Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The United Nations COP climate talks are “no longer fit for purpose” and in need of urgent overhaul, international experts say. In a letter to the UN and reported on by the BBC, senior figures say that countries should not host the talks if they don’t support the phase out of fossil…
Picture: stock A former Wallaby and ACT Brumby, Dr Brett Robinson has been named the new chairman of World Rugby, the sport’s governing body. At 54, Robinson becomes the first chairman appointed from the southern hemisphere. He was chosen ahead of former France’s Abdelatif Benazzi (by two votes) by the 52 members of the World…
CDC Victoria runs bus services in Ballarat, Geelong and Mildura. Picture: stock A new trial interstate weekly bus service will run between Broken Hill in NSW and Mildura in Victoria, starting from Monday (November 18). With funding from the NSW Government, CDC Broken Hill will operate the service every Monday for 12 months. The new…
Picture: SLSA Japanese university students are avoiding designed safe swim areas on beaches and other warning signs due to a language barrier. That was the finding in a new survey of Japanese students was conducted by Monash University’s drowning prevention researcher Dr Misaki Shibata. He found that three in five of respondents (wrongly) believed that…
Picture: stock Marine Rescue NSW’s 24/7 search and rescue teams have ended their busiest October on record with 388 missions, including 94 emergency call-outs. The previous October record of 384 missions was set last year. In a statement, Commissioner Alex Barrell said their volunteer crews safely returned 875 people to shore. “The demand for assistance…
Picture: stock US President-elect Donald Trump already appears to be on a collision course with the new Republican-led Senate on his staff and cabinet appointments. He did not get involved in the Senate’s Republican leadership election from which Senator John Thune was victorious despite Trump allies supporting Florida Senator Rick Scott. But Trump did demand…