Commonwealth Bank executive charged in shocking child exploitation aase

11 July, 2025

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 Tuesday by NSW detectives at Sydney Airport.…

HEALTH

Don’t try to be someone else: It’s OK to be yourself

11 July, 2025

— Lynyrd Skynyrd Three songs, two psychologists, and a philosopher whisper to you: You don’t need to become someone else. You just need to remember who you already are. The Inner Question: Am I enough just as I am? In a world…

AUSTRALIA·WORLD

Internal chaos in Trump White House threatens future of AUKUS submarine deal

11 July, 2025

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 reassure Australia that there are “no plans”…

COMMUNITY

Philological memorial ceremony honouring Peter Jasonides

11 July, 2025

The Australian Institute of Macedonian Studies (AIMS) will hold a special philological memorial ceremony honouring Peter Jasonides on Friday, 11 July 2025, at 6.30pm at the Lyceum Theatre, Alphington Grammar, in honour of its founding Secretary, the late Peter Jasonides. Marking one…

GREECE·HEALTH

DNA for Sale? The untold story of Greece’s newborn screening scandal

11 July, 2025

It seemed as though Greece had stepped into a remake of Gattaca—a world where every child’s future is predetermined by genetic analysis, infused with a hint of Orphan Black in the veil of secrecy surrounding it. DNA for Sale? The untold story…

WORLD

How Putin rebuilt Russia into a global power

11 July, 2025

Many wonder how the Russian economy manages to stay afloat under numerous sanctions, maintain low debt levels, and even outperform the West in certain production sectors. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union, Moscow—a once-great power—was reduced to a state of disarray.…

VICTORIA

Jacinta Allan moves to end UFU’s power over Victoria’s fire services

11 July, 2025

In a dramatic reversal of her predecessor’s policy, Premier Jacinta Allan is seeking to dismantle the far-reaching control the United Firefighters Union (UFU) has held over Victoria’s fire services since 2014. The Allan government has lodged a submission with the Fair Work…

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Commonwealth Bank executive charged in shocking child exploitation aase

Don’t try to be someone else: It’s OK to be yourself

Internal chaos in Trump White House threatens future of AUKUS submarine deal

Philological memorial ceremony honouring Peter Jasonides

DNA for Sale? The untold story of Greece’s newborn screening scandal

How Putin rebuilt Russia into a global power

Jacinta Allan moves to end UFU’s power over Victoria’s fire services

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