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Trump ramps up threats to Iran
2+ hour, 39+ min ago (36+ words) Donald Trump warns he will decimate Iran unless the country meets his deadline. Donald Trump warns he will decimate Iran unless the country meets his deadline. Updated April 7, 2026 " 6:05am,first published 6:02am...
Fake missile strikes, White House memes and ‘useful idiots’: the AI war within the war
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1136+ words) If the Vietnam War was the first major televised conflict and the Gulf War was launched alongside burgeoning cable networks, then Donald Trump and Benjamin Netanyahu's strikes on Iran are landing in the early days of the AI media age....
The bold vision to turn Victoria Barracks into Sydney’s ‘next great public place’
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (820+ words) April 7, 2026 " 5:00am Sydney's Victoria Barracks would be thrown open for homes, leisure, sporting and cultural events under concept plans intended to stir debate around a divisive proposal to sell off historic military sites. As debate intensifies over federal Labor's move to…...
China’s been very quiet during Trump’s Iran war. There’s a good reason for that
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (952+ words) April 7, 2026 " 5:00am America went to war against Iran. And the winner is? China. "If you're looking out at this from Beijing, what's not to like about it?" poses Steve Biegun, US deputy secretary of state in Donald Trump's first administration. "The…...
Search for ‘crime prevention school’ providers grinds to a halt
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (607+ words) April 7, 2026 " 5:00am Queensland's youth justice department has halted its search for providers to run three crime prevention schools " a key part of the Crisafulli government's election pledge to tackle youth crime. The decision, outlined in an email obtained by this masthead,…...
Beyond the petrol pump: Can home-grown steps solve the nation’s fuel crisis?
3+ hour, 44+ min ago (1100+ words) April 7, 2026 " 5:00am Australia is facing unprecedented fuel insecurity. Despite the government's confidence that the nation can avoid a crippling shortage, attention has turned to home-grown solutions. As the Iran war drags into its sixth week, oil shipments through the Strait of…...
AI slop: The next evolution of wartime propaganda
3+ hour, 59+ min ago (70+ words) Alongside the conflict over the strait of Hormuz, the US and Israel's war with Iran is also being fought on a new front. The world of AI-generated propaganda. Alongside the conflict over the strait of Hormuz, the US and Israel's…...
Bold and decisive PM is exactly what Australia needs
10+ hour, 14+ min ago (254+ words) Pope Leo has denounced the war, acts of injustice and the isolation of peoples (Pope Leo urges world not to grow numb to war, April 6). As both head of the Catholic Church and with a BSc in mathematics, he is…...
Liberals ‘doomed if they try to become One Nation-lite’
12+ hour, 56+ min ago (1134+ words) April 6, 2026 " 7:48pm Add us as a preferred source on Google Victorian Liberal president Phil Davis has warned his party against chasing One Nation to the fringe of Australian politics and urged his own, warring state executive to make peace to give…...
Trump tried to cut the head off the Iran snake but it keeps biting him
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (206+ words) April 6, 2026 " 5:10am In the case of the Trump administration, the capture of Venezuelan President Nicol's Maduro, and the subsequent replacement by his pliable vice president Delcy Rodr'guez may well have given Trump an unrealistic view as to how effective military power…...