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
The magic income that could win the biggest tax cut
Australia’s political stage could be set for a showdown this week as the government introduces its proposal to parliament to overhaul the stage 3 tax cuts. Both parties have claimed that their tax package does
Why it’s a good bet the RBA’s Melbourne Cup Day interest rate hike will be the last
Peter Martin – via The Conversation Australia just became the odd one out. At its meeting last week, the US Federal Reserve kept its official interest rate on hold. A week earlier, the European Central
Optus outage leaves 10 Million Australians without mobile or internet
Optus outage leaves 10 million without mobile or internet network: Boss’s silence makes alarming admission about the cause. Optus has suffered one of the biggest outages in Australian history. The Optus crash has affected 10
The ABC smear proposes X is now a ‘worthless’ platform
In a scathing attack on Twitter the news organization ABC has labelled the platform proposing X is now a ‘worthless’ platform. If the ABC smear proposes X is now a ‘worthless’ platform, how valid is
Lending for new homes remains at 20 year lows
“Despite a rise in the number of loans for the construction and purchase of new homes in September, they remain around their lowest levels for the past two decades,” stated Tom Devitt, Housing Industry Association
Extreme weather is leading to more injury hospitalisations, with heat being the main cause
The number of hospital admissions for injuries associated with extreme weather – such as heatwaves, bushfires and storms – has increased over the past decade, according to a new report by the Australian Institute of
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
A Most Convenient Virus
I prefer to write on things I know about, but once in a while an opportunity presents itself for me to comment on some aspect of widespread mistrust and confusion while resting on a solid
The Terrorists Migrating into Europe
“Most migrant terrorists involved in thwarted or completed attacks were purposefully deployed to the migration flows by an organized terrorist group to conduct or support attacks in destination countries.” — Todd Bensman, “What Terrorist Migration
Gas Wars in the Mediterranean
The unexpected alliance between Turkey and Libya is a geopolitical earthquake that changes the balance of power in the eastern Mediterranean and across the Middle East. Turkey’s audacious move has enraged its rivals in the
A Global Catastrophe: “260 Million Christians Experience High Levels of Persecution”
Dictatorial paranoia continues to make North Korea (#1) the worst nation. “If North Korean Christians are discovered, they are deported to labor camps as political criminals or even killed on the spot.” — World Watch
Battle of the ages to stop Eurasian integration
The coming decade could see the US take on Russia, China and Iran over the New Silk Road connection. The Raging Twenties started with a bang with the targeted assassination of Iran’s General Qasem Soleimani.
Greece responds to Erdogan’s aggressive remarks ahead of Berlin meeting
Greece and Turkey have traded barbs a few hours ahead of the meeting on the situation in Libya in Berlin. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan again indulged in aggressive remarks early Sunday, before departing for
