Concerns have been raised about ancient Aboriginal sites being damaged by off-road 4WDs in Arthur-Pieman Conservation Area, Tasmania. Source: Dhx1, Wikimedia Commons An Indigenous group and conservationists in Tasmania have raised concerns about ancient Aboriginal sites being damaged by off-road four-wheel drives. According to the Bob Brown Foundation and Tasmanian Aboriginal Centre, people have been…
The ACCCE has urged parents and guardians to discuss online safety with their children after revealing how often they are notified of sexually explicit content that children upload online without outside influence. Source: Pxfuel The Australian Federal Police (AFP) led Australian Centre to Counter Child Exploitation (ACCCE) has urged parents to discuss online safety, and…
Dadeville, Alabama, where 4 people were killed and dozens injured at a mass shooting at a teen’s birthday party. Source: Rivers Langley, Wikimedia Commons At least four people have been killed and some 28 injured during a mass shooting at a teenager’s 16th birthday party in a dance studio in Dadeville, Alabama. Law enforcement say…
Two men have been charged with the kidnapping of a man and woman in Sydney. Source: Highway Patrol Images, Wikimedia Commons Two men have been charged with allegedly kidnapping a man and woman in Western Sydney in broad daylight. The man and woman, aged 24 and 26, were forced into a vehicle by two men…
Cooper Blackwood, Team Australia competitor for the Invictus Games 2023, at the Sydney Academy of Sport and Recreation in Narrabeen. Source: Australian Government Department of Defence The team of 31 athletes that will represent Australia at 2023’s Invictus Games Düsseldorf, Germany, was announced this morning by Minister for Defence Personnel and Veterans’ Affairs, Matt Keogh.…
Rates of long COVID symptoms may be similar to that of of influenza, according to new research by Queensland Health. Source: Ahmet Polat. Long COVID symptoms after vaccination similar to other viral illnesses, according to a release by Queensland Health this morning. In Queensland’s highly vaccinated population, long COVID symptoms appeared no more severe than…
Sex workers and suburbanites are protesting city plans to move prostitution from Amsterdam’s red light district to a suburban erotic centre. Image source: CC0, via Wikimedia Commons Sex workers and concerned suburbanites alike are taking a stand against a controversial plan to move legal prostitution from Amsterdam’s historic red light district to a suburban “erotic…
Outrage has spread online after a video was shared showing the Dalai Lama asking a young boy to “suck [his] tongue” at a public event. Image source: Christopher Michel, CC BY 2.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Outrage has spread across social media after video footage was shared showing the Dalai Lama asking a young boy to…
Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula was blanketed by clouds of ash as the active Shiveluch volcano erupted just after midnight on Tuesday. Image source: NASA/JSC, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Russia’s Kamchatka peninsula was blanketed by clouds of ash as the active Shiveluch volcano erupted just after midnight on Tuesday. The eruption reached its peak six hours…
Greater Bilby populations double according to national wildlife census. Source: Queensland Government, Wikimedia Commons The Greater Bilby population has doubled in protected areas throughout Australia, according to the results of the Australian Wildlife Conservancy census. This census was carried out over the past 12 months in protected areas across the nation, including Yookamurra Wildlife Sanctuary…