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Chris Reason

Sydney

Chief Reporter at 7News

Chief Reporter @7NewsSydney 7NewsAustralia

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  • 2 weeks ago | 7news.com.au | Chris Reason |Bryce Luff

    Treasurer Jim Chalmers has held an urgent meeting with top financial officials to discuss the turbulence triggered by Donald Trump’s tariff trade war, but says Australia is “well placed” to manage the “volatility” of the global economy. On a day that $50 billion was shed from the ASX, Chalmers joined key regulators including ASIC, APRA, the ACCC and the Reserve Bank at the RBA’s headquarters in Sydney.

  • 1 month ago | thewest.com.au | Chris Reason

    The declassified JFK assassination files have revealed an extraordinary connection to Australia — revealing multiple phones about an assassination plot made to the US Embassy in Canberra — before the President was killed. The series of once “Top Secret” cables were made between the head of ASIO Sir Charles Spry and the Director of the CIA Richard Helms. They reveal ASIO, Australia’s top spy agency, had asked the CIA to keep the investigation into calls to the US Embassy secret.

  • 1 month ago | 7news.com.au | Chris Reason

    Russia’s foreign ministry has reposted a provocative video showing its troops seizing Australian-made army vehicles, and saying they will be used against Ukraine. Vision showing one Bushmaster completely destroyed and another in working order has been used in a propaganda video where Russian soldiers even express “gratitude” to Australia. “It will serve us well,” one soldier said.

  • 2 months ago | 7news.com.au | Chris Reason

    The world’s most notorious arms dealer, Viktor Bout, AKA “The Merchant of Death”, has warned Australia the only hope of getting captured Melbourne soldier Oscar Jenkins back is a prison swap deal with Russia. Russian gun-runner Bout, himself the subject of the most high-profile prisoner exchange in decades, says his own case could serve as the template for Jenkins’ freedom.

  • Jan 14, 2025 | 7news.com.au | Chris Reason

    An Australian volunteer soldier in Ukraine is believed to have been killed after being captured by Russian forces on the frontline — the first Australian Prisoner of War to be put to death in more than 70 years. Sources in Ukraine have told 7News the body of 32-year-old Melbourne teacher Oscar Jenkins has been found.

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Chris Reason
Chris Reason @ChrisReason7
2 Apr 25

RT @AmbVasyl: I was deeply moved during my FaceTime call with Casey Gadaleta, an incredible Aussie who lost his leg after stepping on a min…

Chris Reason
Chris Reason @ChrisReason7
2 Apr 25

Aussie volunteer soldier who stepped on a landmine in Ukraine details the horror of losing his leg…but he says he wants to go back. What is driving him? Exclusive interview, but warning: confronting pix https://t.co/RyiUTRIbl7… via @YouTube https://t.co/H7l6HIQJ6v

Chris Reason
Chris Reason @ChrisReason7
29 Nov 24

So proud to have helped Ben with this fight. He lost his career, his marriage, his home… but got his identity back. Please watch his story this Sunday night 7PM on Spotlight, it’s important.

7NEWS Sydney
7NEWS Sydney @7NewsSydney

7NEWS can reveal the name of the hero police officer who killed Man Haron Monis during Sydney’s Lindt Café siege. The coroner’s decision to finally lift the suppression order on Ben Besant’s identity ends nearly 10 years of secrecy. https://t.co/KAPLITOcHH @ChrisReason7 #7NEWS https://t.co/ctxr2bKDjM