Thailand’s PM Srettha Thavisin has been removed from office after a Constitutional Court ruled he had “grossly breached ethical standards”. Image source: Pinitkarn Tulachom, VOA Thai Multimedia Specialist, via Wikimedia Commons. Thailand’s Constitutional Court dismissed Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin from office on Wednesday 14 August over a cabinet appointment which violated the constitution. The court…
Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif (red) has filed cyberbullying complaint that says Harry Potter author JK Rowling and X owner Elon Musk took part in the gendered abuse. Image source: Chabe01, via Wikimedia Commons. French prosecutors are investigating a cyberbullying claim made by Algerian Olympic boxer Imane Khelif, alleging several prominent figures took part in…
Australian wildlife is at risk due to the predicted arrival of the H5N1 bird flu variant. Source: Oren Rozen via Animalia As spring approaches, H5N1 bird flu variant has an increased likelihood of reaching Australia. Bird flu is a pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) that is highly contagious and deadly for poultry and other animals. The…
It Ends With Us film has received mixed reviews regarding the novel adaption. Source: Ronald Woan, Wikimedia Commons. Colleen Hoover’s best-selling novel adaptation, It Ends With Us, has received criticism surrounding the differences between the movie and novel. Hoover is an avid author whose success has been compared to Dr. Seuss and James Patterson. In…
Australian B-Girl Raygun competes during the B-Girls Round Robin. Source: littleshao, X. Australia’s breakdancer Rachael Gunn — also known as “Raygun” — has become an internet meme after receiving major ridicule on her performance at the Paris Olympics Games. On Friday, Raygun did a “kangaroo dance” as part of her routine and was eliminated with…
Witnesses said they woke up to “a colossal ear-deafening bang”. Source: Kgbo, Wikimedia Commons. Hundreds of people have been evacuated, and streets closed off in Cairns after a helicopter crashed into a hotel roof earlier this morning. Two of the helicopter’s rotor blades flew off and landed in the hotel pool, and another on the…
Taylor Swift will continue her Eras Tour despite the cancelled concerts. Image source: Jana Beamer, via Wikimedia Commons Taylor Swift had her sold-out concerts in Vienna, Austria, cancelled after government officials confirmed a planned attack on the stadium. Taylor Swift was set to perform at the Ernst Happel Stadium three nights in a row, with…
The Titan submersible was piloted using a modified Logitech F710 wireless game controller. Image source: Madelgarius, via Wikimedia Commons The family of Paul-Henri Nargeolet, one of five people killed in the June 2023 submersible implosion, are suing the company OceanGate for over $75 million. The OceanGate expedition was an attempt to reach the famous Titanic…
Cosmos Magazine was first published in 2005 and has won over 48 journalism and industry awards. Image source: CSIRO, via: Wikimedia Commons Award-winning Australian science magazine Cosmos, published by the CSIRO, has published AI-generated articles on its website across a two-week period in July. Each article provided a disclaimer that they were generated using OpenAI,…
Yahya Sinwar (leftmost) has been named the new Political Bureau head of Hamas after Ismail Haniyeh was killed in Tehran. Image source: Hadi Mohammad, via Wikimedia Commons. Hamas has named Yahya Sinwar as the new head of the organisation’s Political Bureau, following the assassination of his predecessor last week. On Tuesday 6 August, Hamas announced…