Severe weather in Queensland has brought about heaving flooding across the state with two people now confirmed dead with authorities warning residents to stay away from flood waters. 54-year-old Gympie man Philip Gary Lambert attempted to ride his motorbike over Greens Creek where he was swept away by floodwaters. A motorcycle helmet and bag were…
The Queensland government has announced that e-scooter regulations will be reformed as a measure to safely operate the machines amid growing popularity. Queensland Minister for Transport and Main Roads Mark bailey stated late last week that reforms need to be made to ensure e-scooter users are kept as safe as possible. “The rising popularity of…
After gaining parliamentary approval earlier this week Russian President Vladimir Putin has declared that that Russian troops have undertaken military action in eastern Ukraine. In a televised speech, Putin said that the Donbas’s People’s Republic asked for help from Russia against Ukrainian forces. “In this regard, according to the Article 51, part 7 of the…
Researchers in Canada have conducted a study in which they found that medical students taught by AI technology outperformed students who were taught by doctors. The trial was done at the Neurosurgical Simulation and Artificial Intelligence Learning Centre in Montreal where 70 students were given assistance and feedback from an AI system, a remote human…
Streaming giant Netflix will not be participating in this years Cannes Film Festival according to Variety due to regulations surrounding the screening of films. A close source of Netflix revealed to Variety that due to specific rules set by the Cannes Film Festival that they will not be participating this year. Regulations specify that in…
Russian President Vladimir Putin has gained parliamentary approval to move Russian troops into rebel-controlled areas of Donetsk and Luhansk in eastern Ukraine. Putin has backed the independence of Donetsk and Luhansk and has said that the presence of Russian military in the breakaway provinces are for “peacekeeping functions”. In a speech, Putin said that he…
NASA’s Hubble Space Telescope has captured a triple galaxy merger with the phenomenon taking place in the constellation of Cancer some 682 million light years away. According to the NASA press release the merger has now been called IC 2431 with the image displaying a rare astronomical sight of galaxies in the process of merging…
Meta has announced that Facebook Reels will now be available in over 150 countries worldwide for IOS and Android after launching in the US late last year. Facebook Reels follows similar short video features on other apps such as Instagram and Tik Tok. These short videos can be up to 60 seconds long while also…
Scientists at the University of Cambridge have found that the Greenland Ice Sheet is melting at a faster rate than originally thought with majority of the melting below the surface. The research stated that the melting is caused by meltwater that falls from the surface and into the cracks of the ice sheet, which then…
Australian scientists have discovered the fossil of a 93-million-year-old crocodile in Central Queensland that has the remains of a baby dinosaur in its stomach. Originally discovered in 2010 by the Australian Age of Dinosaurs Museum along with the University of New England (UNE), the remains have only recently been scanned with advanced nuclear and synchrotron…