The Oceania Cables

The Oceania Cables publishes briefings on current affairs worldwide. We distil reporting and primary sources into clear, digestible cables, fill the gaps between those accounts, and strip out opinion and biased narrative framing.

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MK-ULTRA Hearing: Congress Examines CIA Mind Control Program Feature Image

MK-ULTRA Hearing: Congress Examines CIA Mind Control Program

A House Oversight hearing examined the CIA’s MK-ULTRA program, its mind control experiments, record destruction, and calls for declassification.

· 5 min · United States
Monaco Parcel Bomb Targets Ukrainian Tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev Feature Image

Monaco Parcel Bomb Targets Ukrainian Tycoon Vadym Yermolaiev

Ukrainian businessman Vadym Yermolaiev critically injured in Monaco parcel bomb attack. Investigation underway as suspect remains at large.

· 3 min · EU
US Supreme Court Rejects Effort to End Birthright Citizenship Feature Image

US Supreme Court Rejects Effort to End Birthright Citizenship

Trump v. Barbara: The Supreme Court's 6–3 decision upholds birthright citizenship and reignites debate over birth tourism.

· 3 min · United States
Australia and Vanuatu Sign Landmark Nakamal Agreement Feature Image

Australia and Vanuatu Sign Landmark Nakamal Agreement

Australia and Vanuatu sign the Nakamal Agreement, a 10-year partnership for security, climate resilience, and economic development.

· 3 min · Australia
Australia Senate Blocks Bill on Biological Sex Definitions Feature Image

Australia Senate Blocks Bill on Biological Sex Definitions

One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson’s bid to amend the Sex Discrimination Act, by prioritising biological sex, was blocked in the Senate.

· 4 min · Australia
Iran, US Exchange Strikes After Drone Hits on Two Tankers Feature Image

Iran, US Exchange Strikes After Drone Hits on Two Tankers

Iran & US exchanged strikes in June 2026 after Iranian drones hit tankers, escalating tensions in the Strait of Hormuz amid a fragile ceasefire.

· 3 min · United States
Trump Warns of 'Communist Threat' After New York Primary Shake-Up Feature Image

Trump Warns of 'Communist Threat' After New York Primary Shake-Up

After New York's socialist primary upsets, Trump labels DSA victors "godless communists" and the greatest threat since America's founding.

· 4 min · United States
Israel-Lebanon Sign Framework Deal: First Step Toward Peace Feature Image

Israel-Lebanon Sign Framework Deal: First Step Toward Peace

Israel-Lebanon sign trilateral framework in DC: pilot withdrawal zones, LAF deployment, and $130M in US aid. Hezbollah rejects the terms.

· 2 min · Israel
Channel 9, Karl Stefanovic Part Ways Over Tommy Robinson Podcast Feature Image

Channel 9, Karl Stefanovic Part Ways Over Tommy Robinson Podcast

Karl Stefanovic exits Channel 9 after his podcast interview with Tommy Robinson was pulled, sparking a national free speech debate.

· 4 min · Australia
Disclosure Foundation Launches NASA UAP Data Review Initiative Feature Image

Disclosure Foundation Launches NASA UAP Data Review Initiative

NASA’s UAP data will undergo AI-driven analysis by the Disclosure Foundation, advancing transparency & scientific understanding of UAP phenomena.

· 3 min · NASA
Socialist Surge: DSA-Backed Candidates Sweep New York Primaries Feature Image

Socialist Surge: DSA-Backed Candidates Sweep New York Primaries

Progressive candidates sweep New York primaries, signaling a rising socialist movement reshaping the Democratic Party's urban strongholds

· 4 min · United States
Antifa Cell Sentenced to 450 Years for ICE Facility Attack Feature Image

Antifa Cell Sentenced to 450 Years for ICE Facility Attack

North Texas Antifa cell gets 450 years for the July 4 armed attack on the Prairieland ICE Detention Center. First federal terrorism convictions.

· 5 min · United States