More than 15 restaurants and bars will have to make the move elsewhere in the CBD. Source: Eagle Street Pier. After more than 30 years as one of Brisbane’s major dining precincts, Eagle Street Pier will close and get a $2.1 billion makeover to usher in a new riverfront experience. Businesses will close up shop…
There have been calls for legislation to be changed, with researchers saying it should focus on the time period where drivers are most at risk. Source: Freepik. A study by The University of Sydney has revealed that THC affects drivers differently, citing that not all related skills are severely impaired. Undertaken by the Lambert Initiative…
Get back to work, or get fired is basically the message from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Source: Flickr Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has told his employees that they can no longer work from home, warning that if they don’t comply, they will leave the company. Two separate sources confirmed the authenticity…
Depp said in his statement ” from the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.” After deliberations, the jury unanimously voted in favour for Depp and stated that he was indeed defamed by his former wife. It was found that the 2018 Washington Post article…
Bill Cosby won’t testify in the latest legal claim brought against him for sexual abuse or assault. Source: The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Bill Cosby’s attorneys have given opening statements in one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian. 64-year-old woman Judy Hath brought the civil suit against Mr Cosby, alleging that…
What the? Meet the Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus. Source: Hokkaido University It’s called a therizinosaur, and it’s the first fossil to have been found in Asian marine sediments. Still confused? A joint US and Japanese science team have found a new species of the therizinosaurid dinosaur, a large and primarily herbivorous creature with hollow bones and three-toed limbs.…
Christian Cooper’s passion for “birding” has led to the New York City resident getting his own TV show on National Geographic. Source: NatGeoTV Christian Cooper is a science and comics writer, editor, and birdwatcher (or “birder”). He’s also a proud black man. Unfortunately for him, he’s most known for the infamous Central Park birdwatching incident…
Crowds applauded staff who later cleaned up the creamy mess. Source: Facebook. It attracts millions of visitors a year, but the Mona Lisa proved to be an annoyance for a French man who tried to vandalise it last week. The glass protecting the world famous “Mona Lisa” was smeared with creamed cake when a man…
Some of the 150 mummies discovered by Archaeologists. Source: Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. It’s the gift that keep on giving with archaeologists uncovering more ancient Egyptian mummies and artefacts in the Saqqara Necropolis. 250 sarcophagi containing “well preserved mummies” and 150 bronze statues of Egyptian gods were discovered when archaeologists excavated an area…
The NSW Government’s advertising and awareness campaign for the new consent laws featured some steamy scenes. Source: NSW Government (YouTube) NSW’s new “affirmative” sexual consent laws come into effect from today, and it has already sparked divisive opinions not even halfway through its first day as legislation. Persons wishing to engage in sexual activity must…