Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil Australia’s economy for a majority of the past decade has been subject to a “two-speed: economy. Increasingly that divergence is making it more difficult for the RBA to set policy. Accelerated annual economic growth has shown itself with Dr. Jekyll’s side of the economy, moving towards a 30 year average ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil A huge low-pressure system that brought flooding and strong winds to New South Wales over the weekend has combined with a king tide to bring a destructive high water mark, damaging homes and forcing people to evacuate. The coast was battered by the wild weather leading to the evacuation of ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil Bill Shorten has criticized Labor stalwart Keith DeLacy over his reproach of the opposition’s anti-business agenda, mocking the former state treasurer as a company director who wants a tax cut, as business leaders called for an end to class-war politics. Mr. DeLacy said the opposition’s stance on corporate tax cuts ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil A Sydney man was charged Thursday morning for allegedly planning a terrorist attack in Australia. Farhad Said, 24, was arrested outside his Bankstown home around 8:20am and charged over his alleged involvement in pots to attack the Garden Island Naval Base and Australian Federal Police headquarters. His lawyer, Muhammad Tehseldar, ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil The Greens have announced a $1.4 billion “vision” for mental health services in Australia, including mental health nurses, rural mental health, anti-stigma programs and a new national suicide campaign. The four-year strategy is set to be launched on Monday in Melbourne by Senator Janet Rice, Greens mental health spokesman, the ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil A father of two was gunned down while taking out the trash at Cloyton in Sydney’s west, police are investigating unsure of whether the attack was targeted or not. Adrian Buxton, as named by the police, was shot dead outside his home while his two young children and wife were ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil When Australia’s Immigration Minister spoke out about the level of literacy and numeracy among migrants late on Tuesday, he was addressing what has become one of the hot topics of this election season. Social networks and media were set ablaze with criticism and opinions of Peter Dutton’s attempt to demonise ...

Exclusive to The Middle East Online Edited by Nelly Tawil The end of this week marks the beginning of the “people’s forum” debate between Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull and Opposition Leader Bill Shorten who will face off for the first time in the election campaign in western Sydney. The Prime Minister announced that he looked “forward to having a number” ...

Edited by Nelly Tawil For the first time since the global financial crisis ANZ has cut its dividends after its first-half profit slumped by almost a quarter. They experienced a drop of cash profit during the first 6 months to March 31 to $2.782 billion (24.3%) – its lowest since 2010 – largely due to a $717 million hit from ...

Written by/ Sam Nan A man has died and two other people have been injured after up to eight shots were fired in a shopping centre car park beside Bankstown Court in Sydney’s west. Police were called to a car park at the Bankstown Central shopping centre, on Rickard Road, about 11.50am today Friday and found two men and a ...