The official Royal Portrait to mark The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Source: Royal Family. Festivities have kicked off in London with Queen Elizabeth marking 70 years on the throne, however she’s already had to cancel an appearance due to “discomfort”. She appeared alongside the Royal Family on the balcony of Buckingham Palace where she waved to…
NSW Health say they have discovered the second known case of monkeypox in Australia. Source: CDC A second case of monkeypox has been found in NSW, after a man in his 50s reported symptoms upon arrival in Sydney (from Queensland). The man’s GP referred him to hospital with symptoms clinically compatible with monkeypox, whereby urgent…
Five people are dead, including the alleged shooter, in a Oklahoma mass shooting just over a week after the horrific Robb Elementary school shooting in Uvalde,Texas. Source: Reuters Less than a week after a horrific school shooting in Texas that left 22 people dead, another mass shooting has occurred in an Oklahoma hospital this morning,…
More than 15 restaurants and bars will have to make the move elsewhere in the CBD. Source: Eagle Street Pier. After more than 30 years as one of Brisbane’s major dining precincts, Eagle Street Pier will close and get a $2.1 billion makeover to usher in a new riverfront experience. Businesses will close up shop…
There have been calls for legislation to be changed, with researchers saying it should focus on the time period where drivers are most at risk. Source: Freepik. A study by The University of Sydney has revealed that THC affects drivers differently, citing that not all related skills are severely impaired. Undertaken by the Lambert Initiative…
Get back to work, or get fired is basically the message from Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk. Source: Flickr Tesla and SpaceX CEO Elon Musk has told his employees that they can no longer work from home, warning that if they don’t comply, they will leave the company. Two separate sources confirmed the authenticity…
Depp said in his statement ” from the very beginning, the goal of bringing this case was to reveal the truth, regardless of the outcome.” After deliberations, the jury unanimously voted in favour for Depp and stated that he was indeed defamed by his former wife. It was found that the 2018 Washington Post article…
Bill Cosby won’t testify in the latest legal claim brought against him for sexual abuse or assault. Source: The World Affairs Council of Philadelphia Bill Cosby’s attorneys have given opening statements in one of the last remaining legal claims against the comedian. 64-year-old woman Judy Hath brought the civil suit against Mr Cosby, alleging that…
What the? Meet the Paralitherizinosaurus japonicus. Source: Hokkaido University It’s called a therizinosaur, and it’s the first fossil to have been found in Asian marine sediments. Still confused? A joint US and Japanese science team have found a new species of the therizinosaurid dinosaur, a large and primarily herbivorous creature with hollow bones and three-toed limbs.…
Christian Cooper’s passion for “birding” has led to the New York City resident getting his own TV show on National Geographic. Source: NatGeoTV Christian Cooper is a science and comics writer, editor, and birdwatcher (or “birder”). He’s also a proud black man. Unfortunately for him, he’s most known for the infamous Central Park birdwatching incident…