Wild orcas living in the Strait of Gibraltar have attacked and sunk a passenger boat this past week – for the third time since 2020. Image credit: Jonas Bratland via Pexels. Wild orcas living in the Strait of Gibraltar have attacked and sunk a yacht this past week – the third account of them sinking…
Qantas is facing calls to pay back the funds it received in pandemic assistance, after revealing a profit forecast of around $2.5 billion. Qantas is facing calls to pay back the $2 billion it received in pandemic assistance, after the airline revealed a profit forecast in the realm of $2.5 billion. On Tuesday, Qantas Group…
Late on Tuesday, it was revealed that disgraced Aussie entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris died at the age of 93. Image credit: Brian Minkoff – London Pixels, CC BY-SA 3.0. Late on Tuesday, it was revealed that disgraced Aussie entertainer and convicted sex offender Rolf Harris died at the age of 93. However,…
France has enacted a law banning domestic flights on routes where a suitable high-speed rail alternative already exists. France has enacted a law banning domestic flights on routes where a suitable rail alternative exists – and takes less than two-and-a-half hours to complete. The ban aims to reduce carbon emissions and encourage more citizens to…
Mortal Kombat 2 is based on the popular videogame franchise by NetherRealm Studios. Source: NetherRealm Studios Queensland Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk has announced that New Line Cinema and Warner Bros. Pictures have chosen Queensland as the primary filming location for the upcoming feature film, Mortal Kombat 2. The Mortal Kombat franchise began as a 1992 fighting…
The Climate Council says Australia needs to move away from private vehicle reliance in order to reduce carbon emissions. Source: John Robert McPherson A report released yesterday by the Climate Council says that while electric vehicles will help, Australia needs to halve its use of private vehicles in order to play its part in reducing…
The federal government plan to introduce a Bill to parliament by the end of the year to regulate buy now, pay later services, such as Afterpay and Zip. Source: Freepik Buy now, pay later (BNPL) services, such as Afterpay and Zip, will be regulated by the federal government under the Credit Act, in a move…
NSW police tasered a 95-year-old woman with dementia. Source: Highway Patrol Images 95-year-old Clare Nowland is receiving end of life care in hospital after a police officer tasered her in her nursing home in Southern NSW. Staff at Yallambee Lodge in Cooma, NSW, called emergency services at around 4:15am on Wednesday last week when Ms…
Kurt Cobain smashed the Fender Stratocaster guitar, which was later restored and signed by Nirvana’s band members but remained unplayable. Source: Billboard/Wikimedia Commons A guitar smashed on stage by Nirvana front man Kurt Cobain was sold for close to US$595,000 ($895,000) at a New York auction, a sum several times its estimate according to the…
At least 65 women living in Melbourne have come forward after having received used condoms and graphic messages in the mail, said Victoria Police today. Image credit: Ron Lach, via Pexels. At least 65 women living in Melbourne have come forward after having received used condoms and graphic messages in the mail, said Victoria Police…