Yes Australia’s house prices may fall – but the decades of unchecked property price growth were the true policy failure

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Instead of relying on tax-enhanced speculation, investors must now look at established properties based on actual profitability – leaving space for first home buyers

For decades, Australia’s property market has been defined by relentless price rises, reinforcing the old adage that real estate investment is “as safe as houses”.

There’s now a wrinkle in that wisdom.

Indian PM Modi meets Myanmar military gov’t leader in New Delhi

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Myanmar opposition groups criticise India for hosting Min Aung Hlaing, but India says engagement is best way forward.

Trump admirer’s surprise first-round win is a blow to Colombia’s traditional conservatives

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Success of far-right presidential candidate, Abelardo de la Espriella, suggests some voters are ‘fed up with politics’

The far-right lawyer Abelardo de la Espriella and the leftwing senator Iván Cepeda have just under three weeks to compete for the roughly 3.6m votes that did not go to either of them in the first round of Colombia’s presidential election.

That is no insignificant number, given that De la Espriella’s lead over Cepeda amounted to little more than 670,000 votes – 43.7% to 40.9%.

Lebanon latest: Israel captures more land in the south

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Al Jazeera’s Zeina Khodr brings you the latest from Lebanon as Israel expands its occupation there.

Voting suspended in parts of Ethiopia over security concerns

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's party is expected to dominate the election as conflicts overshadow the vote.

France seizes Russian suspected shadow fleet vessel – politico.eu

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Three Ebola vaccines in development amid growing outbreak fears

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

IAVI, Moderna and the University of Oxford are all working on new vaccines.

Egypt’s new monorail offers a modern ride, but Cairo is still not convinced

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Cairo's East Nile monorail opened to passengers this month as a flagship of Egypt's infrastructure ambitions.

Sacked Arsenal staffer doesn’t regret speaking out for Palestine

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Mark Bonnick is suing Arsenal football club for unfair dismissal, saying he was sacked for supporting Palestine.

Huge explosion at Malta fireworks factory

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

A large explosion has torn through a fireworks factory in northern Malta, damaging buildings several kilometres away.

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment – The New York Times

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Alberta’s Movement to Separate from Canada Gets Its Moment The New York Times
Opinion: Central Canadian elites are as much to blame for Alberta’s separatist movement as anyone else The Globe and Mail
Danielle Smith’s dangerous referendum rhetoric threatens Canada’s Constitution and Indigenous treaty rights The Conversation
Gillian Steward: It is up to Albertans to shut the separatist movement down Toronto Star
Hundreds brave rain for Forever Canadian lawn sign pop-up event in Calgary Calgary Herald

Israel PM orders strikes on Beirut suburbs as Hezbollah conflict escalates

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Benjamin Netanyahu says the Hezbollah stronghold of Dahieh will be targeted in response to attacks on Israeli civilians.

China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk – The New York Times

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

China Aims A.I. at Predicting Who Could Pose a Political Risk The New York Times
Chinese Firm Develops Technology That Uses AI To Predict Future Protestors NDTV
China overhauls world’s biggest surveillance network with advanced AI Financial Times
China Is Testing Its State Surveillance Model Abroad The New York Times
How LLMs are changing 'Chinese Firewall' in a country where Facebook, WhatsApp and other social media platforms are banned The Times of India

Australia’s 178 billionaires are $25.7bn richer than last year as 3.7 million live in poverty

Posted on June 1, 2026 by Admin

Oxfam finds the 20 richest Australians now hold more wealth than the bottom 3 million households

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The wealth of Australia’s billionaires increased by $25.67bn in the past year, equivalent to almost $50,000 a minute, according to new Oxfam Australia analysis of the 2026 Australian Financial Review Rich List.

The anti-poverty organisation said the total wealth of Australian billionaires in 2026 has reached more than $686bn, while Acoss figures show 3,706,000 people live in poverty, including 757,000 children under 15 years.