The prospect of snow on the Northern Tablelands may have felt like wishful thinking for some. A promising weather forecast earlier in the week had seemed to have fizzled to drizzle by Friday, although weather-chasing social media identities disagreed. When Saturday morning arrived, news quickly spread of dustings in Guyra, Ben Lomond and surrounds. Snow carpeted Kindly Animal Sanctuary. Those …

Syria says it is withdrawing troops from a flashpoint southern city after days of deadly clashes with an Arab minority group that triggered military action from Israel. Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa said the country was “not afraid of war” but had chosen to put its people “above chaos and destruction,” after his government announced a new ceasefire with the Druze, an offshoot …

Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has described recent actions by the Israel Defense Forces in Gaza as “completely indefensible” and says he told Israeli President Isaac Herzog directly that Israel was losing support by its own actions. In an interview with the ABC as he wrapped up his six-day visit to China, the prime minister was asked about the broader rapid …

Australia and China, the prime minister told the secretary of the CCP’s Shanghai Municipal Committee on Sunday, “deal with each other in a calm and consistent manner”. “And we want to continue to pursue our national interests, and it is in our interest to have good relations with China”. It’s the sort of polite diplomatic language that can often sound …

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 …