Rio Tinto’s mining licence has been revoked by the Serbian government after weeks of protests by environmental activists against a proposed lithium mine. The Anglo-Australian mining company was to invest approximately $3.3 billion into the Jadar Lithium project but Serbian Prime Minister Ana Brnabic stated that after lengthy protests that the agreement is no longer.…
A Cyber and Critical Technology Partnership has been agreed to by Australia and the UK last Thursday with the agreement aimed at cooperating on cyber security. Foreign Minister Marise Payne and United Kingdom Foreign Secretary Liz Truss signed the partnership in Sydney last week agreeing to protect an “open, free and peaceful internet”. Of the…
Matilda’s Captain Samantha Kerr has now become Australia’s all-time leading goal scorer notching up her 51st career goal last Friday against Indonesia in the AFC Women’s Asian Cup. Sam Kerr has surpassed Tim Cahill as the leading goal scorer in Australian Football history with her second goal in the 11th minute in the first round…
Villa Aurora was recently put up for auction in Rome at $546 million however failed to sell even with a $360 million one-of-a-kind 16th century mural. Known by its official name of Casino di Villa Boncompagni Ludovisi, the Italian abode was owned by the late Prince Nicolo Boncompagni Ludovisi and is now being sold by…
A recent xenotransplantation saw a terminally ill 57-year-old man receive a genetically modified pigs’ heart with the surgery being hailed a step towards reducing organ transplant waiting lists. A medical team at the University of Maryland Medical Centre in the United States carried out the operation in just over 8 hours. Scientific director of…
According to the Australian Bureau of Statistics (ABS) the unemployment rate has fallen to 4.2 per cent which is the lowest it’s been since the 2008 global financial crisis (GFC). In a statement yesterday, the ABS said that over 65,000 people became employed between November and December last year. Head of Labour Statistics at the…
The Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) has approved the Novavax vaccine for use in Australia in order to help protect people against COVID-19. In a press conference yesterday, Health Minister Greg Hunt announced that the TGA has approved the use of Novavax with a second approval needed from the Australian Technical Advisory Group on Immunisation (ATAGI).…
The Australian Academy of Science has said that Australia needs to invest in its own satellites in order to stop complete reliance on international satellites. According to the Academy, Australia has a heavy reliance on foreign-owned satellites which help with weather forecasting, resource and water management as well as disaster systems that could be of…
A woman has been arrested and subsequently released from custody after NSW police found the body of a baby in a freezer in the country town of Corowa. Police attended the Corowa house around 10 pm last night over concerns for welfare when they then discovered the body of a three-month old baby wrapped…
Several former Space X engineers have received $50 million USD in funding to create autonomous electric freight vehicles that would change the future of freight transportation. Investment into the design was made by Anthos Capital, Congruent Ventures, Riot Ventures as well as Embark Ventures and others to raise $53.15 million USD or approximately $73…