Major defence review to be released
A major review into defence strategy will be released as soon as possible to counter the rising military presence of China.
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Donald Trump ‘was the winner this week’
Former Victorian Liberal Party President Michael Kroger says Donald Trump “was the winner this week”. “For the reason that the raid has played incredibly badly for the Democrats,” Mr Kroger told Sky News host Paul Murray. Mr Kroger also said…
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‘Enormous concern’: Australia is ‘still waiting’ for Cheng Lei
Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says it is of “enormous concern” Australia is “still waiting” for certainty surrounding the future of detained Australian journalist Cheng Lei. Mr Birmingham said it deeply troubling Ms Lei is still detained. “We are still…
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‘Troubling’: China’s administration is ‘more assertive’
Shadow Foreign Minister Simon Birmingham says it is “troubling” to see China’s administration take a “more assertive” approach, as he discussed comments made by the Chinese Ambassador. Mr Birmingham said the comments made by Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian were the…
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Merrick Garland ‘calling Trump’s bluff’ in ‘political move’
CNN Reporter Stephen Collinson says the US Attorney-General Merrick Garland is effectively “calling Trump’s bluff” in a very “interesting political move”. Mr Collinson said the former US president Donald Trump has to decide whether he will fight the FBI raid’s…
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Labor needs to ‘show some fairness’ over Scottish family’s visa
Sky News host Chris Smith says the Immigration Minister needs to show some “backbone and fairness” in the case of the Green family. Mark Green, originally from Scotland, has been living and working in Australia legally for the past decade,…
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ABS to start releasing a ‘monthly inflation indicator’
Sky News Business Reporter Edward Boyd says the Australian Bureau of Statistics is now going to start releasing a monthly inflation indicator. “This is great news for our economy,” Mr Boyd told Sky News Australia. “From next week, they’re going…
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‘It’s petrifying’: UK households struggle with cost of living pressures
Households across the United Kingdom are struggling with cost of living pressures as energy costs are expected to skyrocket over winter. The UK government is facing increasing pressure to align itself with other world leaders and offer additional government support.…
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Taiwanese people have ‘no desire’ to be part of PRC
More and more people in Taiwan see themselves as Taiwanese as opposed to Chinese, says former DFAT Australia-China Council scholar Andrew Phelan. He said they have “no desire” to be part of the People’s Republic of China. “Right now, about…
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‘Relief’ over drop in US inflation
CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says if a drop in US inflation was not delivered, there would have been “quite a bit of volatility” in the market. US inflation dropped from a four-decade high of 9.1 per cent to 8.5 per cent…
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US Federal Reserve ‘walking a very thin line’ trying to make interest rate work
CNN Reporter Tom Foreman says the US Federal Reserve is “walking a very thin line” on interest rates trying to make it work. Mr Foreman’s remarks come after the first signs emerged from the US on Thursday that inflation may…
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Australia ‘won’t be bullied by any other nation’
Shadow Home Affairs Minister Karen Andrews says Australia won’t be “bullied” by any other nation. Ms Andrews’ remarks come after Chinese Ambassador Xiao Qian made an address at the National Press Club on Wednesday, warning that there would be no…
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ABC has made ‘serious mistakes’
Shadow Communications Minister Sarah Henderson says the ABC has been “highly sensitive” whenever it has been criticised. “And it has made some very serious mistakes,” Ms Henderson said.
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The left ‘slipped off their seats with excitement’ after Trump raid
Sky News host Paul Murray says the left-wing media basically “slipped off their seats with excitement” when news of the FBI raid on Donald Trump broke. “Now of course, there was no such raid on Hillary, there was no such…
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Olivia Newton-John ‘radiated warm feelings wherever she went’
Music historian Glenn A Baker says Olivia Newton-John “radiated warm feelings wherever she went”. “She was so polite and so generous but she was also innate and instinctive in her career,” he told Sky News host Chris Smith. Mr Baker…
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‘One rule for socialists, one rule for everybody else’: Bishop
Former Speaker of the House Bronwyn Bishop says Trump was right to say the FBI had been “weaponised”. “I keep saying, there’s one rule for socialists and one rule for everybody else,” she said. “And Trump is everybody else.”
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US Senate passes climate, health and tax bill
The US Senate has passed legislation aiming to reduce carbon emissions in the country by 40 per cent by around 2030. The bill also includes sweeping health care and tax reforms and was only passed after Vice President Kamala Harris…
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Australian musician Judith Durham to be given state funeral
Australian singer-songwriter Judith Durham will be farewelled with a state funeral as her family accepts the offer from Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews. The Seekers lead singer died aged 79 after a lengthy battle with ill health. The surviving members of…
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‘Personal hell’: John Barilaro fronts parliamentary inquiry
Former deputy NSW premier John Barilaro says he has endured a “personal hell” since withdrawing from the controversial US trade commissioner role as he fronts a parliamentary inquiry into the appointment. “I applied for a public service job as a…
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Fuel prices have fallen ‘substantially’
CommSec’s Tom Piotrowski says fuel prices have fallen “substantially” from the highs of the last couple of months. He said all prices last week were down by around 13 per cent. “That’s really helpful for a range of factors –…
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