The Royal Hotel in Daylesford, Victoria. Source: Mattinbgn, Wikimedia Commons Five people were killed when a car veered across a footpath and hit diners at the Royal Hotel in Daylesford on Sunday evening. Police say the victims were from two Victorian families who knew each other and were visiting Daylesford over the long weekend. Those…
Brisbane’s biggest rally for Palestine in history. Source: Justice For Palestine Meanjin – Brisbane on Facebook This weekend saw the biggest rallies for Palestine ever across major cities in Australia, including Brisbane, Melbourne, and Sydney. Both Brisbane and Melbourne recorded their biggest Palestine rallies, with around 8,000 in Brisbane and an estimated over 50,000 in…
Pet pig Kevin Bacon has returned home. Image credit: Chelsea Rumbaugh, Facebook. A pet pig named Kevin Bacon has returned to his Pennsylvania home after running away more than two weeks ago. The 90-kilogram pet escaped from his new Gettysburg, Pennsylvania property on 14 October. It is believed that Kevin knocked over a post and…
Sam Bankman-Fried convicted on all charges laid against him. Image credit: Cointelegraph, Wikimedia Commons FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried was found guilty of defrauding customers of his cryptocurrency exchange in one of the biggest financial crime cases in the United States. The 12-person jury reached a guilty verdict on all charges laid against him on Thursday…
Taylors Wines has won an international wine competition for their shiraz. Image credit: Wavebreakmedia-micro, Freepik A $20 bottle of South Australian shiraz has been named the champion of a major international wine competition. Taylors Wines, a family-owned winery based in Clare Valley, was awarded the International Champion 2023 at the annual VINUS International Wine and…
Scientists at AI startup Osmo are trying to take olfactory science to new places as they strive to map and digitally encode scents. Image: Artem Podrez, via Pexels Scientists at AI startup Osmo are trying to take olfactory science to new places as they strive to map and digitally encode scents. While encoding and reproducing…
Across Australia, 58 women have allegedly been killed in the past year, including six women in the past 10 days alone, highlighting the shocking prevalence of domestic and intimate partner violence throughout the country. Image: cottonbro studios, via Pexels Across Australia, 58 women have allegedly been killed in the past year, including six women in…
The Digital License app is scheduled to launch today, but the Department is urging users to be patient and wait before downloading. Image: Pixabay, via Pexels Following the lead of other states such as New South Wales and South Australia, the Queensland government begun their rollout of the Digital License app today. The digital driver’s…
The “Friends” cast released a statement grieving the loss of Matthew Perry, who was found dead in his Los Angeles home this past Sunday. Image: @courteneycoxofficial via Instagram The cast of Friends have released a joint statement grieving the loss of their former co-star Matthew Perry, who was found dead in his Los Angeles home…