The US Federal reserve has announced measures to guarantee deposits at Silicon Valley Bank to prevent wider financial instability, as even the crypto industry feels the fallout. Source: Dan Smith/Wikimedia Customers of the embattle Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) were able to once again access their deposits this week. This comes after US officials announced that…
Michelle Yeoh and the Everything Everywhere All At Once cast won big at the Oscars 2023, as the film earned 7 Oscars, including Best Picture. Source: Michelle Yeoh/Instagram The 2023 Academy Awards are somewhat unique due to the wide range of Oscar nominations for more ‘pop culture’ movies, such as Top Gun: Maverick and Avatar:…
A man has been found dead in a Townsville home. Source: Highway Patrol Images, Wikimedia Commons An overnight emergency has been revoked after a man was found dead in a home in the Townsville suburb of Kirwan this morning. Gunshots were fired last night at nearby houses as well as a car and responding police…
Cootamundra, NSW. Source: Mattinbgn, Wikimedia Commons Residents of the NSW town Cootamundra have been ordered to evacuate after heavy overnight rain caused a local creek to flood. An aged care home and caravan park are among those properties evacuated. According to the Bureau of Meteorology, about 100 millimetres of rain has been recorded in the…
Treaty negotiation planning to begin in Melbourne ahead of First People’s Assembly elections. Source: Luis Markovic, Wikimedia Commons Members of the First Nations Assembly of Victoria will meet in Melbourne this week to finalise planning for treaty negotiations. Treaty negotiations are set to begin after the assembly’s second general election in May. This treaty is…
Mike Pence has delivered his harshest criticism yet of Donald Trump and his role in the Capitol riots in 2021. Source: Gage Skidmore Former US vice president Mike Pence has said that history will hold former US President Donald Trump “accountable”, Pence’s harshest criticism of the man he served under from 2017 to 2021. …
More than 1,000 schoolgirls in Iran have been affected by a so-far unexplained illness that many believe to be the result of targeted poisonings. Image source: Jeanne Menj, CC BY 2.0. More than 1,000 schoolgirls in Iran have been affected by a so-far unexplained illness that many believe to be the result of targeted poisonings.…
An estimated 1.28 million people have joined in a nationwide strike in opposition to French President Emmanuel Macron’s plans to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64, it is reported. Image credit: Jeanne Menjoulet from Paris, France, CC BY 2.0. An estimated 1.28 million people have joined in a nationwide strike in opposition to…
$2.6 million is being invested into Trioda Wilingi Pty Ltd to develop innovative medical gels using unique cellulose nanofibers extracted from Australian spinifex grass. Image source: Mark Marathon, CC BY-SA 4.0. $2.6 million is being invested into Trioda Wilingi Pty Ltd to develop innovative medical gels using unique cellulose nanofibers extracted from Australian spinifex grass. Trioda…
Marianne Williamson, self-help author and politician, has become the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the Democrat party’s presidential nomination for the United States’ 2024 election. Source: Wikimedia Marianne Williamson, a self-help author once dubbed as “Oprah’s spiritual adviser”, has become the first Democrat to formally challenge President Joe Biden for the…