Areas of north-western Sydney have been given evacuation orders by SES NSW amid rising river levels caused by the same severe weather system that has left south east Queensland devastated. Western Sydney Minister Stuart Ayres told residents near the Hawkesbury River that they should evacuate if in the areas of Portland and Cumberland. We have…
After almost 40 years on the air one of Australia’s longest running TV soaps is set to end later this year after UK broadcaster Channel 5 announced they will no longer air the show. In a statement on Twitter, Neighbours said “We are so sorry to say that after 37 years and almost 9000 episodes…
A mysterious ‘mermaid’ like creature is to be analysed by scientists in an effort to discover exactly what the peculiar looking object might be. According to The Independent the creature is 12 inches long and was allegedly caught between 1736 and 1741 off the Japanese Island of Shikoku in the Pacific Ocean. The mummy has…
The Australian government has confirmed that cases of a rare Japanese Encephalitis virus (JEV) have been detected in southern regional Queensland. Queensland Health issued an alert stating that a person has been infected with JEV and is now being treated in a Brisbane Hospital after recently travelling through regional Queensland. The virus is spread through…
Technology giant Google has unveiled new technology project called Soli that is able to read your body language without the use of a camera. Soli is a miniature radar that understands human motions at various scales according to Google with the technology being able to pick up on motions and cues by reading implicit and…
The Victorian government has announced that survivors of the Stolen Generation removed from their families before 1977 will be able to access payments under a new redress scheme. About 1,200 Aboriginal Victorians will receive the $100,000 payment under a new $155 million package that according to Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews “is long overdue”. Receivers of…
After several weeks on fire the Felicity Ace cargo ship that was carrying over $400 million worth of luxury cars has sank in the mid-Atlantic according to the Portuguese Navy. Felicity Ace was transporting a suspected 4,000 luxury cars from Germany to the United States when it caught on fire with authorities believing lithium batteries…
A team of Chinese geologists have discovered an impact crater that they believe to be the largest in the world that is under 100,000 years old. Found in the Xing’an mountain range, the crater covers approximately 1.85 kilometres with carbon-14 dating revealing that impact was likely between 46,000 to 53,000 years ago. According to NASA…
Amid increasing sanctions from countries around the world Russia has now banned the airlines of 36 nations including all 27 members of the European Union. The Russian Civil Aviation Authority said that the restrictions on foreign airlines was necessary “as a retaliatory measure for the ban by European states on flight by civil aviation operated…
The Tasmanian government has announced plans to build a $750 million AFL stadium in hopes that it will encourage licensing of an official Tasmanian AFL team. Although stakeholders haven’t officially given the go ahead for development, the stadium would become the home of the proposed Tasmanian AFL team that eagerly awaits the decision on whether…