Prior to the full removal, the statue of William Crowther had its legs sawn two-thirds of the way through. Image source: Wiki Ian, via Wikimedia Commons A statue has been cut down and toppled in Hobart, with police investigating a video that shows multiple unidentified people committing the act. The statue is of William Crowther,…
Robert Fico, who has recently been stabilised after an assassination attempt, is a divisive political leader. Image source: EU2016 SK, via Wikimedia Commons Robert Fico, Slovakian prime minster, has survived a recent assassination attempt, with officials stating that his condition is “stabilised but … serious”. Robert Fico, 59, is currently Slovakia’s longest-serving prime minister and…
Whistleblower David McBride was sentenced to prison for leaking Australian military secrets that contained allegations of war crimes. Image source: Bidgee, via Wikimedia Commons. Former Australian army lawyer David McBride will serve five years and eight months in prison for releasing military secrets to journalists. McBride pleaded guilty last November to one charge of theft…
Indigenous group Apache Stronghold said Rio Tinto’s proposed Arizona copper mine violates their religious rights. Image source: Wendy Kenin, via Flickr. Indigenous group Apache Stronghold said it will take its case against a proposed copper mine in Oak Flat, Arizona, to the US Supreme Court. Oak Flat, known as Chi’chil Biłdagoteel in Apache, is listed…
A former Chinese undercover spy exposes the tactics used by the Chinese secret police to kidnap residents overseas. Image source: Ermell via Wikimedia Commons. A former spy working for China’s secret police unit exposes the inner operations targeting dissidents living in Australia and overseas, according to a Four Corners investigation. China’s secret police is notorious…
The Federal Court has denied the Australian eSafety Commissioner’s request to extend a temporary ban of Sydney church stabbing on X. Source: Flickr. The Federal Court has denied the Australian eSafety Commissioner’s request to extend a temporary order for social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter, to ban graphic videos of a violent Syndey…
First patient to receive a pig kidney transplant, hailed as a historical milestone, dies. Image source: Pfree2014 via Wikimedia Commons. The first patient to receive a genetically modified pig kidney transplant has died two months after the surgery, according to the hospital that performed the procedure. Surgeons at Massachusetts General Hospital (MGH) successfully transplanted a…
A Tesla driver has been jailed for her part in a hit-and-run in Melbourne, which was falsely blamed on the car’s autopilot function. Image source: fabrikasimf, via Freepik. A Melbourne driver, who hit a pedestrian and blamed the autopilot feature in her Tesla Model 3 for the crash, has been jailed. In 2022, Nicole Lagos…
An osprey may never return to the wild from drone-related injuries, wildlife rehabilitators describe it as “heartbreaking” and ask for drone fliers to take more care with birds. Image source: Calistemon. Via: Wikimedia Commons An osprey in Shark Bay is slowly recovering from an incident involving a drone, but wildlife carers fear she will never…
Thailand is the first South-East Asian country to decriminalise cannabis, but PM Srettha Thavisin has announced it will be relisted as a banned narcotic. Image source: Per Meistrup, via Wikimedia Commons. Thailand’s prime minister Srettha Thavisin has vowed to relist cannabis as a banned narcotic by the end of 2024, only two years after its…