Saturday marked the triumphant return of the 65th Eurovision Song Contest after being postponed last year due to COVID-19. This year the contest was held in the Netherlands’ Rotterdam Ahoy arena in front of a live audience of 3,500 fans. The 2021 winner was Italy’s leather-dressed rock band, Måneskin, with their single ‘Zitti E Buoni’.…
Australia’s Olympic skateboarding preparations are in shambles after three members tested positive to COVID-19 after traveling to the United States for a qualifying event. Two athletes, including a 13-year-old skater, are now out of the running for the Tokyo Olympics due to testing positive at the qualifying event, along with their coach. The group of…
Israel and Hamas have agreed to a ceasefire putting an end to the 11-day military operation in the Gaza Strip. The decision came after heavy pressure from the United Nations and United States to halt the offensive. Israeli media reported Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s security cabinet confirmed the decision to approve a “mutual and unconditional”…
A selling frenzy of cryptocurrencies this week, caused by Chinese financial leaders and Elon Musk, has seen Bitcoin and many other coins plunge in the market. It has been a wild 24 hours in the crypto world. China’s recent crackdown on cryptocurrencies along with cryptic tweets from Musk triggered a selling frenzy which has seen…
State Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced voluntary assisted dying legislation will be put before the Queensland parliament next week. Palaszczuk stated the “the time was right” to introduce the bill which would seek to legalise voluntary euthanasia in Queensland. The bill to establish voluntary assisted dying fulfills a commitment the premier made to Queensland prior…
A new report shows the of number Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander children in out-of-home care continues to be high, despite overall rates remaining steady. The annual report released by the Australian Institute of Health and Welfare (AIWH), titled “Child protection Australia 2019/20”, shows one in four of the roughly 46,000 children in out-of-home care…
Virgin Australia’s CEO, Jayne Hrdlicka, has called for Australia’s borders to be reopened sooner than mid-2022, even if “some people may die”. Speaking at a Queensland University of Technology business launch on Monday, Ms Hrdlicka believed Australia risked being left behind by the rest of the world if it did not reopen borders once an…
The NRL Magic Round will return to Brisbane in 2022 providing a major boost to Queensland’s economy. Magic Round provided Brisbane’s biggest cash injection since the coronavirus pandemic, which saw every NRL match of the round played across one weekend. The annual event, first held in Brisbane 2019, was cancelled last year due to the…
Australian cricketers have landed in Sydney after being stuck in the Maldives due to the Federal Government’s India travel ban. The group of 38 Indian Premier League (IPL) players, officials, and commentators arrived at Sydney Airport this morning after the recent Indian COVID-19 outbreak forced the indefinite suspension of the IPL earlier this month. The…
With the 2021 Tokyo Olympic and Paralympic Games fast approaching, Japan has extended its state of emergency due to COVID-19 until the end of May. A third state of emergency was imposed on four of the country’s popular areas including the host city, Tokyo, on April 25 and was due to finish on May 11.…