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21 August 2023

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Australia to acquire Tomahawk cruise missiles from the US.

Australia to acquire US Tomahawk missiles in $1.7 billion deal

Australia, USA, Politics, TechnologyBy News Cop21 August 2023

Australia will be one of just three countries to have Tomahawk cruise missiles in its arsenal. Image source: US National Archives In a more than $1.7 billion deal, Australia will purchase 200 Tomahawk cruise missiles from the United States, announced deputy prime minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles today.   Australia will be one…

Recent death of food delivery driver prompts calls for policy changes

Calls for policy changes after recent death of Sydney food delivery worker

State, AustraliaBy News Cop21 August 2023

The Transport Workers Union (TWU) says thirteen food delivery workers have died in Australia since 2017.   Source: Pacopac, Wikimedia Commons Uber Eats delivery rider, Adil Abbas, was killed on the job when his motorbike collided with a Ute in Sydney last week. The 19-year-old international student arrived from Pakistan last month to study information technology…

Russia had planned to land Luna-25 on the Moon's south pole.

Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft ‘ceased to exist’ after crashing into Moon

World, Science, SpaceBy News Cop21 August 2023

Luna-25 would have seen Russia be the first to successfully land a space craft on the Moon’s south pole. Image source: Ljubisa Pokrajac via Pexels Russia’s Luna-25 spacecraft has crashed into the Moon, after spinning out of control due to a problem while it prepared for pre-landing orbit.   Luna-25’s crash means that Russia’s first…

Hundreds rallied outside the Labor party conference on the weekend.

Hundreds rally for housing justice outside Labor party conference

Australia, Politics, StateBy News Cop21 August 2023

Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to hundreds of protesters outside Labor’s conference on Saturday.  Source: own work Hundreds of people rallied outside the Labor party conference in South Bank on Saturday, demanding the ALP focus on the housing crisis and do more for renters. Those protesting at the conference at the Brisbane Convention Centre included…

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