Tragedy as woman swept off rocks
A woman who fled war-torn Ukraine to start a new life in Australia has tragically died after she was swept off rocks while visiting a remote tourist beach.
Russia And Ukraine Conflict
‘Understrength’ reserves to undergo Ukraine-style training
A new approach to preparing the nation’s part-time soldiers would be modelled on a program to train Ukrainian nationals to fight Russian forces, allowing the ADF reserves to ‘rapidly scale’ in the event of a ‘crisis’.
Putin’s empire is crumbling — will 2025 prove to be his 1989?
Failure in Syria and the fall of Assad, endless war in Ukraine, rejection by eastern states, a loss of influence in the global south: this is not how it was meant to be for the Russian leader. And this year it could get worse.
Heartbreak as Birrell’s dream Brisbane run finally ends
After knocking over both the World No.8 and 35, Kimberly Birrell’s inspiring Brisbane International campaign has ended in heartbreak, crashing out of the quarter-finals.
‘Defeat’: Zelensky hails end of Russian gas transit
Flows of Russian gas to Europe via Ukraine have stopped after Kyiv refused to prolong decades of cooperation that had earned billions of dollars for both Moscow and Ukraine.
‘I’m shot, I’m going down’: Kyiv strikes with killer boat drone
Ukrainian special forces have shot down a Russian military helicopter flying off the Crimean coast in the first successful sea-to-air engagement of its kind.
Hope for Jenkins in POW swap
Oscar Jenkins provides Russia with ‘unpredictable’ propaganda value, Ukrainian ambassador warns, hailing the release of more prisoners of war.
US to send $6bn in military aid to Kyiv
With Donald Trump’s inauguration just weeks away, only a limited time remained for billions of dollars in already authorised assistance to be disbursed.
Let us pray good-hearted Oscar is treated humanely by Russian captors
A former schoolmate reflects on the capture of Australian Oscar Jenkins by Russian troops while fighting for Ukraine.
Putin a problem for all: top brass
The nation’s top military officer in London has warned Russia’s use of North Korean and Iranian forces to destroy democratic Ukraine is ‘everyone’s business’ and said Australia’s role is vital.
‘Never been more driven’: Willo dominates at The Valley
Champion hoop Craig Williams rode a running treble at The Valley on Saturday and credited his Ukraine humanitarian efforts for a renewed mindset that is bringing huge rewards in the saddle.
Help! I’ve been petty-sacked for coffee-badging
Confused by the blizzard of business buzzwords, acronyms and coinages that came to the fore in 2024? It’s a jargon jungle out there but maybe this can help…
Ukraine flags prisoner swap for taken Aussie
Ukrainian ambassador to Australia Vasyl Myroshnychenko has warned Russia may use ‘Ukrainian hero’ Oscar Jenkins as lucrative ‘collateral’ in a prisoner exchange.
Zelensky blasts Russia’s ‘inhumane’ Christmas attack
Russia launched over 170 missiles and drones on Ukraine’s power grid on Christmas Day, killing an energy worker and causing blackouts across the country.
Pope calls for ‘arms to be silenced’ in Christmas appeal
Pope Francis appealed for peace in the Middle East, Ukraine and Sudan as Christmas was marred by war and tragedies around the world.
The good, the fat and the ugly who want to fight in Ukraine
The notion of a prison swap between a forlorn Australian vegan incongruously fighting on the battlefields of the Donbas and a grossly obese, sweaty man holed up in an apartment in Woollahra, claiming diplomatic protection, invites a raft of fat jokes.
‘Not our friends’: Ukraine warning to Aussies
Australians have been warned that “Russians are not our friends” after a Melbourne man was captured in Ukraine.
Australian captured by Russian troops in need of a deal
Anthony Albanese faces another high-stakes effort to secure the release of an imprisoned Australian after Melbourne man Oscar Jenkins was captured by Russian forces while fighting for Ukraine in the country’s eastern Donbas region.
Detained Aussie’s wild vegan rant
Bizarre video of an Aussie reportedly captured by Russian soldiers in Ukraine – where he rants about wanting to “force” Chinese people to be vegan – has emerged.
‘Prisoner swap or gulag’: Aussie Cossack asks to be exchanged for Jenkins
Simeon Boikov, who is holed up in the Russian embassy in Sydney, tells The Australian he’s ready to be swapped for a Melbourne man captured by Vladimir Putin’s forces in Ukraine.
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