Small and medium businesses will have access to discount for eligible energy efficient related assets and projects. Source: Shutterstock. ANZ has announced that small to medium businesses will continue to have access to a 0.50 basis point discount on their asset finance rate as long as it’s related to energy efficient projects. It comes after…
It comes after at least 1600 baggage handlers were sacked during lockdown and Qantas outsourcing the service to contractors. Source: Wikimedia Commons. Qantas is asking senior executives to work for three months as baggage handlers in order to combat labour shortages. The airline is looking for at least 100 volunteers to sort, scan and transport…
The woman in her 40s is believed to be Jifeng Liu. Source: Facebook. A 49-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder after killing two people in their Stretton house yesterday morning. The two bodies were located by police at 9:40am August 9 on the second storey after the man- who needed a…
Although Newton-John was born in England, she considered herself to be very much an Australian after growing up in Melbourne from the age of six to well into her early adulthood. Source: Twitter. Family of the legendary Australian singer and actress have confirmed that Olivia Newtown-John passed away early this morning. Her husband John Easterling…
When asked about its feelings towards the CEO by Max Woolf of Buzzfeed, the AI said in its answer that “his business practices are not always ethical”. Source: Anthony Quintano, Flickr. Meta’s most advanced chatbot to date was asked by users about CEO Mark Zuckerberg, and some answers were not very flattering. The chatbot is…
“Taken together, these data show that the nasal epithelium of children supports lower infection and replication of ancestral SARS-CoV-2, although this may be changing as the virus evolves,” said UQ researchers. According to researchers at the University of Queensland, children are better equipped to ward off COVID-19 because of their nose. It was found that…
The researchers were surprised by the unexpected number of animals that were using the underpasses. Source: WIkimedia Commons. New evidence suggests that road underpasses are actually quite effective in protecting vulnerable Australian wildlife. The evidence comes from Southern Cross University (SCU) in the first long-term study of road underpasses in Australia. New research explored whether…
Each bag weighed approximately 25kg and had several inscriptions on the outside that police aren’t quite sure of the meaning. Source: Australian Border Force. The Australian Border Force has managed to intercept 700kg of cocaine however have not yet captured the criminal organisation responsible. On July 22 border forcer officers were carrying out a routine…
Nepal’s wild tiger population is now 40 percent higher compared to data from just 2015. Source: Ucumari photography, Flickr. Tigers in Nepal have made an incredible comeback from extinction, with the population historically rising by 190 per cent since 2009. Nepal’s National Tiger and Prey Survey found there are currently 355 wild tigers in the…
Judith had only just celebrated her 79th birthday on July 3. Source: The Seekers. Judith Durham-lead singer of The Seekers- died over the weekend at the age of 79 with the Australian Entertainment industry remembering her legendary career. Judith Durham died last Friday after suffering complications from a long-standing chronic lung disease said Universal Music…