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
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
Canberra on alert: National summit to tackle surge in AI-generated child abuse
Australia is facing an alarming surge in child sexual abuse material generated using artificial intelligence — and this Thursday, the nation’s leading experts and officials will gather in Canberra for an emergency summit. The National
Australia backs ‘status quo’ amid US pressure on Taiwan
In a move that highlights the delicate balance of international relations, Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated his government’s stance on Taiwan amidst increasing pressure from the United States. During a visit to Shanghai,
Albanese to raise “full range of issues” in high-stakes China trip
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is embarking on a politically delicate six-day mission to China, vowing to raise the “full range of issues” troubling the bilateral relationship. From the unjust jailing of Australian academic Dr.
Commonwealth Bank executive charged in shocking child exploitation aase
A senior Commonwealth Bank executive has been charged with child exploitation offences after allegedly attempting to lure two underage girls to a Brisbane hotel via a sex worker contact. Christopher McCann, 50, was arrested on
Internal chaos in Trump White House threatens future of AUKUS submarine deal
The AUKUS submarine deal is under renewed scrutiny amid reports of internal dysfunction within the Trump administration, described by insiders as “Game of Thrones politics.” While U.S. Secretary of State Marc Rubio has sought to
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.
More than one in four young Greeks are not working or studying
More than one in four young Greeks aged 20-34 do not work or study, according to the latest Eurostat figures for 2018. Greece is in the second-worst position among the members of the European Union,
Heat wave with temperatures up to 41°C to strike Greece July 1-5
A heat wave with temperatures reaching up to 41 degrees Celsius is forecast to strike Greece in the upcoming weak. Temperature have risen as of this Monday, July 1st, and will remain high until at
Greek Trump: Mayor wants to build a wall to segregate Roma settlement
An elected mayor in Northern Greece wants to build a wall around a Roma settlement even if it is illegal and against the Constitution and no public servant, no matter how racist one is, could
The path to recovery
The qualititative data of a poll conducted by MRB for Ta Nea are of interest in many ways. Overall, they confirm recent polling trends which suggest that New Democracy is on its way to single-party
Turkey: Vote until you get it right Anti-Greek sentiments unleashed again
“Greek settlements in Asia Minor date as far back as the 11th century BC when Greeks emigrated from mainland Greece.” — Asia Minor and Pontos Hellenic Research Center Today, less than half a percent of
US companies interested in ports, energy, tech, says ambassad
Today, the new US ambassador to Athens, Geoffrey R. Pyatt, who, together with Victoria Nuland organized the coup d’etat in Kiev in 2014 [1], is determined to set up an Independ-ent Orthodox Church in Ukraine.
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
