Calls for a ceasefire as hospitals to are forced to close due to medication, fuel, water and food being inaccessible as a result of Israel’s continued assaults and blockades. Image source: أمين via Wikimedia Two additional major hospitals in Palestine have closed new patient admissions on Sunday (local time), with staff citing a lack of…
Bobi, a Portuguese breed and the world’s oldest dog, passed away on October 23 at the incredible age of 31. Image: @guinnessworldrecords, via Instagram Bobi, a Portuguese dog and the oldest canine ever recorded, passed away on October 23 at the incredible age of 31. Bobi was a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo, a Portuguese breed…
Some felt slighted by the Optus CEO’s response to the nationwide network outage. Image: freestocks.org, via Pexels On Wednesday, a nationwide Optus network outage left millions of people and hundreds of thousands of businesses without cellular, broadband or landline connectivity. The outage began around on Wednesday 4am AEDT, and fixes to the cell network only…
Residents of Lahore, Pakistan, were warned to stay indoors after a wave of smog caused tens of thousands of people to fall ill. Image: Tore Urnes, via Flickr Residents of Lahore, Pakistan, were warned to stay indoors after a wave of smog caused tens of thousands of people to fall ill. On Thursday, authorities closed…
On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. Image: DIAC images, via Wikimedia Commons On Wednesday, Australia’s High Court ruled indefinite detention of asylum seekers to be unlawful, overturning a 20-year precedent. The landmark decision overturns the case of Al-Kateb, which had authorised indefinite detention…
An inquiry by the Senate into ADHD has found substantial barriers to consistent, timely assessment and support for the condition. Image: Tara Winstead, via Pexels An inquiry by the Senate into attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) has found substantial barriers to consistent, timely and best practice assessment and support for the condition. The report draws…
Over 35 tonnes of illegal vapes, suspected to contain nicotine and estimated to be worth approximately $11 million, have been seized by authorities across Australia. Image: Pannet, via Wikimedia Commons Over 35 tonnes of vapes, suspected to contain nicotine and estimated to be worth approximately $11 million, have been seized by authorities across Australia. A…
Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout, with customers across Australia reporting outages since 4am this morning. Image: cogdogblog, via Wikimedia Commons Telecom giant Optus is undergoing a nationwide blackout as both mobile and broadband customers across Australia have been left without service since approximately 4am this morning. Businesses, banks, trains and hospitals are…
A park in Darwin, Northern Territory. Source: Lance Vanlewen, Wikimedia Commons Private security guards, who are being paid millions of dollars by the Northern Territory government to patrol the streets of Darwin, have been unlawfully moving homeless people on in their sleep. The guards come from a company called Territory Protective Services (TPS), and often…
Photos and children’s shoes in Queens Gardens, Brisbane, representing just some of the children killed in Gaza. Source: Melody Kelly The leaders of 18 UN agencies have called for an immediate ceasefire in Israel’s war on Gaza, expressing their “shock and horror” at the surging number of Palestinian civilian deaths. The UN leaders made a…