
Australia’s cyber storm: How AI is supercharging hacking and threatening national security
Australia is facing a new wave of cybercrime – one driven not by lone hackers in dark rooms, but by advanced artificial intelligence systems capable of impersonating CEOs, breaking passwords in seconds, and launching large-scale

Trump’s tariff threat sparks alarm in Canberra over pharmaceutical exports
The Albanese government is scrambling to respond to a fresh trade threat from US President Donald Trump, who has floated a staggering 200 per cent tariff on pharmaceutical imports and a 50 per cent tariff

Childcare abuse scandal sparks bipartisan call for tougher child safety laws
Following shocking allegations of sexual abuse at a Melbourne childcare centre, Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has called on Prime Minister Anthony Albanese to work with the Coalition to urgently strengthen child protection laws. Last week,

Mushroom Murder Verdict: Erin Patterson Found Guilty of Poisoning In-Laws with Deadly Lunch
In a gripping and tragic case that has captured national attention, Erin Patterson, 49, has been found guilty of three counts of murder and one count of attempted murder after serving a deadly beef wellington

Elon Musk and Billboard Chris win legal battle against Australian eSafety Commissioner
In a landmark legal victory, Elon Musk’s social media platform, X, and Canadian activist Chris Elston, also known as Billboard Chris, have successfully challenged a takedown notice issued by Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant.

One in four Australians has fallen asleep at the wheel, NRMA survey reveals alarming trend
A new nationwide survey conducted by the NRMA has uncovered a troubling reality on Australia’s roads: nearly one in four Australians (23%) admit to having experienced a microsleep episode while driving, with almost two-thirds of

Qantas cyberattack exposes personal data of up to six million customers
Qantas has confirmed a significant cybersecurity breach that may have exposed personal data of up to six million customers, following a cyberattack on one of its customer service platforms. In a statement to shareholders this

Taxi driver arrested in Athens – He demanded €310 for Airport to Syntagma trip
A 20-year-old taxi driver was arrested Friday afternoon by officers of the Syntagma Police Department in central Athens after charging a customer €310 for a ride from Athens International Airport to Syntagma Square—an amount nearly eight times the legal fare. According to the Hellenic Police (ELAS), the driver picked up

Greek PM Tsipras: “We have succeeded and have been justified for our choices”
Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras praised himself and his administration for the years they have been in power while addressing Germany‘s Social Democratic Party (SPD) in Berlin on Saturday. “When I faced the biggest dilemma

Six Out of Ten Greeks ‘Barely Cope’: Survey
The everyday lives of Greeks have not changed much since the country exited the bailout program last August, according to a new survey by the Foundation for Economic and Industrial Research (IOBE). IOBE is an

Editorial To Vima: Tsipras’ court trials
The left, having since the interwar period suffered unwarranted persecution over unproven crimes, was in the past guarded as regards the periodic waves of scandal-mongering, and demanded objectivity and evidence before condemning and ostracising political

Mothers in Greece Mark World Breastfeeding Week
Hundreds of mothers breastfed their infants in public places in major cities across Greece on Sunday to mark World Breastfeeding Week celebrated throughout the globe. Mothers in Athens, Thessaloniki, Patra, Argos, Nafplio, Messolonghi Nafpaktos and

Albanian journalist says Albania’s PM Rama gave the go-ahead to kill Katsifas
The Albanian Prime Minister’s office gave the go-ahead to kill 35-year-old Greek man Konstantinos Katsifas, with the approval of Turkey, said Albanian journalist Kastriot Miftairi on mainstream television. The execution of Katsifas has cast a

Albanian Police kill Greek who raised Greece’s flag in Northern Epirus
A 35-year-old Greek, named Konstantinos Katsifas, was shot dead by the Albanian special forces near the village Bularat (Vouliarates) in Albania’s northern Epirus region, 6 kilometers (4 miles) from the Greek-Albanian border. According to Albania’s

Asteroid the size of the Empire State Building could hit the moon in 2029- How could that affect Earth?
An asteroid measuring approximately 400 metres — about the size of the Empire State Building — is on a potential collision course with the Moon, according to astronomers. The object, identified as 2022 SF289, is expected to pass near the Earth-Moon system on July 8, 2029. While the asteroid poses

“Drums of war” in the Middle East: Awaiting Iran’s retaliation – Israel on high alert
The Middle East appears ready to explode as the war atmosphere intensifies just hours after the U.S. declared that Tehran might attack Israel within the next 24 hours. All eyes are on Iran and the

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