The former head of the Department of Home Affairs’ engagement with a Liberal powerbroker was “reckless”, “ill-advised” and beyond the boundaries of normal public service practice, a previously unreleased confidential report found. The independent probe led to the sacking of Michael Pezzullo as secretary of the Department of Home Affairs in…
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0 claims checkedIs opposing Israel 'anti-Semitism'? France’s latest attempt to fight hate risks inflaming it The French government is backing a draft law based on the idea that "hatred" of Israel is inseparable from…
A fast-growing wildfire in windy Southern California prompted multiple evacuation orders and warnings on Friday (April 4, 2026). The Springs Fire broke out at around 11 a.m., and by 2.30 p.m.
Ukraine: 'Massive' Russian air strikes kill at least 14 April 4, 2026Ukraine came under massive air attacks from Russia on Thursday night and throughout Friday, which killed at least 14 people across…
Iran’s forces were hunting on Saturday (April 4, 2026) for a missing U.S. pilot from one of two warplanes downed over Iran and the Gulf, officials from both sides said, while two airmen were…
Many of Tokyo's popular and iconic Somei Yoshino cherry blossom trees were planted during Japan's postwar advancement in the 1960s, and are now getting old and frail. Some have fallen, and many…
Online betting platforms are directly driving the global oil market as they increasingly rely on anonymous prediction markets to determine multimillion-dollar trades, energy traders have…
Artemis II lifts off from the Kennedy Space Center – in pictures Nasa’s moon rocket Artemis II launched on Wednesday evening (US time), carrying astronauts to the moon for the first time in almost 54…
Israel has repeatedly struck the ancient southern Lebanese city of Tyre, where several inhabitants have been injured.