Jelly Roll Prepares To Leave the U.S. For Strummingbird Festival in Australia

While most singers start out as unknowns, Jelly Roll’s path to country music came with a great deal of redemption. Since a teenager, the country star found himself on the wrong side of the law more than once. Arrested over 40 times throughout his...

Woman knocked unconscious in Cincinnati fight speaks out

A woman who was knocked unconscious in a Cincinnati street fight, videos of which went viral online, is speaking out for the first time. She said she suffered severe head trauma and a concussion and is recovering while dealing with online threats....

Trump has a Russia problem, and there is no easy way out

US President Donald Trump faces a daunting series of foreign policy tests, perhaps none more confounding than the Russia-Ukraine conflict. His presidency, long known for dramatic reversals, instinctive deal-making, and headline-grabbing...

Brisbane becomes first airport to achieve global security standard

Brisbane Airport (BNE) has become the first airport in the world to complete a security assessment under a new global programme developed by IATA. The airport’s Security Management Systems (SeMS) certification process follows an on-site visit to...

Australian fashion retailer General Pants Co says they’ve settled $69,000 bill amid court threat

Northern Territory’s youth justice amendments will cost millions and increase offending

Justice Reform Initiative The Justice Reform Initiative condemns the Northern Territory Government’s latest amendments to youth justice laws as a dangerous and regressive step which will drastically escalate children’s incarceration rates and...

Can Britain, EU-Member-States, Canada Domesticate Jihadists

British Prime Minister, the progressive Sir Keir Rodney Starmer, is being cheeky, threatening to recognize a “Palestinian state” run by jihadists, at the United Nations General Assembly in September, 2025. As of August 1, 2025, Canada has...

Australian gas exports are a strategic asset—for us, and our friends

Australia’s gas sector is again under fire from ideologically driven critics. Commentators from groups such as the Australia Institute and Jubilee Australia argue that our export of liquefied natural gas primarily serves foreign interests rather...

Brazil’s Financial Morning Call for August 4, 2025

Brazil’s financial markets open today under continued pressure from U.S. 50% tariffs on most Brazilian exports, effective August 6, 2025, threatening R$175 billion in export revenues, despite exemptions for 700 key goods. The Central Bank’s 15%...

Australia Bans YouTube for Children Under 16

The government of Australia has reversed its decision to grant YouTube an exemption from its sweeping ban on social media for children under 16. YouTube’s parent company, Google, is threatening legal action, but Australian officials vowed to push...

Australia's First Boeing AH-64E Apache Helicopters Enter Final Assembly

The first four of 29 new Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters ordered by the Australian Army are drawing closer to delivery as they enter the final assembly phase at Boeing’s production facility on Mesa, Arizona. The incoming attack helicopters...

AI is joining the workforce. Is your security strategy ready?

We are living through a radical redefinition of the modern workforce. The promise of Agentic AI is already prompting leading enterprises to reshape their business operations, with announcements of job cuts making way for AI growth. As the shift...

Hyderabad: Dhruva Space to launch 1st commercial satellite with Musk’s Falcon 9

Hyderabad: Full-stack space engineering solutions provider from Hyderabad Dhruva Space is set to launch its first commercial space mission LEAP-1. It is being launched with an Indo-Australian strategic collaboration aboard Falcon 9, which belongs...

Logan Central: 10-year-old boy seriously injured after being hit by police car in Brisbane, Queensland

A 10-year-old boy is in hospital with serious injuries with severe injuries to his face after being struck by a police vehicle outside a school south of Brisbane on Friday afternoon. Emergency services were called to the corner of Jacaranda Avenue...

Australian recognition of Palestinian statehood 'a matter of when, not if', treasurer says

Treasurer Jim Chalmers said Australia's recognition of a Palestinian state is a matter of "when, not if", as more countries move to formally acknowledge its statehood. Chalmers' comments came after Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney followed the...

Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal

Proposed federal funding could improve Victoria’s aging airport terminal Published 6:15 am Friday, August 1, 2025 On Wednesday, (TX-27) Congressman Michael Cloud’s office announced that he had secured $5.5 million to modernize Victoria’s aging...

Australia’s First Rocket Crashes and Burns Seconds After Liftoff

The first Australian-made orbital rocket to launch from the land down under barely took off for its inaugural test flight, ending roughly 14 seconds after liftoff. Australian startup Gilmour Space launched its Eris rocket for the first time from...

State to slash hundreds of jobs

WaterNSW will axe about 300 jobs, nearly a quarter of its workforce, in a shock decision that has sparked fierce backlash from unions, who say the cuts threaten both community safety and the state’s climate resilience. The Australian Services...

Australia’s fresh shot at Trump on tariffs

Treasurer Jim Chalmers has taken a fresh shot at the Trump administration’s tariffs, boasting Australia’s lower interest rates show hiking import taxes is “bad for the American economy”. A chipper Mr Chalmers fronted morning shows on Thursday to...

Kalu Rallies Support For Reserved Seats Bill, Urges National Unity At Australian Event

1 Deputy Speaker of the House of Representatives, Rt. Hon. Benjamin Okezie Kalu, CFR, has called on Nigerians, lawmakers, and the international community to support the Reserved Seats Bill aimed at increasing female representation in governance...