Origin has reported huge profits in the middle of a cost of living crisis. Source: Nick Pitsas, Wikimedia Commons One of Australia’s largest energy companies, Origin Energy, has reported a surge in profits of 83.5 per cent for the financial year ending 2023 – a net annual profit of $1.06 billion. The company’s annual report,…
A man has died in hospital after a house fire in Brisbane. A man has died after a house fire in Hawthorne in Brisbane’s east. The fire broke out at around 8pm on Forbes Street, destroying a home and damaging another two. The 66-year-old man, Hugh Walker, was rescued and given first aid by neighbours…
A bear known as ‘Hank the tank’ had been the subject of a bear-hunt in California; but the truth was slightly more complicated. Image source: California Department of Fish and Wildlife A large black bear, dubbed ‘Hank the Tank’ by locals, has been captured in California late last week after an alleged crime spree. Authorities…