This prominent Melburnian thinks Australia is failing Ukraine. He’s trying to fill the gaps

This prominent Melburnian thinks Australia is failing Ukraine. He’s trying to fill the gaps

Investor James Baillieu,the nephew of former premier Ted Baillieu,says the war in Ukraine has been wiped off the news cycle and the Australian government doesn’t care.

  • byStephen Brook

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Meet the hero dog so popular he’s been targeted by the Kremlin

Meet the hero dog so popular he’s been targeted by the Kremlin

Bomb sniffing dog Patron is now so popular in Ukraine that he’s inspired hit songs,an animated YouTube series and various forms of fan art.

  • byRob Harris
Europe must prepare to send troops to defend Ukraine,Macron says

Europe must prepare to send troops to defend Ukraine,Macron says

The French president told The Economist that governments will need to act if Vladimir Putin makes a significant breakthrough in the coming months.

  • byRob Harris
Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Rare editions of Russian author’s books are vanishing from libraries around Europe

Authorities paint a picture of a network of associates,some blood relatives,travelling across Europe by bus with library cards sometimes under assumed names to scout rare Russian books.

  • byRachel Donadio
Russian missile hits law school,kills several in Ukraine’s Odesa

Russian missile hits law school,kills several in Ukraine’s Odesa

“Monsters. Beasts. Savages. Scum. I don’t know what else to say,” Odesa Mayor Hennadii Trukhanov said in a video posted on Telegram.

  • byIryna Nazarchuk
Kremlin displays Australian-made Bushmasters as ‘trophies’ in Moscow

Kremlin displays Australian-made Bushmasters as ‘trophies’ in Moscow

The propaganda exercise comes ahead of a May 9 military parade to commemorate the end of WWII,which has become a homage to Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

  • byRob Harris
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Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms

Australia vows to support Ukraine until war ends – and only on Kyiv’s terms

A visit by Deputy Prime Minister Richard Males – the first by a member of the Albanese government for almost two years – coincided with another fierce round of Russian airstrikes.

  • byRob Harris
Australia announces further funding for Ukraine’s fight,passing $1b in total

Australia announces further funding for Ukraine’s fight,passing $1b in total

Defence Minister Richard Marles was in Lviv on Saturday,becoming just the second federal government minister to visit Ukraine since the war started.

  • byRob Harris
The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

The tide has turned decisively against Ukraine,can US help keep it in the fight?

US President Joe Biden signed off another billion-dollar assistance package just as the tide was turning against the Ukrainians on the battlefield.

  • byRob Harris
Violence crisis demands urgent response

Violence crisis demands urgent response

Violence against women is under focus yet again – something that never seems to change.

US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok sale

US Senate passes bill forcing TikTok sale

A decision made by House Republicans last week to attach the TikTok bill to the high-priority Ukraine and Israel package helped expedite its passage in Congress.

  • byHaleluya Hadero