Israel’s foreign minister revokes visas of Australian representatives to Palestinian Authority | Australian foreign policy

Israel’s foreign minister has revoked the visas of Australian representatives to the Palestinian Authority, citing Australia’s “unjustified refusal” to grant visas to Israeli figures and its intention to recognise Palestinian statehood. In... Read more »

March for Australia rally exposes fractures after neo-Nazi support

A planned anti-immigration rally is falling apart, with key “freedom” groups pulling out over alleged links to the neo-Nazi National Socialist Network (NSN). Fresh from its midnight march through the Melbourne CBD,... Read more »

Block Earner raises $8m for Bitcoin-backed home loan deposits

Australian fintech Block Earner has secured an $8 million capital raise to advance its Bitcoin-backed home loan deposits, as institutional acceptance and blockchain token values soar through 2025. The development comes after... Read more »

Jeremy Buckingham calls for parliamentary inquiry into serial killer Ivan Milat

New fears serial killer Ivan Milat killed “hundreds” more people have emerged, with scores of unsolved deaths before his arrest for the backpacker murders. Milat, who died behind bars in 2019, was... Read more »

What is the economic reform roundtable and what will it achieve?

Around 30 leaders from business, unions and civil society will convene in Canberra on Tuesday for three days of discussion and debate about the country’s economic future. The summit, first announced in... Read more »

Priscilla, Superman actor Terence Stamp dead at 87

Terence Stamp, the British actor who became synonymous with Swinging London in the 1960s, has died, his family said Sunday, according to Reuters. He was 87 years old. Stamp first came to... Read more »

Updates to Australian building requirements add thousands to cost of new homes

“The standard [of new homes] is already so much higher than the majority of all the other housing stock that’s in the market,” he said. In Sydney, two bedroom inner-city terraces largely... Read more »

Anti-war protests erupt across Israel against Benjamin Netanyahu’s assault plan

“Those who today call for an end to the war without defeating Hamas are not only hardening Hamas’ position and delaying the release of our hostages, they are also ensuring that the... Read more »

Pakistan defends flood response after more than 300 killed

Rescuers have recovered dozens more bodies from the rubble of collapsed homes in a north-western district of Pakistan, as authorities defended their response to the devastating flooding, saying they did not need... Read more »

Israelis stage nationwide protests to demand end to Gaza war and release of hostages

With drums and horns blaring, hundreds of thousands of passionate Israelis have shouted in protest on the streets of Tel Aviv.  “All of them now — their time is running out!” It’s... Read more »