A senior Liberal says Israel’s killings of aid workers should have been prevented but has refused to call the attacks a breach of international law, as the Coalition faces accusations of being “weak” amid outrage over Israel’s conduct in Gaza. Two Israeli officers were sacked after an investigation found droneContinue Reading
A rising number of Australians are spending up to one-quarter of their income on groceries and people are skipping meals to feed their children, the consumer watchdog has been told. More than 13,000 Australians made submissions to the ACCC’s supermarkets inquiry into pricing practices, including many who detailed how theyContinue Reading
Penny Wong has made one of her strongest statements yet on the ongoing war in Gaza, declaring a planned Israeli ground offensive in Rafah would be “unjustifiable” and urged the Jewish state to “not go down this path”. “The world is watching,” the Foreign Minister warned Israel in a statementContinue Reading
Anthony Albanese’s government is under mounting pressure to list the Houthis as a terrorist organisation after the United States relisted the group amid continuing attacks in the Red Sea. The Biden administration confirmed on Thursday Australian time it would return the Yemen-based rebels to the list of recognised terrorist groups,Continue Reading
Australian Zionists have joined the fray welcoming a raft of new sanctions against Hamas announced by the Albanese government. On Saturday, Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong announced counter-terrorism financial and travel sanctions were being imposed on eight people and one entity in response to Hamas’ October 7 attacks. In aContinue Reading
Australia should “leave the showboating to Scott Morrison” when it comes to visits to Israel, former prime minister Malcolm Turnbull says. Calls are growing for Anthony Albanese to visit Israel, including by former ambassador and Liberal MP Dave Sharma. But Mr Turnbull said Mr Albanese going on a “solidarity visit”Continue Reading
The consumer watchdog will seek to block Qantas from continuing to co-ordinate flights to and from mainland China with an international airline as pressure mounts on the embattled flying kangaroo. The Australian Consumer and Competition Commission issued a draft determination on Friday seeking to block the agreement between Qantas, andContinue Reading
A Qantas pilot has laid bare the unsettling reality of why staff are unhappy with how the airline has dealt with turbulent times. The airline’s fall from grace began when international borders snapped shut during the early days of the Covid-19 pandemic and has been marked by a series ofContinue Reading
Outgoing Qantas chief executive Alan Joyce has refused to answer questions over Chairman’s Lounge membership for the Prime Minister’s son and lobbying efforts against increased Qatar Airways capacity. Mr Joyce is appearing before the Senate select committee on the cost of living in Melbourne, days after Qantas posted a full-yearContinue Reading
Mystery surrounds the fate of the Defence Department’s $900,000-a-year woman Kathryn Campbell who was savaged by the Robodebt royal commission for her role in the scandal. The Defence Department has now refused to respond to questions over whether or not Ms Campbell is on leave since July 6, the dayContinue Reading