25 Jan: Alaa Abd el-Fattah, the man who helped Peter Greste through his darkest days, is still in prison in Cairo despite being due for release last year. Now, the Australian journalist has joined the Egyptian's mother on a hunger strike.... more
25 Jan: Imagine having the federal, state and local elections all held at the same time across the country. If that sounds like a daunting task, imagine it in a nation less than half the size of Australia, but with a billion voters.... more
25 Jan: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is blaming the Lebanese Army's delay in taking control of southern Lebanon, insisting the IDF has to stay in place.... more
24 Jan: The prime minister’s state-of-the-nation focus on economic growth, particularly in mining and tourism, was long on aspiration and short on realistic expectations.... more
