The sister of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un has sent several warnings to South Korea saying that they will use nuclear force if attacked. Kim Yo Jong who serves as the Deputy Department Director of the Worker’s Party of Korea responded to comments made by the South Korean Defence Minister Suh Wook who said…
A team at Queen Mary University of London have revealed findings that show hearing loss and epilepsy can be a precursor to Parkinson’s disease (PD). The study was conducted on medical records from over a million people between 1990 and 2018 with no bias towards age, ethnicity, or race. From this scientists investigated what kind…
After passing a new bill to extend the state of emergency powers in March 2020, few in Western Australia would have believed they would still be in the same COVID situation two years later. WA Premier Mark McGowan today confirmed the state of emergency would likely continue beyond July, which has raised questions with some…
Convenience store and petrol station chain On the Run (OTR) is set to accept cryptocurrency payments starting later this year. OTR can be found in over 170 locations throughout South Australia and will give consumers the chance to be able to pay for products including fuel and food with a cryptocurrency. According to The Australia…
A helicopter crash approximately 200m from the Snowy Mountains Highway in NSW has claimed the lives of both people on board overnight. Emergency services discovered the wreckage at 11.55pm last night, with the Australian Transport Safety Bureau (ATSB) announcing an investigation this morning. Monaro Police District superintendent John Klepczarek said due that due to the…
After serving over two years as the Tasmanian Premier, Peter Gutwein has announced that he will step down from the position and retire from politics. He spoke at a press conference in Launceston on Monday where he noted that he could “no longer give 110 per cent” citing that leading Tasmania through a pandemic has…
Jazz musician Jon Batiste has continued his golden run at awards ceremonies, after winning Album of the Year for We Are at the 64th Annual Grammy Awards in Las Vegas. R&B supergroup Silk Sonic (consisting of singer Bruno Mars and rapper Anderson .Paak) collected two of the other three major categories, winning Record of the…
Although the Brisbane Olympic Games are a solid decade away people are already debating on what iconic Australian figure should be the official mascot. For the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney the mascots were most appropriately a kookaburra, platypus, and echidna however a new set of Aussie animals have been put forward to represent the…
Brisbane Broncos stars Payne Haas and Albert Kelly look set for a date with the NRL Integrity Unit, after a video emerged on social media showing an alleged physical altercation between the pair. The video was highly circulated on Instagram and TikTok following the Broncos’ 20-6 loss on Saturday to the New Zealand Warriors, with…
Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban has been victorious in his re-election campaign beating out his opponents to remain in the top job. Over 94 per cent of the votes have been counted with the Orban led Fidez party claiming 53 per cent of the votes, while the opposition trailed behind at only 35 per cent.…