Hundreds of passengers are stranded at Gold Coast Airport after an IT outage. Source: Kgbo, Wikimedia Commons An IT systems outage has left hundreds of people stranded at Gold Coast Airport on Monday morning. The outage has affected check-ins and bag collection, and airline staff have had to revert to checking passengers in manually, resulting…
AFP have launched an education campaign to combat foreign interference in Australian CALD communities. Source Bidgee/Wikimedia As fears grow of potential crimes being unreported, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) are launching a new grassroots education campaign to spread awareness of foreign interferences in multicultural community groups across Australia. Earlier this month, Home Affairs Minister…
An art dealer in Florida has pleaded guilty to the sale of counterfeit artwork, including pieces he claimed were by pop artist Andy Warhol. An art dealer in South Florida has pleaded guilty in federal court to charges related to the sale of counterfeit artwork, including pieces he claimed were the work of famed 1960s…
Chinese provinces are now offering newlyweds 30 days of paid marriage leave in an effort to boost the nation’s declining birth rate. Image source: Arunpaypal, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons. Some Chinese provinces are now offering young newlyweds a generous 30 days of paid marriage leave as part of an initiative to boost the…
A four-day workweek might be in the cards as a pilot program in the UK has reported positive results following a six-month trial. A four-day workweek might be in the cards as a pilot program in the UK has reported positive results following a six-month trial. The trial saw companies reduce their employees’ working hours…
Seismologists have confirmed the existence of Earth’s innermost core, proving a hypothesis first proposed twenty years ago. Seismologists from The Australian National University (ANU) have confirmed that the Earth’s interior is comprised of five layers, not four – proving a previously-unconfirmed hypothesis first proposed by scientists twenty years ago. The traditional model of the Earth’s…
A sculpture worth $61,000 by renowned artist Jeff Koons was destroyed during a VIP art event in Miami last week. Source: Stephen Gamson/Instagram A $61,000 glass sculpture by renowned artist Jeff Koons was shattered at a VIP Miami art preview when a visitor accidentally knocked it over. Koons is famous for creating sculptures of…
A dark dwarf galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter has been discovered. Source: Pixabay, Pexels Chinese astronomers have found an isolated dwarf galaxy made almost entirely of dark matter, emitting no optical light. The galaxy was discovered by Chinese astronomers using the Five-hundred-meter Aperture Spherical radio Telescope (FAST), the world’s largest single dish radio…
UN warns “mass exodus of biblical scale” as sea levels rapidly rise. Source: NPS Climate Change Response, Wikimedia Commons The UN secretary general has warned of a “mass exodus of entire populations on a biblical scale,” as sea levels rise at a rapid pace. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said major cities across the world, including…
The Office of eSafety says that since Elon Musk’s layoffs there are no longer Australian staff at Twitter that the office can report child abuse material to. Source: Twitter The Office of the eSafety, Australia’s online safety regulator, says there are no longer Australian staff at Twitter that the regulator can report child abuse material…