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Jan 21, 2026 - World

President Donald Trump briefly said that he wanted to acquire Iceland instead of Greenland during a confusing moment at the World Economic Forum.While speaking in Davos on Wednesday, Trump insisted that "all the U.S. is asking is for a place called Greenland.""We've never asked for anything," the president said. "It's always a one-way street. Now they want us to help them with Ukraine.""But in doing it, I'm helping Europe, I'm helping NATO," he continued. "And until the last few days, when I told them about Iceland, they loved me. They called me daddy, right, last time? Very smart man said, he's our daddy. He's running it. I was like running it.""I went from running it to being a terrible human being. But now what I'm asking for is a piece of ice, cold and poorly located."Trump argued that the land he was asking for was "a very small ask compared to what we have given them for many, many decades.""But the problem with NATO is that we'll be there for them 100%," he remarked. "They're not there for us on Iceland. That I can tell you. I mean, our stock market took the first dip yesterday because of Iceland. So Iceland's already cost us a lot of money."

Jan 21, 2026 - World

To tie ourselves to the worst excesses of the Trump regime would be an act of national sabotageFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe company you keep.Vladimir Putin, Viktor Orbán, Donald Trump. Continue reading...

Jan 21, 2026 - World

Those born between 1965 and 1980 own an average of $1.455m in housing and land, KPMG report findsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastGen X households now hold the most property wealth of any generation, as baby boomers downsize their homes and move more of their money into cash and retirement accounts.Once known as the “slacker generation”, those born between 1965 and 1980 are mostly now aged over 50 years and have enjoyed years of inflated home prices. Continue reading...

Jan 21, 2026 - World

Mitzvahs – or charitable acts – will include preparing meals for vulnerable communities while the Sydney Opera House will host a memorial serviceGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThousands of Australians are expected to perform acts of kindness on Thursday to commemorate the victims of last month’s Bondi terror attack, as the Jewish tradition of mitzvah spreads across faiths and backgrounds.A mitzvah, which is a core value in Judaism, has come to mean any charitable act and is being requested of Australians to mark the national day of mourning. Continue reading...

Jan 21, 2026 - World

Huge spike in fats, oils and grease going to Malabar treatment plant follows 2017 changes to reporting regime and reduced inspections, critics sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastSydney Water says up to 12,000 food businesses in the city’s south-west could be illegally discharging fats, oils and grease into the sewage catchment that flows to Malabar – home to a problematic fatberg that could be as big as four buses.The rise in restaurants and food manufacturers without proper grease traps and waste control measures is partly due to an increase in businesses overall. Continue reading...