Picture: www.cricket.com.au Australia ripped through India’s tail to wrap up the second Test with a thumping 10-wicket victory in just three days at Adelaide Oval yesterday (Sunday). A Cricket Australia report highlighted captain Pat Cummins’ five-wicket haul and player of the match Travis Head’s century. The Border-Gavaskar Trophy series is now one Test apiece after…
Picture: stock GLOBAL leaders have called for unity, and a transitional government, in Syria after president Bashar al-Assad fled to Russia. Al-Assad fled just before rebel forces captured the capital, Damascus, after 13 years of civil war. Moscow has reportedly confirmed it had given al-Assad and his family asylum, according to overseas media reports. It…
Picture: stock The federal government is giving another $32.5 million to the Jewish community to bolster security in the wake of last week’s arson attack on a synagogue in Melbourne. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said yesterday (Sunday) the government will give the money to the Executive Council of Australian Jewry (ECAJ) for security at Jewish…
The AFP is calling for restraint from drinking while flying. Photo: stock Federal police have a message for airline passengers — cut back on the drinking before you fly these summer holidays. The Australian Federal Police is promising to be highly visible at major airports and wants passengers to be restrain their drinking while waiting…
Mary, 30, and her child Daniel (six months) at a WFP-funded nutrition site in South Sudan earlier this year. Photo: WFP/Samantha Reinders WHAT the world spends on coffee in two weeks can feed 123 million people for a year, the UN World Food Program (WFP) says. The WFP is asking for US$16.9 billion so it…
Photo: stock NZ Police have suspended a search for three missing climbers on Aoraki/Mount Cook and believe they have fallen to their deaths. The police force’s Aoraki Area Commander, Inspector Vicki Walker, said a helicopter was deployed today after the weather had cleared. “The helicopter crew discovered further climbing-related items on the mountain,” she confirmed.…
A Polish Air Force Sokol helicopter lands in a field in southern Poland during 2023 military exercises. Photo: NATO THE US is giving Poland an extra $4 billion in military loans to modernise its military as the European country eyes greater ties with the Indon-Pacific region. The deal raises the total of American loans and…
A railway crossing at Manangatang, northern Victoria. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Victorian Government is to spend $104m on the state’s rail freight network to get more trucks off regional roads. The decision comes at a time when spare passenger trains are being used to haul freight to port to cater for an increase in grain…
Picture: stock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan have condemned an arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne early this morning. And police are searching for two suspects who were seen spreading accelerant with a broom inside the building, which was occupied at the time. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said…
Image: stock The federal government has set up a cryptocurrency taskforce to identify and act against non-compliant crypto ATM providers. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) says cryptocurrency is increasingly being used for money laundering, scams and money mule activities. It says its taskforce will ensure digital currency exchanges (DCEs) with crypto ATM…