Federal Government gains strong support for listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

Federal Government gains strong support for listing Iran’s Revolutionary Guard as terrorist group

The Federal Government has received an outpouring of political and community support over its move to list Iran's Revolutionary Guard as a terrorist organisation. The revelation that Australia's spy agency has credible intelligence that Iran directed firebombing attacks on Jewish targets in Australia has made global headlines. While Iran's top diplomat in Canberra must leave the country by the end of this week.

Trump’s 50% tariffs on India come into force as president puts pressure on country over buying Russian oil – US politics live

Trump’s 50% tariffs on India come into force as president puts pressure on country over buying Russian oil – US politics live

Indian commerce ministry official says exporters will be encouraged to diversify to markets such as China and the Middle East President Donald Trump said on Tuesday that US colleges would struggle without Chinese students, amid a backlash from his base after he suggested he could let 600,000 Chinese college students into the country as part of trade talks with the economic rival. Guo Jiakun, a spokesperson for China’s foreign ministry, said on Wednesday that the ministry hoped the US would follow through on Trump’s statement welcoming Chinese students and stop the “unprovoked harassment, interrogation, and deportation” of Chinese students. Continue reading...

In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

In idyllic Porepunkah, a manhunt this huge feels ‘surreal’ – and the alleged killer could be anywhere

A peaceful Victoria town has been rocked by the fatal shootings of two police officers, leaving locals shuttered indoors and police scouring bushland for the suspect Who is Dezi Freeman? Porepunkah shooting suspect called police ‘terrorist thugs’ and tried to arrest magistrate How a police search warrant at a rural Victorian property ended in a day of tragedy Get our breaking news email , free app or daily news podcast It would have been idyllic were it not for the sound of a police helicopter reverberating over the valley. By late afternoon on Wednesday the rain had slowed to a drizzle in Porepunkah. Mist curled around the foothills of Mt Buffalo. Cows and sheep grazed under a grey sky, unperturbed by the massive manhunt around them. Continue reading...