The three-page fuel plan the Australian government released last week was very light on detail. So too was Prime Minister Anthony Albanese's address to the nation. This week, Energy Minister Chris Bowen moved to reassure Australians their fuel supply was safe "well into May". It's understandable the government is focused on the immediate problem.
LONDON (AP) – European leaders remained on the sidelines of the U.S.-Israel war with Iran on Thursday but tried to make their voices heard to help shore up a shaky ceasefire, quell fighting in Lebanon and reopen the Strait of Hormuz. The war has put Europe in an uneasy position trying to maintain its support for the U.S. as a key NATO ally.
SYDNEY (AP) – Australia’s most decorated living veteran, Ben Roberts-Smith, did not apply for bail when the war crime murder charges against him were listed in a Sydney court Wednesday. Roberts-Smith was awarded both the Victoria Cross and Medal of Gallantry for his service in Afghanistan.
After landing in Sydney airport following a flight from Brisbane, Australia's most decorated living soldier, Ben Roberts-Smith, was arrested by Australian Federal Police. He's faced court in New South Wales and been charged with five counts of the war crime of murder, following a years-long joint investigation between police and the Office of the Special Investigator.
Several dozen people lined up outside a presidential administration building on a sunny spring weekend in central Moscow as police stood nearby and watched them closely. The people were lodging complaints about the government’s intensifying crackdown on the internet that has seen regular shutdowns of cellphone internet connections.
Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday and will face five charges of the war crime of murder allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan. He was arrested by Australian Federal Police at Sydney domestic airport. Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service corporal who was widely feted as one of Australia's most decorated modern war heroes.
Almost every Australian has a stake in how well the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) works. Most working adults have superannuation savings invested in companies listed on the ASX, which together are valued at more than A$3 trillion. Big super funds AustralianSuper and UniSuper are some of the biggest investors in the publicly listed ASX itself.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks rose after surging on optimism about a ceasefire in the war with Iran. The S&P 500 erased its dip and rose 0.6%. The Dow Jones climbed 0.6%, and the Nasdaq added 0.8% after Israel's prime minister authorized direct negotiations with Lebanon. Oil prices pared some of their earlier gains but remained higher.
The war on Iran has made crystal clear how shaky our reliance on fossil fuels is. It's no surprise electric vehicles and transport have become more appealing. In Australia, sales of electric vehicles surged 40-50% in March. That sudden surge came after ten months of relatively slow growth.
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