Yachties enjoying a cruise along the Queensland coast have been warned to stay clear of the massive military exercise taking place at Shoalwater Bay over the next week. As the ABC’s Ellie Willcox reported on Friday, there will be no safe anchorage for about 100 nautical miles from Yeppoon north to the Percy Island group during the bigger-than-ever Australian-US military exercise known …

The Yes In My Backyard movement is lobbying for denser cities and more housing in places people want to work and live and YIMBYs want these homes built yesterday. But the NIMBYs haven’t given up yet. on a cold June night in Sydney’s eastern suburbs dozens of residents, most insulated by navy puffer coats and vests, have piled into the …

Worshippers had gathered for a packed Sunday service at the Mar Elias Church in the Dweila neighbourhood when the attack took place. The suicide bomber entered and opened fire, before detonating his explosive vest, Syria’s interior ministry said in a statement. Debris lies after a blast rocked the Mar Elias Church. It said the suicide bomber was a member of …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has landed in Canada ahead of this week’s G7 summit, during which he will meet with US President Donald Trump at a fraught time in world affairs. Albanese’s first meeting today was with G7 host, Canada Prime Minister Mark Carney, shortly after touching down. “Canada is the eighth largest investor in Australia at the moment and there is the potential, I …

US President Donald Trump rejected a plan presented by Israel to the US to kill Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, according to a US official familiar with the matter. The Israelis informed the Trump administration in recent days that they had developed a credible plan to kill Khamenei. After being briefed on the plan, the White House made clear to Israeli …

At least 13 people, including three minors, have been killed in Israel after days of conflict with Iran, the Israeli government said Sunday. Ten people were killed in the attacks overnight and at least 385 people were injured, with seven in a serious condition, the government said. Over 200 rocket launches were reported overnight, the government added, with 22 impact …

The majority of those killed or injured in Israeli strikes on Iran are women and children, the country’s health minister Mohammad-Reza Zafarghand was quoted on state media as saying. No official tally has been given for the number of deaths from three days of conflict with Israel, but on Friday Iran’s UN envoy said at least 78 people had been …

Iranian media reported a blast in central Tehran on Sunday, as Israeli kept up its attacks on Iran for a third day. The Tasnim news agency shared footage of the explosion site, saying it occurred near the central Valiasr Square. The video showed columns of smoke rising from the area, with debris and shattered glass scattered across the scene. Other …

Hundreds of air strikes have rained down across Israel and Iran this week, leaving dozens dead and residents unsure what’s to come. Behind it all, two men are at the opposing helms of a situation that is rapidly devolving into outright war. Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Iran’s Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei hail from vastly different political upbringings. This …

The Reserve Bank has cut interest rates amid greater confidence that the inflation battle is won, and will remain won, even if borrowing rates fall further from here. Forecasts in the RBA’s latest quarterly Statement on Monetary Policy (SMP) offer good news for borrowers, by suggesting that market pricing for a 3.2 per cent cash rate by early next year …