Israel has declared a ‘new era’ in its military confrontation with Hezbollah after a second series of booby-trap explosions, this time inside walkie-talkies, killed 20 Hezbollah operatives and wounded more than 450 in Lebanon.
Israel is rightly determined to ensure that its own citizens can return safely to their homes in the north. This means that its confrontation with Hezbollah is only going to grow.
Hezbollah has vowed revenge after Israel launched a stunning targeted attack in which pagers issued by the terror group exploded en masse across Lebanon, killing at least 12 and injuring almost 3000.
One of the most astonishing intelligence attacks in history not only deals a savage blow to Hezbollah but also sends a chilling message to the terror puppet master Iran.
Gareth Evans has slammed the AUKUS submarine deal, saying it will cede sovereignty to the US and saddle the nation with exorbitant costs for dubious benefit.
It says much about the times that this latest attempt to kill a would-be president is unlikely to ruffle the election race.
Taiwan’s Foreign Minister said Beijing’s aggressive behaviour extended to attempting to control the behaviour and public attitude of Australia’s Chinese population.
Australia is being transformed into a pivotal American military base – the likes of which we have not seen since World War II.
The key architects of the past 40 years of Australian defence policy have criticised claims by Paul Keating, Gareth Evans and Bob Carr that AUKUS will undermine the nation’s sovereignty.
The Vice-President successfully proved sceptics wrong with her performance and enraged Trump’s supporters by making him repeatedly lose his cool. Polls suggest it’s still anyone’s race.
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