Category: Politics

October 22, 2025 | Canberra, Australia Australia has taken a historic step into Middle Eastern peacekeeping, with a senior Australian Defence Force (ADF) officer joining a US-led Civil-Military Coordination Centre in Israel. The deployment—announced by the Department of Defence on Wednesday, October 22, 2025—marks the first time an Australian has participated in a Trump-initiated Gaza…

October 22, 2025 | Canberra, Australia Australia has reached a historic milestone in its transition to clean energy, with renewable sources now accounting for 40% of national electricity generation, according to the Australian Energy Market Operator (AEMO). The achievement marks a pivotal step toward the federal government’s 82% renewables target by 2030, positioning Australia as…

October 23, 2025 | Sydney, Australia Fresh Allegations Shake Buckingham Palace Prince Andrew, the Duke of York, is once again at the centre of controversy after Britain’s Metropolitan Police reportedly opened a fresh investigation into allegations that he misused royal security staff to gather personal data about his accuser, Virginia Giuffre. The revelation, first broadcast…

October 13, 2025 – Sydney, Australia Government Backflip Eases Pressure on Working Australians More than a million of Australia’s lowest-paid workers are set to benefit after Treasurer Jim Chalmers announced a dramatic U-turn on the government’s controversial plan to tax unrealised superannuation gains on balances exceeding $3 million. The Albanese government confirmed the reversal during…

October 26, 2025 | Sydney, Australia In a landmark development for Middle East diplomacy, Israel has formally signed a US-brokered peace accord under Donald Trump’s 20-point Gaza peace plan, paving the way for an anticipated ceasefire in the Gaza Strip scheduled to begin around midday Saturday (Australian time). After two years of intense conflict that…