Boeing’s Starliner spacecraft docked to the International Space Station. Source NASA via Flickr The Boeing Starliner, initially expected to return to Earth with astronauts Sunita Williams and Barry Wilmore, is now scheduled to return on 6 September without them. The two astronauts, both members of NASA (National Aeronautics and Space Administration), are now set to…
The Brisbane Council has decided to put a ban on the e-scooter operator, Beam Mobility. Source: Michael Coghlan via Flickr The Brisbane Council has decided to put a ban on the e-scooter operator Beam Mobility due to alleged breaches of its operational capacity. The Brisbane Council found that Beam exceeded its capacity by placing approximately…
Israeli demonstrations in Tel Aviv on Monday night. Source: lirishavit via X. Massive protests have broken out in Israel on Sunday night after the bodies of six more hostages were found dead in Gaza. The bodies of hostages Carmel Gat, Hersh Goldberg-Polin, Eden Yerushalmi, Alexander Lobanov, Almog Sarusi and Ori Danino were recovered from a…
Brazil takes steps to ban X after Musk disregards court orders to suspend certain accounts. Source: Bret Hartman via Flickr. Social media giant X, formerly known as Twitter, have shut down operations in Brazil after the Supreme Court blocked the social network for refusing to comply with court orders to suspend specific accounts. Elon Musk…
Around 640,000 Palestinian children will be vaccinated against polio during temporary humanitarian pauses in Gaza. Source: Kashfi Halford via Flickr. Israel has agreed to three-day temporary “humanitarian” pauses in the Gaza Strip to allow the distribution of polio vaccinations of around 640,000 children, said a World Health Organization (WHO) official on Thursday. Beginning today, the…
Education Minister Jason Clare announced new international student enrolments will be capped at 270,000 across universities and vocational institutions for 2025. Image source: Knowledgeispower3, via Wikimedia Commons. The federal government has announced it will introduce a cap limiting the enrolment number of new international students in an effort to curb migration. Education Minister Jason Clare…
French President Emmanuel Macron has refused to appoint the NFP candidate Lucie Castets as prime minister, leaving France without a government seven weeks after the election. Image source: Faces Of The World, via Flickr. French President Emmanuel Macron has refused to appoint a prime minister from the left-wing coalition that won the most parliamentary seats…
The Oodnadatta Track looking south from William Creek. Source Don Shearman via Flickr As the Australian winter season ends, records of high temperatures are being broken. Temperature records are being surpassed in Queensland, Western Australia, Northern Territory, South Australia, and New South Wales. This Saturday, Lismore in North NSW is forecasted to reach 33°C while…
Change the rules rally. Image source: Matt Hrkac via Wikimedia Commons On Tuesday, tens of thousands of Australian construction workers stopped working to support CFMEU. In capital cities members from the CFMEU rallied against the federal government’s decision to appoint administration for the union. The Construction, Forestry and Maritime Employees Union (CFMEU) arranges protection rights…
The Aviation White Paper is intended to shake up the aviation industry and ensure fairer treatment of customers by Australian Airlines. Image source: Simon_sees, via Wikimedia Commons Australian airlines will now have to provide cash refunds for cancelled or unreasonably delayed flights, as part of the Aviation White Paper. The Aviation White Paper is a planned…