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US President Donald Trump has dropped a bombshell on global trade, announcing an immediate 25% tariff on any country doing business with Iran – a direct jab at Tehran’s brutal crackdown on massive anti-government protests that have left hundreds dead. Announced on Truth Social on 12 January 2026 as “effective immediately” and “final and conclusive,”…
In the space of five days, Washington escalated its confrontation with Caracas from sanctions enforcement to a kinetic operation that, according to multiple major outlets, culminated in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and the seizure of two oil tankers operating within what US officials describe as a sanctions-busting “shadow fleet”. The moves have…
Published: 1 January 2026 As Victorians usher in 2026 today, the state finds itself ensnared in a fiscal maelstrom, with the Labor government’s rollout of 21 new or increased fees, taxes, and charges taking effect amid soaring debt and unrelenting cost-of-living pressures. This analysis, drawn from a broad spectrum of Australian media outlets, government documents,…
Published: 20 December 2025 Australia is mourning after a terrorist mass shooting at a Jewish Hanukkah celebration at Bondi Beach left 16 people dead, including one of the attackers, and around 40 injured, in one of the deadliest acts of violence in the nation’s modern history. Police say the attack, which targeted a large public…
Published: 16 December 2025 Sydney Australia is grappling with the aftermath of the Bondi Beach Hanukkah shooting, an attack that left 15 people dead and has become the country’s deadliest mass shooting in decades. As investigators piece together the motives and movements of the alleged attackers, attention has turned to extremist ideology, overseas travel, and…