Vickie Chapman, South Australia’s deputy premier and attorney-general, has stepped down from the role with a replacement waiting in the wings. Josh Teague, the former Speaker of the South Australian House of Assembly, is set to be sworn into the role of attorney-general shortly. After finding herself embroiled in controversy over an alleged conflict of…
El Salvador will develop the world’s first “Bitcoin City”, says President Nayib Bukele. The announcement comes after the nation became the first country in the world to accept bitcoin as legal tender earlier this year. Salvadorean President Nayib Bukele is crazy about bitcoin and plans to prove it. After adopting the cryptocurrency as legal tender…
A man has been arrested in connection to the disappearance of missing Victorians Russell Hill and Carol Clay. Mr Hill and Ms Clay were last seen in March 2020. Victoria Police have released a statement update regarding the disappearance of two campers in the Wonnangatta Valley early last year. In the statement they revealed that…
The NSW Government and former premier Gladys Berejiklian have been accused of ignoring health advice recommended by Chief Health Officer Dr Kerry Chant during this year’s Delta variant outbreak. Emails between health officials now appear to confirm that Berejiklian’s decisions were not entirely supported by Dr Chant’s advice. The Sydney Morning Herald (SMH) reports that…
The Amazon rainforest has recorded its highest rate of deforestation over a single-year period in 15 years. The findings come after Brazil pledged to end illegal deforestation by 2030 at this month’s COP26 climate summit. Brazil’s National Institute of Space Research (also known as Inpe) has released a report revealing the Amazon lost 13,235 square…