Australia has committed another $10m for food urgently needed in Gaza. The latest funding takes Australia’s humanitarian assistance to $72.5m since October 7. Federal frontbencher Anne Aly was in Jordan this week at an urgent meeting about aid in Gaza. “Ultimately, this is about Israel taking responsibility for this andContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has reiterated his support for a truce between Israel and Hamas as a proposed ceasefire deal, brokered by the Biden administration, hangs in the balance following the rescue of four Israeli hostages on Saturday that resulted in scores of Palestinian casualties. The remarks represent the Prime Minister’s firstContinue Reading
Vulnerable tenants are increasingly falling victim to rental scams amid crippling accommodation shortages and record competition for housing. Long-term rental rights advocate and Tenants’ Union of NSW head Leo Patterson Ross said conditions were “ideal” for scammers because more renters were “desperate”. He said urgent action was required to stemContinue Reading
Retaliatory air-strikes conducted by the United States on Iranian-linked forces in Iraq and Syria are “not an escalation” of the conflict in the Middle East, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. On Friday, the US military carried out a wave of strikes at four sites in Iraq and three in SyriaContinue Reading
Australia has backed the United States after it carried out retaliatory air strikes on Iranian-backed militias in Syria and Iraq. Three US troops were killed and dozens were injured last week after Iranian-backed militants launched a drone strike in Jordan. In launching the counter-attacks on Friday, US President Joe BidenContinue Reading
DOVER: President Joe Biden on Friday joined the intensely emotional military ritual at a Delaware air base for the return of three US soldiers killed in Jordan by a drone attack blamed on an Iran-backed militia.Biden, accompanied by First Lady Jill Biden, flew into Dover Air Force Base, for theContinue Reading
A man convicted over one of Australia’s worst serial killings could walk free in a matter of months after spending over two decades behind bars. Mark Ray Haydon was convicted for assisting murderers in South Australia’s notorious “bodies-in-the-barrels murders”, committed by John Justin Bunting, Robert Joe Wagner and James SpyridonContinue Reading
A scientist was fired by the Bureau of Meteorology after he was caught secretly working from overseas for multiple weeks. Research scientist Diandong Ren lodged an unfair dismissal application to the Fair Work Commission in July 2023, claiming his sacking by the bureau was harsh, unjust or unreasonable. The BOMContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese has stood firmly behind Foreign Minister Penny Wong, amid her controversial decision not to visit the sites of the October 7 massacres and kidnappings in southern Israel. Senator Wong has arrived in Jordan on the first stop of her week-long visit to the Middle East, which will includeContinue Reading
A royal with movie-star looks who was dubbed Asia’s “most eligible bachelor” is officially off the market. Prince Mateen of Brunei (Abdul Mateen ibni Sultan Haji Hassanal Bolkiah), 32, tied the knot with Anisha Rosnah (Yang Amat Mulia Pengiran Anak Isteri Anisha Rosnah), 29, a commoner who owns a fashionContinue Reading