New Zealand: ACT Deputy Leader Steps Down

In New Zealand, ACT Party deputy leader Brooke van Velden announced she will not seek re-election, though she left the

Tens of Thousands of Victorian Teachers Walk Off the Job

In Australia, tens of thousands of Victorian government school teachers, principals, and education support staff staged a 24-hour statewide strike

Middle East Conflict Escalates: Israel and Iran Exchange Fire

The war in the Middle East showed no signs of abating. According to live coverage from Le Monde and Germany's

Colombian Military Plane Crash Kills 34

A Colombian military aircraft crashed on Monday, killing 34 people and injuring dozens more, according to The New York Times.

Trump’s Iran Gamble Draws Putin Comparisons

In the international arena, commentary is intensifying around what analysts describe as a catastrophic miscalculation by Donald Trump in his

Aboriginal Land Rights and NSW’s Community Clubs Clash

A battle over land in New South Wales has escalated after a local Aboriginal land council scored a major legal

Years of Warnings Preceded Psychiatric Hospital Homicide

A damning picture has emerged of the Swanston Centre, a Geelong psychiatric hospital where a homicide eventually occurred — but

What Comes Next

The five-day window Trump has opened is vanishingly small for resolving a conflict of this magnitude. Markets have priced in

A Wider Conflict Still Burning

The diplomatic pause between Washington and Tehran exists against a backdrop of active warfare. Israel has launched a ground offensive

Meanwhile in Washington: Columbus Returns

In a footnote to the geopolitical drama, Trump made headlines of a different kind over the weekend by installing a