Luke Cooper

Thinking of my friends and former Nine Radio colleagues today. Deals like this can promote hope and fresh blood, but much of the time they also breed uncertainty and anxiety. Here’s hoping job losses aren’t a major part of the picture to come. smh.com.au/business/compa…

Are shark "attack" incidents happening more frequently in Australia? I scoured the national data dating all the way back to 1791, so that you don't have to. This is what it reveals: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-2…

False passports, a jungle guerilla school, jets and grenade launchers: This is the list of Nicolás Maduro associates the US is still hunting, days after his capture, and how they are accused of contributing to a multinational drug trafficking ring. abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

So, Maduro is gone. Venezuela is seemingly in turmoil and uncertainty. The world is watching. But what happens next? This is what some experts have told me. abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

More information coming in. Reports suggesting multiple drones were flown over the palace and then shot down by anti-air defences. Question remains about who was operating the drones, why, and what could happen next.

#BREAKING: Anecdotal reports are coming in from #Caracas suggesting gunfire has been heard and soldiers seen moving in the area surrounding #Venezuela's presidential Miraflores Palace. My @abcnews are covering the latest information available, here: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

My @abcnews colleagues & I are working through the (Australian) night to bring you the very latest from the situation in Venezuela. For those of you who may need a complete read-in about who Nicolas Maduro actually is, I've put this together for you: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

Tensions between Donald Trump and Nicolas Maduro have been escalating for months. But the issues underlying his "capture" in a special forces raid during the dead of night go back years. Here's a complete breakdown: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

@APNews #BREAKING: Donald Trump says the US has successfully captured Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and flown him out of the country. LIVE UPDATES: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

@APNews If you need a quick catch-me-up as to how things developed up until this point, I wrote this in November: abc.net.au/news/2025-11-2…

#BREAKING: Nicolas Maduro has declared a state of national emergency in #Venezuela after reports of seven earlier explosions and low-flying aircraft in #Caracas. Stay up to date with the very latest live information from my @abcnews colleagues, here: abc.net.au/news/2026-01-0…

#URGENTE Un grupo que acampaba en el Parque Nacional Warairarepano, el Ávila, logró grabar las explosiones en Caracas durante la madrugada de este #3Ene

President Donald Trump has announced a new "Golden Fleet" for the US Navy. He's approved the construction of two new battleships. Says they will be the "largest we've ever built" and have 100-times the power of previous warships.

Eyes on Mar-a-Lago 👀 0730 AEST (0830 AEDT) Tuesday.

#Breaking: National Cabinet has agreed to "renegotiating the National Firearms Agreement" including state & territory Police Ministers and Attorneys-General to pursue:

National Cabinet is expected to meet from 4pm AEDT (3pm AEST). #Auspol

In the wake of the Bondi terror attack, PM Albanese has confirmed National Cabinet will discuss tougher gun laws later TODAY Set to consider limits on number of guns that can be used/licenced & review of licences over a period of time LIVE COVERAGE: abc.net.au/news/2025-12-1…