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Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s mainstream political parties have been warned against adopting populist policies, including strict migration caps and tariffs, as a response to growing public frustration over the cost of living. Mathias Cormann, Australia’s longest-serving finance minister and the current secretary-general of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), argues that such measures risk worsening economic pressures rather than...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Australia’s housing market is entering an unusual phase in which buying a home is becoming financially competitive with renting in an increasing number of suburbs, offering some tenants a potential pathway to homeownership after years of rising property costs. New analysis of housing data shows that mortgage repayments are now lower than typical rents in certain Australian locations,...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The administration of US President Donald Trump has intensified its confrontation with California over election procedures, warning local officials that they could face criminal investigation and prosecution if they knowingly count ballots cast by noncitizens in the upcoming midterm elections. The warning, issued by senior officials at the US Department of Justice, has heightened tensions between Washington and...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has reignited controversy over the legitimacy of American elections after falsely claiming that Democratic Senator Jon Ossoff was never legitimately elected in Georgia. Speaking at a campaign rally in north Georgia, Trump repeated allegations that the 2020 election in the state was fraudulent and challenged Ossoff’s electoral mandate ahead of a closely watched Senate...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online A Mexican court has sentenced three men to 158 years and nine months in prison each for the murders of two Australian brothers and their American friend, who were killed during a surfing trip to the country’s Baja California region in April 2024. The lengthy sentences mark a significant development in a case that attracted international attention and...

Published: 17 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online US President Donald Trump has put a sweeping package of sanctions against Russia on hold, raising fresh questions about Washington’s strategy towards Moscow as tensions deepen between the White House and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy. The decision came just days before the restrictions were due to take effect and follows growing criticism of the administration’s approach to the...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Russian anti-war activists who fled their homeland to escape political persecution are facing a new threat in the West, as increasingly restrictive asylum policies leave some at risk of being forcibly returned to a country where they fear imprisonment, interrogation or conscription into the war against Ukraine. For some, the journey to safety has ended in a terrifying...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online The United Kingdom could potentially establish a much closer relationship with the European Union within months of making a political decision to deepen ties, according to a senior European parliamentarian who played a significant role in the Brexit negotiations. Bernd Lange, chair of the European Parliament’s trade committee, has suggested that a “Switzerland plus” arrangement could offer Britain...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online One Nation has proposed a $2,000 subsidy for new parents in Victoria, putting maternity support at the centre of its election campaign while explicitly declaring that it will not seek changes to the state’s abortion laws. The proposal comes just one day after both Labor and the Liberal-led Coalition announced plans to remove out-of-pocket costs associated with abortion...

Published: 16 October 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online Donald Trump has condemned Ukraine’s renewed attacks on Russian oil refineries, describing the strikes as a “disgrace” and accusing Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of contributing to rising global oil prices. His remarks have exposed deepening tensions between Washington and Kyiv as efforts to secure a halt to attacks on energy infrastructure collapse, raising fresh questions about the future...