Treasurer Jim Chalmers has defended the increase in the monthly inflation rate which has raised pressure on the Reserve Bank to lift interest rates at its August meeting. Fresh monthly inflation figures released by the Bureau of Statistics on Wednesday showed headline CPI accelerated to 4 per cent in theContinue Reading
Australia must seriously consider reintroducing conscription to boost its troop numbers in the face of a looming “all-out war” with Russia, a defence analyst says. Rapidly rising global tensions in eastern Europe and the Middle East threaten to “drag Australia into an orbit of an open confrontation”, Dr Alexey Muraviev,Continue Reading
Four Australian meteorologists are set to be evacuated from a weather station on a remote island in the Coral Sea which is in severe danger of getting a direct hit from Tropical Cyclone Jasper. Jasper is rapdily intensifying over the Coral Sea and is heading towards Queensland. The storm isContinue Reading
A severe cyclone is heading toward northern Queensland as a heatwave begins to spread across the country this weekend. Tropical Cyclone Jasper has intensified to a severe category 3 as it moves over the ocean 1390km east of Cairns and could make landfall early next week. The cyclone is expectedContinue Reading
It’s officially summer in Australia, and millions of people are expected to cop the full gambit of summertime weather extremes in just the first week of the season, with heatwaves and a potential cyclone on the cards. A band of high intensity pressure over central and northern Australia this weekContinue Reading
Australians have been warned to brace themselves for another week of wild weather, as a tropical cyclone heads towards the east coast this week. The Bureau of Meteorology has predicted a high chance of Tropical Cyclone Jasper developing into a category 3 weather system by Tuesday or Wednesday as itContinue Reading
Australia has been put on notice that it risks severing its close ties with Pacific nations if it allows China to undermine them. Several prominent Solomon Islands leaders have come out to urge the Australian government to provide more aid in order to combat increasing Chinese influence. Experts have warnedContinue Reading
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese faces growing fury over the cost of living and Labor’s response to the Israel-Gaza conflict as he returns to Canberra following a whirlwind global diplomatic stint. Mr Albanese’s return to parliament comes after tens of thousands gathered across major cities over the weekend, with large pro-PalestinianContinue Reading
Millions of Aussies will flock to polling booths across the country to cast their vote and snag a democracy sausage as the nation votes. Barbecues are being fired up as voters head to the polls to cast their vote in the Voice referendum on Saturday. Voting booths opened in NSW,Continue Reading
The Ukrainian Ambassador has warned other countries could be emboldened by a Russian victory, sparking fears about what that would mean for Australia. Ambassador Vasyl Myroshnychenko shared the grim warning with business leaders after giving a key note address hosted by the McKell Institute in Sydney on Friday. While sayingContinue Reading