Bushfires raged across Queensland over the weekend.

Queensland under high fire danger after a weekend of bushfires across the state

Bushfires raged across Queensland over the weekend.  Source: New Matilda, Wikimedia Commons Queenslanders are being warned by emergency services of continuing bushfire conditions after a weekend of fires across the state. Yesterday Queensland experienced four bushfires, which damaged a number of properties. According to Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), seven districts across the state…

Cathy Freeman has been honoured at Sydney's Accor Stadium.

Sydney’s Accor Stadium honours Cathy Freeman

Cathy Freeman has been honoured at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. Image credit: Roadrunnerz45, Wikimedia Commons A major grandstand at Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been named after Aboriginal sporting legend Cathy Freeman — known officially as “Cathy Freeman Stand”. This is part of the New South Wales Government initiative to recognise and celebrate Australia’s greatest female athletes.…

Micrograph shows the formation of the Nipah virus in a cell.

Two dead after Nipah virus outbreak in India

The Nipah virus has killed two people in India during their fourth outbreak of the virus. Image credit: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Image Gallery, Flickr Health officials in India’s southern state of Kerala are on high alert after two died from a recent outbreak of the Nipah virus. The outbreak has sparked the testing…