Peshawar, Pakistan. Source : Wikimedia Commons (Used under creative commons) A suicide bomber set off a blast in a mosque in Peshawar, north-western Pakistan which has killed at least 100 people. On Monday, the bomber killed at least 61 people and left around 157 injured, which has since risen to at least 100 dead. Law…
Various plastic products in a pile. Source : Magda Ehlers via Pexels Following in the footsteps of other states, Victoria has enacted a ban on single-use plastics from February in sale or supply. Items made from conventional, degradable, or compostable plastics have been banned from the state. This includes straws, cutlery, plates, drink stirrers and…
Target with weapon in foreground. Source : Karolina Grabowska via Pexels Texas and Wisconsin military veterans are suing the ATF over a new rule that has recategorised certain pistols as “short-barrelled rifles”. The new rule would recategorise up to 40 million pistols with stabilising braces as “short-barrelled rifles”, meaning it would require a federal license…
Impacts of war in Kyiv. Source : Ales Uscinў via Pexels. A former mercenary for the Russian Wagner Group said he defected due to the brutality he witnessed. In an exclusive CNN interview, Andrei Medvedev, 26, said his decision was fueled by what he saw in Ukrainian battle zones. Medvedev told Anderson Cooper that Wagner…
Alec Baldwin. Source : Gage Skidmore via Wikimedia Commons. (Used under creative commons) Nearly two weeks after the charges were initially announced, Alec Baldwin and the film’s armourer have been formally charged over the shooting. The ‘Rust’ film set made headlines around the world in 2021 after a gun held by Baldwin was fired, wounding…
Woman checking text messages on her phone. Source : Pexels Multiple women have come forward and made accusations against North Melbourne AFL player Tarryn Thomas. The women have accused Thomas of harassment and intimidating behaviour and have taken the accusations to the AFL’s integrity unit. Thomas, 22, is facing criminal charges over threatening to distribute…
Westminster Bridge and British Parliament in London. Source : Pixabay via Pexels. Speaking in London, Foreign Minister Penny Wong told the UK to make peace with the country’s colonial past to modernise Indo-Pacific relations. The aim is to stabilise relations within the region against rising Chinese forces, to help avoid a possible war within the…
Senator Penny Wong. Source : Office of the Minister for Foreign Affairs. The Australian Government has announced the introduction of financial and travel sanctions on individuals from Myanmar and Iran. The sanctions will impact finances, and ban travel to Australia for individuals who have been found to be responsible for “egregious” human rights abuses and…