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Published: 25 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Evelyn Araluen has claimed a major double victory at the Victorian premier’s literary awards, securing a combined $125,000 for her latest poetry collection, The Rot. The Evelyn Araluen triumph was confirmed on Thursday evening, marking a defining moment in her already celebrated career. The Goorie and Koori poet won both the $100,000 Victorian prize for literature and the...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Australian women in a Syrian camp have offered a painful compromise. The Syrian camp holding them in north-east Syria has become central to a growing humanitarian dispute. The women say their children should return to Australia, even without them. Their plea follows years of detention after the collapse of Islamic State territory. The emotional appeal has reignited debate...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The fate of Australian children in Syria has ignited fierce debate across Canberra this month. As political tensions rise, 23 Australian children remain stranded in Roj camp in north-east Syria. Their uncertain future has drawn concern from legal experts, humanitarian groups and community leaders nationwide. While their parents’ decisions are contested, the children themselves carry no responsibility for...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has launched a sharp critique in the escalating debate surrounding Albanese One Nation tensions, arguing the party does not stand for working Australians. In a wide-ranging interview that quickly drew national attention, he suggested the minor right-wing party was closer to billionaire interests than to the factory floor. His remarks also targeted independent senator...

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. New Zealand has declared it would support efforts to remove Andrew Mountbatten‑Windsor from the royal line of succession if the UK government moves ahead with legislation. The prime minister’s office in Wellington said on Tuesday that if the United Kingdom proposes stripping Mountbatten‑Windsor of his place, New Zealand would back it, reinforcing a stance Australia first articulated just days earlier....

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The tragic Nepal bus crash claimed the life of a young British trekker as dozens of passengers were thrown into chaos on a remote mountain highway. In the early hours of Monday morning, a crowded coach travelling from Pokhara to Kathmandu lost control on the narrow Prithvi Highway and plunged down a steep embankment beside the Trishuli River....

Published: 24 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. Fresh uncertainty over Trump tariffs has unsettled governments and markets across Europe this week. The renewed rhetoric from Donald Trump has left the UK and European Union urgently seeking clarity. Business leaders now fear that months of negotiation could unravel within days. The row intensified after a landmark ruling by the Supreme Court of the United States last...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. In the dust‑choked streets of Gugulethu informal settlement near Springs, people dropped everything to chase whispers of gold buried beneath the earth, driven by hunger and an absence of employment. The rumour spread fast on social media that someone had struck gold while digging a hole for a fence post on the edge of a veld known locally...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Rory Amon trial heard powerful evidence in the Supreme Court of New South Wales this week. A former New South Wales MP stands accused of sexually abusing a teenage boy in 2017. The alleged victim, now aged 22, told jurors he did not understand their first meeting was meant to be sexual. His testimony formed a central...

Published: 23 February 2026. The English Chronicle Desk. The English Chronicle Online. The Trump Tower Gold Coast has been unveiled as an ambitious plan to transform Australia’s most famous beachfront skyline. The proposed development at Surfers Paradise is being described by its backers as a landmark project that will reshape the city’s identity. Announced by the The Trump Organization, the project marks the brand’s first major venture in Australia. Supporters...