The texts, as many as tens of thousands a day, included fake links purporting to be from Australia Post or toll road operators
Category: World
Posted inWorld
EU looks to crack down on foreign interference ahead of elections
Welcome open debate, but when influence activities are done covertly they can interfere in democratic processes: EU Commission VP
Posted inSecurity
Biden warns Netanyahu risks losing support for Hamas war
Biden said he’d told Netanyahu that the United States had made “mistakes” after the September 11, 2001 attacks
Posted inSecurity
Zelensky makes plea for US aid to Ukraine
Last week, Republicans blocked US$106 billion in aid primarily for Ukraine and Israel, and demanded Democrats agree to immigration reforms
Posted inWorld
Australia unveils plan to cut immigrant numbers
High housing prices and cost of living prompts Australia to slash immigration numbers following post pandemic boom in new arrivals
Posted inWorld
UN needs $46.4 billion for aid in ‘bleak’ 2024
In 2023, the UN received only 35 per cent of the requested funds. This year, the UN lowered the total funding requested by about $10 billion
Posted inWorld
Australia to hike fees on foreign owners of empty homes
Australia proposes a six-fold increase in annual fees for foreign owners of empty homes. Rental prices rose 7.6 per cent in the past year
Posted inWorld
US business leaders start to rally around Republican candidate Nikki Haley
Republican candidate Nikki Haley was polling at less than 10 per cent in October. Now, she’s at almost 18 per cent, on par with Ron DeSantis
Posted inSecurity
Israel pounds Gaza targets after US vetos rare UN ceasefire bid
Israel bombarded targets in Gaza on Saturday after the United States blocked an extraordinary UN bid for a ceasefire in the war with Hamas
Posted inWorld
Republicans round on surging Nikki Haley in fiery primary debate
Haley touted her rising polling numbers to argue she has supplanted Florida Governor Ron DeSantis as Trump’s understudy