A four-day workweek might be in the cards as a pilot program in the UK has reported positive results following a six-month trial. A four-day workweek might be in the cards as a pilot program in the UK has reported positive results following a six-month trial. The trial saw companies reduce their employees’ working hours…
Seismologists have confirmed the existence of Earth’s innermost core, proving a hypothesis first proposed twenty years ago. Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed that the Earth’s interior is comprised of five layers, not four – proving a previously-unconfirmed hypothesis first proposed by scientists twenty years ago. The traditional model of the Earth’s…
A sculpture worth $61,000 by renowned artist Jeff Koons was destroyed during a VIP art event in Miami last week. Source: Stephen Gamson/Instagram A $61,000 glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons was shattered at a VIP Miami art preview when a visitor accidentally knocked it over. Koons is famous for creating sculptures of…
A dark dwarf galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter has been discovered. Source: Pixabay, Pexels Chinese astronomers have found an isolated dwarf galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, emitting no optical light. The galaxy was discovered by Chinese astronomers using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single dish radio…
UN warns “mass exodus of biblical scale” as sea levels rapidly rise. Source: NPS Climate Change Response, Wikimedia Commons The UN secretary general has warned of a “mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale,” as sea levels rise at a rapid pace. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said major cities across the world, including…
The Office of eSafety says that since Elon Musk’s layoffs there are no longer Australian staff at Twitter that the office can report child abuse material to. Source: Twitter The Office of the eSafety, Australia’s online safety regulator, says there are no longer Australian staff at Twitter that the regulator can report child abuse material…
Queensland’s opposition reveals its new youth crime policies for next year’s election. Source: Mitchel Lensink (@mitchellens.ink), Wikimedia Commons The LNP has revealed the first of its youth crime policy proposals for next year’s election, stating that detention should not be a last resort. Opposition Leader David Crisafulli announced the LNP’s new plans to tackle youth…
The woman allegedly attempted to smuggle 124 cocaine pellets (almost 1kg) through Perth International, including the eight she had to re-ingest after excreting them during her travel. Source: Australian Federal Police A 27-year-old Austrian woman who allegedly ingested 124 capsules filled with cocaine to smuggle into Australia has become the third person charged in the…
Cate Blanchett was among the big winners at this year’s BAFTA Awards, fuelling buzz she will also win the Best Actress Oscar. Source: BAFTA Awards/Twitter. Australian Cate Blanchett has won the BAFTA for Best Leading Actress for her role in Tár. The film All Quiet on the Western Front has the most successful at the…
According to the Reserve Bank of Australia, Labor’s energy plan is currently helping to moderate Australian inflation. Source: Wittman Tours According to a media release by the Albanese Government’s Treasurer, Jim Chalmers, the independent Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) has confirmed that the federal government’s energy plan is helping to moderate Australian inflation. “Over…