The Yeti Airlines craft taken moments before crashing in central Nepal. Source: Diwas Bohora, @channeld4641 An estimated 68 or more people have died, including one Australian, after a Yeti Airlines plane crashed in Pokhara, Central Nepal. This is Nepal’s worst plane crash in 30 years. A Nepalese aviation officer said the plane went down on…
The Medibank data breach class-action suit is now being run by three united law firms. Source: Shutterstock. Three law firms have united to run legal action against private health insurer Medibank regarding the October data breach that affected 9.7 million current and former customers. Bannister Law Class Actions, Centennial Lawyers and Maurice Blackburn Lawyers…
MyGov scam. Source : MailGuard A new digital scam claiming to be from myGov has cost Australians of up $640. The scam is in email format, with the subject “You have an outstanding refund from MyGov !”, and in its contents, recipients were told to pay $640.98. The email seemed to be just another generic…
Vladimir Putin and Xi Jinping. Source : Kremlin. Russian President Vladimir Putin has been labelled as “crazy” by Chinese officials as they distance Beijing from the Kremlin. Speaking to the UK’s Financial Times, several officials in the Chinese Communist Party, who have chosen to remain anonymous, expressed concern about President Putin’s mental state. “Putin is…
Lisa Marie Presley. Source : Shutterstock On Friday, Lisa Marie Presley, 54, died in hospital following a cardiac arrest, and after news broke, celebrities took to social media. It has since been revealed that Lisa Marie was placed in an induced coma then fitted with a temporary pacemaker after being rushed to hospital. After her…
Lytton refinery. Source : Ampol. A Port of Brisbane refinery has expansion plans which could see 300 construction jobs become available. The Lytton Refinery is making moves to improve fuel security and deliver lower emissions fuel, which promises an expansion to the facility. Acting Queensland Premier Steven Miles declared the Ampol Future Fuels Desulfurisation Project…
This is for the featured image caption The National Australia Bank (NAB) has announced emergency grants for customers impacted by floods in WA and NT. The grants will be for $1,000 for the purpose of assisting customers who were severely impacted by major flooding occurring in both WA and NT with ex-Tropical Cyclone Ellie. Applications…
Watyakan Creek map graphic. Source : The Queensland Cabinet and Ministerial Directory A creek in Longreach was renamed yesterday to better reflect and honour its significance in Indigenous Australian history. The creek, formerly known as Black Gin Creek, as now been renamed to Watyakan Creek (pronounced Watch-A-Kan). Resources Minister Scott Stewart said he was glad…
Horses race to the finish line. Source : Noah Salzman The Star Gold Coast Magic Millions raceday is set to hit the Gold Coast on Saturday the 14th. The event features eight $1 million-plus races and is the only event in the Southern Hemisphere to do so. Racing Minister Grace Grace said the meeting will…
Dominit Perrottet. Source : NSW Department of Customer Service, posted to Wikimedia Commons NSW premier Dominic Perrottet has faced the press after it was revealed that he wore a Nazi costume on his 21st birthday. Earlier in the week, the revelation surfaced and Mr Perrottet issued a formal, and public apology for the act. Mr…