More than 2,000 migrants storm over fence into Spanish enclave

More than 2,000 migrants storm fence into Spanish enclave bordering Morocco using shears to cut wire in chaotic scenes at the EU’s only land border in Africa More than 2,000 migrants tried to storm fence separating Spain’s Melilla enclave from Morocco on Friday Over 500 managed to enter the border control area after cutting a […]

David Lammy FINALLY reveals Labour's view on Brexit

Labour FINALLY takes a view on Brexit: David Lammy says ‘we will NOT go into the next election saying we will re-join EU’… risking further battles between Remainers and Leavers in the party Shadow Foreign Secretary said ‘we have to honour’ British people’s decision He insisted Labour would not look to re-enter single market in […]

We must own and control all our essential services

Credit:Illustration: Matt Golding To submit a letter to The Age, email [email protected]. Please include your home address and telephone number. No attachments, please include your letter in the body of the email. ENERGY AND ENVIRONMENT We must own and control all our essential services The energy crisis appears to be the result of allowing foreign, […]

Ukrainian army to leave battered city to avoid encirclement

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — After weeks of ferocious fighting, Ukrainian forces will retreat from a besieged city in the country’s east to avoid encirclement, a regional governor said Friday. The city of Sievierodonetsk, the administrative center of the Luhansk region, has faced relentless Russian bombardment. Ukrainian troops fought the Russians in house-to-house battles before retreating […]

Who are the 15 GOP senators who voted in favor of the gun safety bill?

Fifteen Republicans voted late Thursday to pass gun safety legislation, the first of its kind in three decades. Ten Republicans were part of initial negotiations over the bill in May, following mass shootings in Buffalo, New York and Uvalde, Texas that put pressure on lawmakers to come together on legislation. The bill, known as the […]

Premier’s new team will need to deliver

Most people may not think much of politicians, but during the past more than two years while the COVID-19 pandemic has wreaked havoc on just about every aspect of our lives, there is no doubt it would have been a challenging time to govern. And it has been state governments, who were in charge of […]