Researchers have discovered that using burst wave lithotripsy (BWL) can break up kidney stones with the treatment set to revolutionise how the inconvenient stones are removed. The University of Washington School of Medicine released their findings in the Journal of Urology where it was determined that using BWL treatment was far more effective in removing…
Islands once owned by billionaire sex offender Jeffrey Epstein have hit the market for $166 million AUD with some of the money set to be donated to the victims’ fund. Great Saint James and Little Saint James are two private islands located in the US Virgin Islands and were once owned by Jeffrey Epstein. The…
The Perth Casino Royal Commission has concluded in a final report that Crown Resorts is not suitable to hold a gaming licence in Western Australia. Over 50 recommendations were made to Crown Resorts in a 1000-page report that detailed changes to be made in order for the corporation to be deemed appropriate to hold a…
American actress Amanda Bynes has had her nine-year conservatorship ended after she began a petition last month to gain back control of her personal affairs and estate from her mother. The termination of the arrangement was fully supported by Ms Bynes’ parents, psychiatrist and legal team with the termination granted by Ventura County Judge Roger…
WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange has married his long-time partner Stella Morris in a ceremony at the high-security Belmarsh Prison in London. It’s been reported that the ceremony was attended by four guests, two official witnesses and two prison guards after the couple were granted permission to marry last year. Pictured outside the prison, Ms Morris…
Former Labor MP Craig Tomson has been hit with a fresh set of fraud charges after he allegedly tried to gain money from a COVID-19 relief payment scheme. Authorities are claiming that Mr Tomson made several false applications in an effort to gain money from the Small Business Support Grant and COVID-19 Small Business Hardship…
Australian legend and World No.1 Ashleigh Barty announced today in an Instagram post that she is going to retire from professional tennis. In a video posted to her Instagram, Barty can be seen talking to former tennis player and close friend Casey Dellacqua where she talks about the shock announcement. “Today is difficult and filled…
In just under two days over $65 million AUD has been raised by Epic Games with the corporation donating all of its Fortnite proceeds to humanitarian efforts in Ukraine. From March 20 to April 3 Epic Games will donate all of their proceeds from Fortnite with Xbox also joining in on the fundraising efforts to…
Several organisations have banded together to invest in CSIRO’s Ending Plastic Waste Mission which aims to reduce plastic waste by 80 per over the next 10 years. The Australian government has invested an initial $50 million into the mission which will see an innovative science collaboration between Murdoch University and CSIRO to create new ways…
Convenience store chain 7-Eleven has announced that they are entering the beauty world with a limited-edition body scrub that is made from the retailers famous $1 coffee. The body scrub has been created from the exact same Arabica and Robusta beans that coffee drinkers have been so used to at the local 7-Eleven. Australian actress…