Red fire ants will cost Australians more than $22 billion by 2040s if no action is taken. Source: National Fire Ant Eradication Program Red fire ants will cost Australians more than $22 billion by 2040 if not addressed properly, according to a report by the Australia Institute on Wednesday. Fire ants were first discovered at…
London’s Australia House celebrates cultural impact of Bluey on the world by renaming it “Bluey House” on Sunday. Source: David Parry, Australian High Commission. London’s Australia House has been renamed “Bluey House” for a day, in recognition and celebration of the TV hit series’ cultural impact on Britain and the world. Australia House, which is…
The black-footed ferret species is one of the successful instances of cloning endangered animals, with three healthy clones born since 2020. Image source: J. Michael Lockhart/USFWS, via Wikimedia Commons Scientists in the US have recently announced that their cloning efforts regarding the endangered black-footed ferrets have led to a second and third birth. The scientific…
Evacuations are underway from the area around erupting volcano, Mount Ruang. Image source: Ariefrahman, via Wikimedia Commons Indonesian volcano Mount Ruang has erupted multiple times, causing authorities to evacuate over 11,000 people. The volcanic island is the southernmost volcano in the Sangihe Islands arc, in the province of North Sulawesi. The volcano erupted on Wednesday,…
The jury for Donald Trump’s criminal court case surrounding his payments to Stormy Daniels has been decided. Image source: Trump White House Archived, via Pexels A 12-person jury has been finalised for the first of Donald Trump’s four criminal trials, concerning his hush money case in New York. Trump has been accused of 34 counts…
The United Arab Emirates faces heavy rain, flooding the streets of Dubai. Image source: Unsplash, via Picryl. Record levels of rainfall have hit the United Arab Emirates (UAE), causing widespread floods and disruption across the Persian Gulf. Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and Sharjah residents were told to prepare for unstable weather conditions on Monday, 15 April…
A 15-year-old was arrested after he attacked an Assyrian Orthodox church congregation in Wakeley, Sydney. Image source: Christ The Good Shepherd Church, via Facebook. New South Wales police arrested a 15-year-old male after he attacked an Assyrian Orthodox church congregation with a knife in Sydney on Monday, 15 April. The attack took place around 7pm…
Iran launches 300 missiles at Israel in first ever direct attack. Source: Adam Jones via Flickr. Iran has launched more than 300 missile and drones at Israel on Saturday in retaliation to a recent strike on the Iranian consulate in Syria on 1 April. Tehran had been threatening to attack Israel since 1 April, when…
Six people have been killed in a stabbing in Sydney Westfield Bondi Shopping centre. Source: Sardaka via Wikimedia Commons. NSW police have confirmed six people were killed by an attacker and others injured in Sydney’s Bondi Junction Westfield on Saturday afternoon. Shortly after 4pm, shoppers noticed people running, as Joel Cauchi, 40, moved through the…
Rescuers found three men on a desert island after spotting their help signal, spelled out with palm leaves. Image source: U.S. Coast Guard. Three fishermen were rescued from a desert island after using palm fronds to spell out “help” on the shore. The United States Coast Guard confirmed in a statement that the trio were…