Firefighters say bushfire budget cuts cost lives and homes
Firefighters say they are becoming more traumatised on the frontline of the bushfire crisis knowing they could have saved more lives and homes had they been properly resourced. In a…
Vladimir Putin clears the way for his next step to everlasting power
Russia’s entire government has unexpectedly stepped down, in a move that clears the way for President Vladimir Putin to maintain his grip on power well past the end of his…
The big corporate hitters who the ATO says are paying no tax
The resource giants who built the mining boom since 2000 earned $53.8 billion in revenues in the 2017-18 year without paying any tax, according to the Australian Taxation Office’s latest…
Queen orders royals to find new roles for Prince Harry and Meghan
The Queen has moved quickly to take control of the crisis surrounding the decision by Prince Harry and Meghan, the Duchess of Sussex, to distance themselves from the royal family,…
Queensland Premier asks Donald Trump to send tourists despite bushfires
Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has reportedly pleaded in a letter for President Donald Trump to revise US travel warnings for Australia. The US State Department last week put out a…
Donald Trump’s ‘punishing’ response to Iran’s attacks on US troops
President Donald Trump’s initial response to Iran’s ballistic missile strikes targeted at American troops was to tweet a reminder the US has “the most powerful and well equipped military anywhere…
Good Morning Britain airs heated exchange with Australian Liberal MP over bushfire response.
British breakfast show hosts Piers Morgan and Susanna Reid have lambasted Australian Prime Minister Scott Morrison in a tense interview with Liberal MP Craig Kelly. Morgan had previously criticised Morrison…
Firefighting associations call for federal royal commission into deadly bushfire crisis
Firefighting associations across Australia are calling for a federal royal commission into the deadly bushfire crisis currently gripping Australia. Association secretaries from NSW, Queensland, South Australia, and Western Australia have…
Scott Morrison’s fires response has put his political judgement in question
When it comes to political clumsiness, the Prime Minister’s Hawaiian holiday was hard to top. But the Liberal Party advertisement released late yesterday, as dozens of communities faced horror bushfire…
Carlos Ghosn, Nissan ex-boss, accused of illegally using private jets in escape from Japan
A Turkish private jet operator says ex-Nissan boss Carlos Ghosn used two of its planes illegally in his escape from Japan, with an employee falsifying lease records to exclude his…