Takaichi’s choice: revolution, reform or regression

Without bold action, the new prime minister will lack the momentum for enduring leadership

Japan’s new Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi stands at a crossroads. Her choices will define not only her legacy but the nation’s trajectory for the next decade and beyond.
As the country’s first female…[Read more]

Victoria’s top cop Mike Bush apologises for using police helicopter to fly to Tasmania

Victoria’s top cop has apologised for making the “wrong decision” to take a police helicopter to Tasmania to attend a work conference.
Chief Commissioner Mike Bush travelled to Hobart via a Victoria Police Air Wing on Monday afternoon for the annual A…[Read more]

Australian PM defends ambassador to US after Trump run-in

Australia’s Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has strongly defended his ambassador to the US after Donald Trump said he did not like the diplomat during a meeting at the White House.

On Monday, Trump was asked about Kevin Rudd, a former prime minister turned ambassador to the US, who wrote…[Read more]

China accuses Australia of covering up South China Sea airspace incursion

China and Australia have traded accusations over an incident Australia said involved a Chinese jet releasing flares.

China has accused Australia of covering up an incursion into Chinese airspace in response to Canberra’s earlier claims about an “unsafe and unp…[Read more]

Zelenskyy holds out hope Trump will still provide Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles

Speaking with NBC News’ “Meet the Press” after his visit with Trump, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy acknowledged he didn’t get what he wanted — but it could still happen.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy struck a hopeful tone while on a trip to the U…[Read more]

At least 15 detained after protesters and police clash outside Chicago Ice center

Officers reportedly tackled and dragged several people after authorities told demonstrators to stay in ‘protest zones’

t least 15 people were taken into custody outside the Broadview Ice detention center in the Chicago area after heated confrontations between Ill…[Read more]

Trump says he has commuted sentence of George Santos in federal fraud case

Former Republican US representative walks free after being sentenced in April to more than seven years in prison for deceiving donors and stealing identities of 11 people

Donald Trump announced on Friday he had commuted the sentence of George Santos, the disgraced former…[Read more]

Lost Recording of Anti-War Director Kihachi Okamoto Discovered

A long-lost recording of acclaimed film director Kihachi Okamoto, known for his lifelong commitment to anti-war cinema, has been discovered, shedding new light on the convictions behind his influential body of work. The tape, found in January in a storage room at BSS San’in B…[Read more]

Osaka Police Officers Demonstrate Safe E-scooter Riding to Promote Proper Use

To promote safe and proper use of electric scooters, Osaka prefectural police officers wearing helmets have been demonstrating correct riding methods for passersby. The police explained that “people will notice when uniformed officers ride them” and have encouraged res…[Read more]

Influenza cases in Japan surge 50% week on week

Health authorities in Japan are urging people to take precautions against influenza. They say cases nationwide have surged by about 50 percent in the space of a week.

The Japan Institute for Health Security and others say there were 9,074 cases reported by more than 3,000 medical institutions…[Read more]

Hawthorn dad Grant Brown unloads on Premier Jacinta Allan and Victoria’s bail laws after home invasion terror

The hero dad dubbed “Captain Underwear” has unloaded on Premier Jacinta Allan and Victoria’s bail laws in the aftermath of his own home invasion terror.

The hero dad who chased down two boys in his underwear after they allegedly broke i…[Read more]

‘Ambitious’ Warren Moon hungry for success with Central Coast Mariners

New Mariners coach Warren Moon has embraced his interim role despite uncertainty around the club’s ownership and coaching structure.

Mariners interim coach Warren Moon has no concerns about jumping into the Central Coast hot seat despite the looming shadow of Labinot Halit…[Read more]

Can Australia provide US with rare-earth metals which China has restricted?

Australia has spied an opportunity amid ongoing China-US rare earths dispute.

Australia may have spotted a lucrative hole in the market for rare-earth metals, which are crucial for the defence industry and for manufacturing products necessary for the development of…[Read more]

Hamas needs more time to recover hostages’ remains, U.S. advisers say

Hamas will need more time to recover hostages’ remains still in Gaza, two senior U.S. advisers have said, as Israel’s military began to prepare for the possibility of renewed fighting amid anguish and anger about delays in the return of abductees.

Hamas handed over 20 liv…[Read more]

In Louisiana voting case, US Supreme Court ponders a ‘colorblind’ Constitution

In deciding a major case examining the racial composition of electoral districts in Louisiana, U.S. Supreme Court justices are facing the question of whether the U.S. Constitution should be seen as colorblind – even when remedies are sought under civil rights law for…[Read more]

How Trump got his Nobel Peace Prize after all

By giving the award to Venezuela’s Maria Corina Machado, the Nobel Committee has effectively crowned Trump’s vision of power and intervention as ‘peace’.

Although the White House immediately put the Nobel Committee on notice for putting “politics over peace” when it failed to deliver the peace prize…[Read more]

‘Conflicts of interest’ behind Australian parliamentary official’s $315k retirement payment, report finds

Barrister finds ‘multiple procedural failures’ in payment to Cate Saunders, who had ‘close’ relationship with former DPS secretary

An independent “fact-finding mission” into a $315,126 retirement payment to a senior parliamentary dep…[Read more]

Adelaide mechanic banned from taking on apprentices

An Adelaide mechanic who left two trainees alone to run his service centre has been banned from employing apprentices indefinitely.
Scott Thornton, who previously owned Ultra Tune franchises in Aberfoyle Park and Seaford, was found to have left two apprentices unsupervised for a week while he…[Read more]

Net zero never ‘aligns with a Liberal position’, rebellious backbencher says

A rebellious backbencher pushing for the Coalition to abandon net zero has made a bold declaration amid rumours some Liberals are looking to defect.

Australia’s target of net-zero emissions by 2050 has never aligned with “a Liberal position”, a rebellious backbench…[Read more]

Partisan shutdown standoff ignores key risk to US stability: rising national debt

The ongoing shutdown debate between Democrats and President Donald Trump’s Republicans is largely avoiding the difficult fiscal issues clouding the country’s future – the rising national debt and the long-term financial health of Social Security and Medicare.
The…[Read more]