Month: December 2025

Finnish police have seized a vessel suspected of damaging an undersea cable.Source: feeds.skynews.comRead full article

Alexander Downer told senior colleagues the H5N1 strain of bird flu could mutate into a pandemic ‘with potentially devastating consequences’ for Australia and the worldGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastHealth officials warned the Howard government that Australia might need to close schools and shut international borders in the event of a global influenza pandemic, nearly 15 years before the arrival of Covid-19.Previously unreleased cabinet papers […]

Officials warned of major economic, environmental and social disruption to Australia due to its dependence on coalGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Howard government was warned in 2005 that climate change was occurring more quickly than previously predicted and “many human and natural systems and economic activities in Australia” were vulnerable, newly released documents show.Cabinet papers made public by the National Archives on Thursday show […]

Albanese will face a crucial test on the economy while the Coalition deals with existential questions after an election drubbingGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastBefore 14 December, Anthony Albanese was enjoying the most successful year of his long parliamentary career.A landslide election win delivered Labor 94 lower house seats and crushed its political opponents. Continue reading...Source: www.theguardian.comRead full article

Can inflation be tamed without further interest rate hikes? And will the hot streak for gold and silver continue in 2026?Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian share market delivered a 6.8% return in 2025, representing a third consecutive year of gains in a volatile period marked by trade wars, reigniting inflation and fears of an artificial intelligence-fuelled bubble.Here are three things to watch for […]