James Earl Jones at Winfield House, London, in 2010. Image: Flickr/US Embassy London AMERICAN actor James Earl Jones, who became the voice of an iconic cinematic villain, died at home in New York (Monday (US time), it has been reported. James Earl Jones, 93, shot to global fame by playing the voice of Darth Vader…
Singapore Airlines is the first international airline to operate out of Western Sydney’s new Nancy-Bird Walton international Airport once it is operational. Western Sydney International Airport says the deal was signed amid continuing talks about the airline’s future operations at Australia’s first greenfield airport in more than 50 years. WSI CEO Simon Hickey said at…
Digital literacy are now needed in two-thirds of all jobs, says one job provider. Picture: stock More than two-thirds of jobs now require Australians to be digitally literate according to private work provider atWork. A 2021 report by RMIT University found that 87% of jobs require digital literacy skills while four out of five businesses…
The AFP is warning parents and guardians amid a rise on online sadistic sextortion. Picture: Stock The rise of online sadistic sextortion has prompted an Australian Federal Police (AFP) warning to parents and guardians. According to the AFP, sadistic sextortion is a rising crime that involves extreme online groups targeting children as young as 12…
Qld Fire Minister Nikki Boyd and Member for Bundaberg Tom Smith with the aerial firetanker at Bundaberg Airport. Picture: Qld Government A 10,000-litre Canadian-owned aerial firetanker has touched down at Bundaberg Airport for the new bushfire season. From its base in Bundaberg, the Large Air Tanker or LAT, aircraft will be able readily respond in…
Melbourne City is opening its tunnels to livestock trucks on a trial basis. Picture: Pixabay Livestock trucks will now be able to use Melbourne’s tunnels as they are re-routed away from busy city streets during a 12-month trial period. The trial was recently announced by the Victorian Government in partnership with the freight industry and…
Rising costs and infrastructure delays are putting new Gold Coast apartments at risk, says the Property Council of Australia. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The residential apartment pipeline on Queensland’s Gold Coast is increasingly at risk according to new research released by the Property Council of Australia. The independent research, prepared by Urbis, shows 53 per cent…
Unintentionally feeding a crocodile becomes a fineable offence in Queensland. Image source: Bernard DuPont, via Wikimedia Commons Unintentional crocodile feeding is now a punishable offence, according to new Queensland laws. Unintentional feeding is defined by the new reforms as discarding food in ways that attract crocodiles to public locations. This could include leaving behind fish…
At least one third of third of cabinet positions in Ukraine are vacant after several ministers resigned. Image source: Chad J. McNeeley / U.S. Secretary of Defense, via Flickr. Ukraine is facing a major government shakeup after at least six ministers stepped down and a presidential aide was fired on Tuesday 3 September. The officials…
About half of all Australians are taking three forms of protection, according to a new survey. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI AUSTRALIANS are still not doing enough to protect themselves in summer, according to the Cancer Council of Australia. The conclusion was contained in survey data compiled by the Australian Bureau of Statistics (and funded by the…