Queensland Premier Steven Miles has responded to Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson’s damning interview on A Current Affair where he admitted to misleading voters about his education, business acumen and military career. In the explosive interview, Mr Thompson revealed he never completed university, exaggerated his military service, and committed forgery. HeContinue Reading
MALE: India has withdrawn 51 of its soldiers from the Maldives so far, the government here has said ahead of the May 10 deadline set by President Mohamed Muizzu for the complete withdrawal of Indian military personnel from his country. The Maldivian government earlier announced that two batches of IndianContinue Reading
After three tours of duty in the Middle East with the Australian Air Force, Jimmy Anderson returned home a different man. He’d always loved a drink, having played NRL professionally where booze would follow a big win or a punishing loss, and after joining the Defence Force in 2006, whereContinue Reading
Australian diplomats in Israel have been briefed by the country’s military personnel regarding the death of an Australian aid worker. Australian chef Lalzawmi ‘Zomi’ Frankcom was among seven aid workers killed when three vehicles, marked with the branding of international food relief organisation, World Central Kitchen, were struck by IsraeliContinue Reading
China has just cut the ribbon on a mammoth new base on Australia’s doorstep, a remote and wintry outpost in Antarctica that the country insists poses no threat to the world. But some experts aren’t convinced, saying the facility is “inherently dual-use” and part of Beijing’s “strategic frontiers” – andContinue Reading
Emergency Services Minister Murray Watt said it was “too early” to know the full scale of the damage caused by ex-Tropical Cyclone Jasper as communities remain trapped in floodwater in the wake of the disaster. An enormous clean-up is under way in Far North Queensland after the category 2 stormContinue Reading
Australia and China are set to resume annual leaders’ meetings following a successful meeting between the Prime Minister and China’s second-in-command, further thawing frozen relations between the two countries. China’s Premier Li Qiang announced the resumption of regular talks after meeting Prime Minister Anthony Albanese on Tuesday. Mr Albanese previouslyContinue Reading
Western countries have not only lost the industrial capacity required to fight a war, but they’re rapidly forgetting how to make the things they used to — and should consider bringing retired workers back to pass on their knowledge to the next generation, defence experts say. While recent headlines haveContinue Reading
The duchess has landed. And I don’t even need to tell you which one now do I? (Sigh. One day my editor will let me devote thousands of words to rhapsodising about my personal numero uno, Sophie, the Duchess of Edinburgh, right?) Travelling via a brief stopover in the UKContinue Reading
Australia’s trade tensions with China “are its own fault”. And the soured relationship serves “as a lesson not only for Australia but also for other Western countries in how to handle their relations with China”. That was the message being broadcast by Communist Party-controlled media outlets the South China MorningContinue Reading