Melbourne teens being recruited ‘Airtasker-style’ to commit violent crimes

24 December, 2025

Melbourne is facing a growing youth crime crisis, with teenagers being groomed by criminal networks to carry out violent acts in public. Some are promised payment for car hijackings, motor vehicle theft, and jewellery robberies, while others are allowed to keep items…

OPINION

Bondi has exposed a national security gap Australia can no longer ignore

24 December, 2025

One week after the Bondi Beach massacre, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has announced a review into Australia’s intelligence and law enforcement agencies. While the move acknowledges public concern, it also highlights a deeper and more uncomfortable truth: Australia’s national security architecture failed,…

GREECE

Holiday traffic normalizes after Tuesday’s gridlock

24 December, 2025

After yesterday’s disruptions, traffic on the Athens–Lamia and Athens–Corinth highways is expected to return to normal today, Wednesday, as farmers and traffic police coordinated to improve vehicle flow ahead of Christmas. On Tuesday, drivers faced queues of up to 20 kilometres due…

WORLD

Libyan military chief killed in Falcon 50 jet crash in Ankara

24 December, 2025

A private Falcon 50 jet crashed near Ankara on Tuesday evening, killing all five people on board, including Libya’s Chief of the General Staff, General Mohamed Ali Ahmed Al-Haddad. The aircraft had departed from Ankara Esenboğa Airport en route to Tripoli when…

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Former liberal MP Dr Katie Allen dies aged 59

24 December, 2025

Former federal Liberal MP Dr Katie Allen has died at the age of 59, only months after publicly revealing she was battling a rare and aggressive form of cancer. Dr Allen represented the Melbourne seat of Higgins from 2019 until 2022, when…

VICTORIA

Victoria rules out double demerits over Christmas but police warn drivers

24 December, 2025

Victorian motorists will not face double demerit points during the Christmas and New Year holiday period, with the state maintaining its long-standing position against the use of a double demerits scheme. Unlike New South Wales, the ACT and Western Australia, Victoria does…

AUSTRALIA

Sussan Ley: “Stand with those who are hurting” this Christmas

24 December, 2025

Opposition Leader Sussan Ley has used her first Christmas message in the role to deliver a unifying appeal to Australians, urging the nation to stand together in the wake of the devastating Bondi Beach terror attack. In a statement released on Tuesday…

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Melbourne teens being recruited ‘Airtasker-style’ to commit violent crimes

Bondi has exposed a national security gap Australia can no longer ignore

Holiday traffic normalizes after Tuesday’s gridlock

Libyan military chief killed in Falcon 50 jet crash in Ankara

Former liberal MP Dr Katie Allen dies aged 59

Victoria rules out double demerits over Christmas but police warn drivers

Sussan Ley: “Stand with those who are hurting” this Christmas

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