This evening a rare ‘blue supermoon’ will occur. Tomorrow, to mark the end of the month, a rare supermoon and blue moon will occur at the same time, but tonight will be the best night to see it. The full moon itself will happen tomorrow morning, August 31st, which means this evening, around dusk, will…
While families struggle under cost of living pressures, supermarket giants enjoy huge profits. Source: The West End Magazine. Both Coles and Woolworths have reported an increase in profits this week, while Australians are struggling to pay for necessities. Woolworths showed it had made a $1.62 billion full-year profit after tax, up 4.6 per cent from…
The UN has corrected false information that Tasmanian Aboriginal people are ‘extinct’ on its website. A UN agency has removed a historically inaccurate document from its website stating that Tasmanian Aboriginal people are ‘extinct.’ The document also stated that thylacines, or Tasmanian tigers, may still exist. This information was part of a key document in…
A new report shows that six Australians die every day from a drug overdose. Source: Dean812, Wikimedia Commons A new report shows that six Australians die every day from drug overdoses, prompting a call for urgent action. Penington Institute, a public health research group, released an annual report showing that in 2021, there were 2,231…
Four people have been killed in a mass shooting in Jacksonville, Florida. A 21-year-old man shot and killed three people before turning the gun on himself at a general store in Jacksonville, Florida. Authorities confirmed this shooting was ‘racially motivated.’ “Plainly put, this shooting was racially motivated and he hated Black people,” Sheriff TK Waters…
Viral TikTok prank where parents crack an egg on their toddler’s head has been criticised. Image credit: Klaus Nielsen via Pexels Medical experts have expressed concerns over the viral TikTok prank where parents crack an egg on their toddler’s head. Videos have been posted to social media showing parents with their young children preparing to…
Former US President Donald Trump’s mugshot was released to the public. Image credit: Donald Trump via X (formerly Twitter) Former US President Donald Trump was arrested on his arrival at Fulton County Jail in Atlanta on Thursday, where his mugshot was captured. “Can you believe it? I’ll be going to Atlanta, Georgia, on Thursday to…
Luis Rubiales faces criticism for his behaviour at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney. Image credit: Deportebalear via Flickr Spanish football federation (RFEF) president Luis Rubiales allegedly plans to resign after FIFA opened disciplinary proceedings against him for his behaviour at the Women’s World Cup final in Sydney. Rubiales kissed Spanish forward Jennifer “Jenni”…
Researchers examined 27 websites selling “egg timer” fertility tests and found that most made false or misleading claims about the product. Image: Tima Miroshnichenko via Pexels A study published by the University of Sydney examined 27 websites selling “egg timer” fertility tests and found that most sites made false or misleading claims about the usefulness…
Cable cars connect remote, mountainous regions of Pakistan. Image: Durray Sameen Rajouri, via Wikimedia Commons Eight people, including six school students, have been rescued after being stranded for approximately 16 hours in a cable car dangling above a steep ravine in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province of Pakistan. The students, aged 10 to 16, were on…