The tobacco ban introduced by NZ’s former government has been scrapped, a decision which has been decried by public health officials. Image: Vladyslav Dukhin, via Pexels The tobacco ban introduced by New Zealand’s former government has been scrapped by the coalition, a decision which has been decried by public health officials. The legislation, which was…
This Tuesday, 41 workers were pulled free after they spent 17 days trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India. Image: Josekuttypanackal, via Wikimedia Commons This Tuesday, 41 workers were pulled free after they spent 17 days trapped in a collapsed mountain tunnel in northern India. On November 12, the workers were building the…
An increase in leopard seals visiting from Antarctica has been reported in SA. Source: Andrew Shiva, Wikimedia Commons An increased number of leopard seals have been spotted on the coastline of South Australia, some 3,000 kilometres from their home in Antarctica. A new research paper from South Australia Museum has recorded sightings of 14 leopard…
Protestors blockading the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle. Source: Green Left on Facebook More than 100 protestors were charged, including a 97-year-old man, at the People’s Blockade of Newcastle Harbour, the world’s largest coal port. The People’s Blockade was a three-day gathering organised by the organisation Rising Tide to block the port and bring…
The three young Palestinian men were yelled at and shot near the University of Vermont, Burlington. Source: Michelle Maria, Wikimedia Commons Three young Palestinian men were shot near the University of Vermont campus in Burlington, US, on Saturday evening. The three men, Hisham Awartani, Kinnan Abdel Hamid, and Tahseen Ahmed, are all alive and being…
Queensland towns, like Karumba, have been overrun by rats. Image credit: Ian Cochrane, Flickr Thousands of rats are causing problems for small North West Queensland towns, in what has been described as a “rat plague”. An increase in rodents was reported several weeks ago — now locals say it is “getting out of control”. “They…
A power outage in Terminal 2 caused delays for passengers. Image credit: Kgbo, Wikimedia Commons. Sydney Airport experienced a power outage on Friday morning that shut down computers and security screening. Customers at the major Australian airport were left “stuck in the queue” of check-in and security at the domestic terminal. Passengers took to social…
The knife attack occurred on Parnell Square in central Dublin. Image credit: Oliver Gargan, Wikimedia Commons Violent protests have broken out in Dublin after a woman and three young children were injured in a knife attack outside a school. Police confirmed that the woman and a five-year-old girl were seriously injured and receiving emergency medical…
Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta crime group are at the centre of one of the country’s largest-ever mafia trials, held in the southern region of Calabria. Image: RDNE Stock Project, via Pexels Italy’s ‘Ndrangheta crime group are at the centre of one of the country’s largest-ever mafia trials, held in the southern region of Calabria. In a purpose-built,…
Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a critically endangered species, has been photographed for the first time since its discovery in 1961. Image: Cabrera, Angel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a critically endangered species, has been photographed in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains for the first time since its discovery in 1961. Named for British naturalist David…