Alex Blair

1 month ago | heraldsun.com.au | Shannon Molloy |Alex Blair

Volodymyr Zelensky insists he isn’t going anywhere after a fiery demand from a senior Republican that he resign. In extraordinary scenes, Mr Trump said Mr Zelensky needed to “be grateful”, accused him of disrespecting America, told him “you don’t have the cards”, and demanded he “make a deal” with Russia “or we’re out”. Prominent conservative politician Lindsey Graham held a press conference a short time later and slammed the Ukrainian president.

Jan 10, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Alex Blair

In the heat of Southern California’s most destructive fire season, Los Angeles residents were left watching helplessly as their city burned. Firefighters began reporting that they were running out of water barely two days into the crisis. “The hydrants are down,” came the grim report over the radio. “Water supply just dropped.”By Wednesday night, the inferno had spread to 16,000 acres with no containment in sight, and more than 1,000 structures reduced to rubble.

Jan 6, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Alex Blair

TennisDon't miss out on the headlines from Tennis. Followed categories will be added to My News. Bernard Tomic’s has tumbled out of Australian Open contention in a brutal straight-sets thrashing. The 32-year-old went down to World No. 124 Jozef Kovalik in the opening round of qualifying in Melbourne on Tuesday. Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on Kayo | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1. Limited time offer.

Jan 6, 2025 | cairnspost.com.au | Alex Blair

Teenage cricket prodigy Sam Konstas’ life has changed immeasurably over the last two weeks after becoming a household name overnight. Alongside all the fame and glamour that comes with being Australian cricket’s hottest new pick, the 19-year-old is now also set to pocket a juicy $225,000 pay rise just by stepping onto the field against Sri Lanka later this month. Watch every ball of Australia v India LIVE & ad-break free during play in 4K on Kayo | New to Kayo? Get your first month for just $1.

Dec 3, 2024 | townsvillebulletin.com.au | Alex Blair

Ally Langdon took a CommBank executive to task on Tuesday night over the bank’s controversial decision to charge customers to withdraw their own cash. Commonwealth Bank were slated after announcing that millions of customers would face the $3 fee from January if they wanted to withdraw their own cash from one of the bank’s branches, with even the assistant treasurer calling the decision “the worst Christmas present imaginable”.