The Fair Work Commission has decided to grant a 5.2% increase to the national minimum wage, the highest rise since 2006. Minimum wages will increase by at least $40 a week from 1 July with the hourly pay rate to go from $20.33 to $21.38, the Fair Work Commission has ruled. The decision of the…
Monkeypox was originally found in the 1950s in West Africa. Source: UN. The World Health Organisation (WHO) has confirmed that there are over 1200 cases of Monkeypox throughout the world, with 6 cases established in Australia. Monkeypox in the western world was a relatively unknown disease, however since the beginning of May, several hundred cases…
Majority of the menu items will be the same, with the exception of names starting with “Mc”. Source: Twitter. The restaurant chain pulled out of Russia because of the invasion on Ukraine; however, the stores have now been rebranded with McDonalds now McGone. After the company came under Russian ownership, the name McDonalds was ousted…
Being forced to forage in deeper waters for food has made little penguins more vulnerable to predators, starvation, and illness. Hundreds of the world’s smallest penguin species are washing up dead in New Zealand, leaving local residents shocked and experts worried. According to New Zealand’s Department of Conservation, it is not completely unusual to find…
Source: Gage Skidmore, Flickr. The US diplomat and daughter of former president John F Kennedy has been appointed to a new position within the Biden administration. She was confirmed as the US ambassador to Australia back in May and was sworn in on June 10. The embassy in Australia marked the occasion with a photograph…