The Oodnadatta Track looking south from William Creek. Source Don Shearman via Flickr As the Australian winter season ends, records of high temperatures are being broken. Temperature records are being surpassed in Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, and New South Wales. This Saturday, Lismore in North NSW is forecasted to reach 33°C while…
Change the rules rally. Image source: Matt Hrkac via Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, tens of thousands of Australian construction workers stopped working to support CFMEU. In capital cities members from the CFMEU rallied against the federal government’s decision to appoint administration for the union. The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) arranges protection rights…
The Aviation White Paper is intended to shake up the aviation industry and ensure fairer treatment of customers by Australian Airlines. Image source: Simon_sees, via Wikimedia Commons Australian airlines will now have to provide cash refunds for cancelled or unreasonably delayed flights, as part of the Aviation White Paper. The Aviation White Paper is a planned…
The magnitude 4.7 earthquake in the Hunter Valley region may impact the Coalition’s aims of placing a nuclear power plant in the area. Image source: Rob Freijs, via Wikimedia Commons. A magnitude 4.7 earthquake hit the Upper Hunter Valley on Friday, close to one of Peter Dutton’s proposed nuclear energy sites. The earthquake’s epicentre was…
A 2,492-carat diamond has been unearthed in a mine in Botswana. Source: Steven Depolo, Wikimedia Commons. The world’s second-largest diamond ever found has been unearthed in a mine in Botswana. The country’s president, Mokgweetsi Masisi, showed off the 2,492-carot diamond in his office at a viewing ceremony on Thursday 22 August. It is overwhelming,” Masisi…
Thousands of people have taken to the streets in protest, demanding justice for a female doctor who was raped and killed. Source: ABVP Chhattisgarh via X. The rape and murder of a doctor in an Indian hospital earlier this month has sparked massive outrage, with thousands of people demanding for justice in protest. The 31-year-old…
PM Anthony Albanese confirmed negotiations between Australia and Indonesia over a new defence pact has been finalised. Image source: Anthony Albanese, via X. Australia and Indonesia have finalised a new defence pact to allow for greater military cooperation between the two nations. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese made the announcement on Tuesday 20 August after a…
The Italian coast guard have recovered six bodies after a luxury yacht carrying British tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch capsized off the north Sicilian coast. Image source: Jay Galvin, via Flickr. Six people are confirmed dead and one missing after a luxury yacht sank off the north coast of Sicily. The British-flagged Bayesian was anchored near…
TN Sea Lady fishing vessel. Source: Clive G’ via Flickr A BBC documentary has revealed that a Scottish fishing company, TN Trawlers, is allegedly involved in human trafficking and modern-day slavery. “A three-year investigation by Disclosure uncovers allegations of modern slavery aboard UK fishing vessels,” said BBC. Headquartered in Annan, Scotland, TN Trawlers is owned by…
Online retailer Booktopia often competed with Amazon in the Australian market. Image source: jcomp, via Freepik Online retailer Booktopia has been bought by electronics retailer digiDirect, after the company went into administration due to severe financial difficulties. First founded in 2004, Booktopia was an Australian-based online book retailer, and competed with Amazon for online book…