Australian meth, cocaine, MDMA, and heroin use jumps 34% in one year
Australians consumed 34 per cent more methamphetamine, cocaine, heroin, and MDMA in 2024 compared to the previous year, according to the latest National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program. The survey found that 22.2 tonnes of these
Police reveal four new childcare centres where accused predator worked
Police have confirmed that Joshua Brown, the childcare worker facing multiple charges over alleged sexual offences against children, was employed at four additional early learning centres across Victoria. The disturbing revelations came as part of
RBA pushes to eliminate card surcharges and cut fees for Australian businesses
The Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has proposed sweeping changes to the nation’s payments system that could eliminate debit and credit card surcharges and reduce costs for small businesses. If implemented, these changes would save
Terror cell claims Melbourne arson attack in shocking threat to workers
A masked anti-Israel extremist has claimed responsibility for the recent firebombing of Lovitt Technologies in Melbourne, issuing a chilling threat to staff and pledging further attacks unless the company halts its arms supply to Israel.
Unexplained death of 7-month-old baby in Queensland lake sparks homicide investigation
Queensland police have launched a major investigation into the “unexplained” death of a 7-month-old baby boy, who was found unresponsive in a lake at a campground in Chatsworth Park, just north of Gympie. Emergency services
Budget Crisis & Housing Blow: Treasury pushes Chalmers to raise taxes, warns home target is out of reach
The Albanese government has been dealt a political headache after unredacted Treasury documents revealed that Treasurer Jim Chalmers has been advised to raise taxes to return the federal budget to a sustainable surplus—while being warned
Iron ore vs AUKUS: Albanese courts $120 billion China trade while walking US defence tightrope.
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is continuing his six-day official visit to China, where Australia’s $120 billion iron ore trade is front and centre — but concerns over defence obligations to the US are never far
Wildfires rage across western Greece and the islands, devastating homes and forests
In the past 24 hours, 48 new fires broke out, bringing the total to 109 incidents since the outbreak began. For a second consecutive day, firefighters battled relentless wildfires across Western Greece and several Aegean islands, as authorities reported a record number of fires sweeping through the country. The most
Sitia under water after torrential rains strike East Crete
Homes and businesses flooded, agricultural land was covered by water and mud and the city of Sitia in Lasithi Prefecture on the island of Crete turned into a huge lake following huge volume of rainwater
Doctor in Mani wins WONCA 2019 Europe Award of Excellence in health care
Dr Anargiros Mariolis, director of the Areopoli Health Center in Mani, is the winner of the WONCA Europe Award of Excellence in Health Care for 2019. The 5-Star Doctor is an award to doctors, who,
Repatriating two rare ancient vessels
Standing at just under 60 centimeters in height, two 4th century BC marble vessels – a funerary lekythos and a loutrophoros – that the Greek state is in negotiations to repatriate from Switzerland have traveled
Turkish researchers: No Sultan’s edict allowing Lord Elgin to loot the Acropolis
Two Turkish researchers have de-bunked the British claim that the Parthenon Marbles were a gift by the Ottoman Sultan Selim III to Lord Elgin. The Sultan did not issue an edict (ferman) allowing Elgin to
Rights of ethnic Greeks in Albania abused, again
Albania on Saturday reportedly withdrew a decision published in the online version of its government gazette calling for the seizure of properties belonging to members of the ethnic Greek minority in the town of Himara.
Greece furious over north neighbor’s “Wines of Macedonia”
It came as expected and feared. Companies in North Macedonia omit the geographic term and sell their products with state labeling as simple “Macedonian.” And this despite the Prespes Agreement or because of it that
August 15: Melbourne honours the “Easter of Summer” with splendor and devotion
August 15, the Feast of the Dormition of the Theotokos, is one of the most important celebrations of Orthodoxy and is observed with deep emotion both in Greece and in Greek communities around the world. In Melbourne, celebrations began early in the morning, with the faithful filling churches to honor
Pope Leo XIV: A New Chapter in the History of the Catholic Church
In a landmark moment for the Roman Catholic Church, Cardinal Robert Francis Prevost, a 69-year-old Chicago native, has been elected as Pope Leo XIV, becoming the first American to ascend to the papacy. The announcement
Turkey: A Religious Backlash?
A 2018 survey revealed that, over the previous decade, there had been a 4% decline — from 55% to 51% — in the number of people in Turkey identifying as “religious,” accompanied by a rise
Moscow initiates ‘Plan B’ countdown: Kyiv could fall within 60 days
There are growing indications that something significant is shifting on the frontlines. Increasingly, reports suggest that Moscow is preparing to activate a so-called “Plan B” – Moscow initiates ‘Plan B’ countdown: Kyiv could fall within
Attack on Thrace and the Aegean planned by Islamist Erdoğan
Nordic Monitor unveils full invasion plan against Greece – How US and French presence has derailed the offensive. An Attack on Thrace and the Aegean was planned by Islamist Erdoğan. Turkey’s emergency war plans against
One of the Kashmir shooters was a former paratrooper of the Pakistan Army’s Special Services
The Pahalgam attack in Indian-administered Kashmir on April 22, 2025, resulted in the deaths of 26 civilians, including 24 Indian tourists, one Nepali national, and a local guide. The assailants, identified as members of the
Karystianou, “For three minutes, my daughter was alive”
In a powerful statement to the Sunday Times, one of Britain’s leading newspapers, Maria Karystianou expressed her determination to see justice served in the Tempi rail disaster. Karystianou, “For three minutes, my daughter was alive”,
