Australians on edge as heatwave, fires, cyclone brew
A heatwave has two states on high alert for bushfires as another braces for a tropical cyclone to make landfall. Total fire bans have been declared across South Australia and…
Davos Donald. America’s mighty economic power has feet of clay
The Trump gang’s power to act beyond any laws in disrupting, coercing, stealing and killing comes from America’s economic and military might but the limits to one of those is…
Nats’ demands complicate Liberal leadership speculation
Preparations among Liberal MPs to knife their first-ever female leader are being complicated by visceral anger towards David Littleproud for effectively demanding Sussan Ley be replaced. A vote to roll…
Death toll in Iran protest crackdown is 5000
The death toll in Iran’s bloody crackdown on nationwide protests has reached at least 5000 people killed, activists say, warning many more were feared dead as the most comprehensive internet…
Leader wins second term to rule Vietnam through to 2030
Vietnam’s top leader To Lam was appointed as head of the ruling Communist Party for the next five years, state media reports. He pledged to turbocharge growth in the export-reliant…
Savings coming for households able to use energy in day
A load of washing and pool pumps running in the middle of the day could save households hundreds of dollars a year once electricity is made free during a three-hour…
Greenland’s role in Trump’s ‘Golden Dome’
In a hypothetical nuclear war involving Russia, China and the United States, the island of Greenland would be in the middle of Armageddon. The strategic importance of the Arctic territory…
Safety warnings as ‘heat dome’ looms over long weekend
Millions of people are bracing for severe heat over the Australia Day long weekend, with swimmers warned of threats above and below the waves. A “heat dome” could bring record-breaking…
The election campaign threat that has parties worried
More work is needed to counter disinformation generated by artificial intelligence, a review of Labor’s landslide federal election victory has found. While praising the campaign that delivered Anthony Albanese 94…
Japan’s PM calls snap election after 3 months in office
Japan’s Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi has dissolved the lower house of parliament, paving the way for a snap election on February 8. The move is an attempt to capitalise on…