it is working in cooperation with the UN peacekeeping force to resolve tensions following an advance of the Turkish army inside Cyprus. Cyprus State radio (CyBC) said the
