FM: US administration has no right to decide fate of the occupied Syrian Golan
Syria has stressed that the US administration does not have any right or mandate to decide the fate of the occupied Syrian Golan, and that any recognition by it or…
Open Letter to Muslim Australians from Bill Shorten Leader of the Opposition
As-salamu alaykum We’ve all been shocked by the terrorist attack in Christchurch, we’ve all been devastated by the terrible loss of life. Innocent worshippers in their mosque, at prayer. People…
Natasha Stott Despoja: ‘Jacinda Ardern is the leader NZ needed in its darkest days’
The grace and poise of New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has comforted us all. Her courage and composure have captured world attention. Apparently, one male commentator quipped that we…
PM calls for Turkey travel warning review after Erdogan threats
Australia is urgently reviewing travel advice for Turkey weeks before Anzac Day celebrations after President Tayyip Erdogan warned Australians can expect to come home “in caskets” if there is a…
49 killed in New Zealand massacres
An Australian is among those who have been arrested after 49 people were killed and dozens more injured in terrorist shooting attacks at two Christchurch mosques. At least one gunman…
Donald Trump orders Boeing 737 MAX fleet grounded, as plane maker backs ‘caution’
The Ethiopian crash on Sunday killed 157 people, and was the second disaster involving the Boeing 737 MAX 8 in less than five months. In October, the unexplained crash of…
Dutton’s department processed just 15% of citizenship applications last year
Audit office’s damning review finds home affairs department working in neither a time-efficient nor resource-efficient manner The Department of Home Affairs dropped its target of processing 80% of citizenship applications…
Domestic violence prevention program gets $328 million funding boost
Domestic violence prevention programs will get a $328 million funding boost from the federal government as part of an ongoing national strategy to curb violence toward women. The package includes…
George Pell looked a changed man as he was sentenced for his crime
In the end, he was just an elderly, grey-faced man in the dock. Not a prince of the church, not a cardinal, but a man convicted of and sentenced for…
Turnbull rebukes Abbott, saying ‘ideology and idiocy’ can’t determine energy policy
Malcolm Turnbull has slammed Tony Abbott’s suggestion that Australia should reinvest in coal power, labelling the idea “ideology and innumerate idiocy”. Mr Turnbull’s blunt intervention adds fuel to the heated…