Research undertaken by the Salvation army has revealed that this year more than 10 and a half million Australians are feeling financial and emotional pressure this Christmas. 

The World Trade Organisation has ruled in favour of Australian canegrowers in a long running legal battle against Indian Sugar Subsidies.

Several other nations have lodged complaints against the now illegal subsidies on Indian exports, however the new restrictions means Australian canegrowers can now trade more successfully. 

A tsunami alert has been lifted by Indonesian authorities following a magnitude 7.3 earthquake that struck off Flores island yesterday afternoon. 

The quake has been reported to cause only minor damage, injuring one person but with the tsunami warning has sent residents fleeing from their homes. 

The husband of Belarus’ opposition leader has been jailed for 18 years for inciting social hatred against President Alexander Lukashenko.

43 year old blogger Sergei Tikhanovsky was found guilty launching the unprecedented protest movement ahead of the August 2020 election, and was subsequently handed one of the longest sentences in country’s history.

Six environmental activists have faced court over a recent protest against Adani’s new controversial Carmichael Mine.

The activists operating as part of Frontline Action on Coal pled guilty to the charges, with penalties ranging from 18 month good behaviour bonds to $2,000 fines. 

Queensland has recorded one new community case of COVID-19, a person who took two flights in the state. 

All passengers who bordered these two Virgin Australia flights from Newcastle to Brisbane and Brisbane to Townsville the day Queensland’s border reopened, has been directed to quarantine over the Christmas period.

A shortage of urea has led to a potential crisis as Australia struggles to produce a crucial diesel anti-pollutant. 

Known as AdBlue, the diesel exhaust fluid is added to most modern diesel engines to help them run smoothly, however prices have increased drastically in the past year due to China limiting urea exports.

Today visa holders are now allowed to enter Australia, after almost two years since Australia’s international borders closed due to the pandemic

The reopening to skilled workers and international students comes after the federal government placed a two-week pause due to concerns around the Omicron COVID-19 variant. 

Washington DC is suing several far right extremist groups to cover the financial costs of the Capitol Building insurgency riots in January this year.

Both the so called Proud Boys and Oath Keepers will be held accountable for the protests instigated by then President Donald Trump, which left five people dead and dozens injured.