Fuel deal secured as Albanese heads to Singapore amid supply crisis
Emergency Agreement to Boost Fuel Imports Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced an extraordinary agreement to increase Australia’s fuel supply as global markets remain volatile following the Iran conflict. Speaking from the Ampol Lytton Refinery
Wild winds to smash popular camp spots in final days of school holidays
The final days of school holidays will be wild and windswept, with these popular tourist spots set to cop a battering. Popular holiday spots are among the locations bracing for wild wind, with the Bureau
Greg Hunt plays down impact of NZ case on travel bubble
The Health Minister has responded to a COVID-19 case in New Zealand and its potential impact on the trans-Tasman travel bubble. The trans-Tasman travel bubble will not be derailed despite New Zealand suffering a COVID-19
The coming Greater Depression of the 2020s
While there is never a good time for a pandemic, the COVID-19 crisis has arrived at a particularly bad moment for the global economy. The world has long been drifting into a perfect storm of
Australia’s post-war recovery program provides a direction as to how to get out of this
As the Covid-19 pandemic spreads around the world, wartime metaphors abound. And, with what amounts to a war economy now in place, attention has inevitably turned to post-war reconstruction. It is self-evident that, without any
CORONOAVIRUS CLOSURES: Everything that will shut from midnight tonight
Australians will face even tighter restrictions on daily life as the country grapples with the an upturn (that will peak sometime inn April or May) in coronavirus cases. An expanded list of businesses will be
What coronavirus has done or could do to your super — and why you shouldn’t panic
Watching the stock market nosedive and freaking out about what it’s doing to your super? Superannuation analyst SuperRatings has a message for you — don’t panic. “It is putting pressure on super,” said SuperRatings CEO
Greece’s political crisis intensifies amid scandal storm
A society at boiling point amid daily scandals and misuse of public funds – growing calls for immediate elections, as the public dismisses manipulated polling Greek society is increasingly on edge, with daily scandals and the alleged misuse of public funds fuelling public anger. Greece’s political crisis intensifies amid scandal
Horrific Patras Crash: 70-Year-Old with Multiple Sclerosis Drove Wrong Way and Burned to Death – Heartbreaking Accounts Emerge
Patras is in mourning after a deadly accident on the Olympia Odos highway on Thursday, when a 70-year-old woman from Aigio drove nearly one kilometer against traffic before a violent head-on collision. Her car burst
EuroBasket 2025: Spanoulis after heavy loss to Turkey – “We made childish mistakes, but we have one more chance”
Greece’s men’s basketball team suffered one of its heaviest recent defeats on Friday night, losing 94-68 to Turkey in the EuroBasket 2025 semifinal. As of todaay, reactions are still unfolding, with attention now turning to
“Fakelaki” scandal in Athens: Surgeon Dimitris Lymberiadis faces trial over alleged bribe – Patient’s wife recounts her ordeal
The director of cardiac surgery at Athens’ Hippocrateion Hospital, Dimitris Lymberiadis, faces trial today on misdemeanor bribery charges after allegedly demanding a €3,000 cash bribe from a patient’s wife. The complainant, Sofia, who alerted the
SYRIZA infighting escalates: Famellos–Tsipras rift sparks party unity crisis
Tensions within Greece’s SYRIZA-Progressive Alliance party are reaching a boiling point after party leader Sokratis Famellos openly dismissed rumors that former prime minister Alexis Tsipras may form a new political party. Speaking at the 89th
Athens blocks Turkey’s bid to join SAFE: “We will not accept a country threatening with war”
The Greek government has issued a firm warning that it will block Turkey’s bid to join SAFE, the EU’s new defense shield and military technology development program. Ankara’s move is viewed in Athens as “offensive
Heart surgeon Dimitris Lymberiadis, who faces new bribery trial, has past conviction
Dimitris Lymberiadis, director of the Cardiac Surgery Clinic at Hippocrates Hospital, is set to face trial this Friday, September 12, for alleged bribery. The doctor has a previous conviction for taking bribes, having received a
The Battle of the Strait of Hormuz
For the past few hours, amid a howling south-westerly wind (gusts exceeding 50 mph), reflecting on the The Battle of the Strait of Hormuz and practical realities of the United States attempting to blockade all maritime traffic to and from Iranian ports. Admiral James Stavridis, a familiar “authoritative voice” within
Middle East on the brink: Conflicting reports over Khamenei’s fate as US–Israel strikes ignite regional escalation
The Middle East has entered a period of acute military escalation following large-scale joint strikes by the United States and Israel against Iranian targets early Saturday, triggering retaliatory missile and drone attacks across the region
Albanese backs US action against Iran, labels regime ‘without legitimacy’
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has declared that Australia supports United States efforts to prevent Iran from obtaining a nuclear weapon, following the launch of American and Israeli military strikes against Iranian targets ordered by US
Iranian ballistic missiles strike U.S. Fifth Fleet base in Bahrain
Iran launched ballistic missiles on Saturday targeting the headquarters of the United States Navy’s Fifth Fleet in Bahrain, in what Tehran described as a retaliatory response to the joint military campaign conducted by the United
UNITED STATES AND ISRAEL LAUNCH LARGE-SCALE STRIKES ON IRAN
Tehran responds with ballistic missiles as regional tensions escalate Trump calls for regime surrender; Netanyahu names operation “Lion’s roar” February 28, 2026 The United States and Israel have launched a large-scale military operation against Iran,
Iran as the trigger, Taiwan as the prize: The strategic game behind the diplomacy
China has reportedly published annotated satellite imagery identifying every F-22 Raptor stationed at Israel’s Ovda Air Base. Each aircraft was individually tagged in Chinese characters on Weibo. Iran as the trigger, Taiwan as the prize:
US bolsters forces in the Middle East amid rising tensions with Iran
The United States has significantly reinforced its military presence in the Middle East, deploying two aircraft carrier strike groups, additional warships and combat aircraft as tensions with Iran escalate. The move comes amid reports that
