Alexei Navalny, vocal opponent of Russian leader Vladimir Putin, survived a poisoning attempt and was jailed for his role in coordinating a large anti-government protest in 2021. Image: Evgeny Feldman, via Wikimedia Commons The anti-corruption activist confirmed his arrival to a remote arctic penal colony with humour, referring to himself as a “Santa Claus”. …
Netanyahu was met with boos and outcries during his address to parliament, as he told families of captives that “more time” was needed. Image: President.gov.ua, via Wikimedia Commons Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu was met with boos and outcries during his address to parliament, as he told families of captives that “more time” was needed to…
Violent storms across Australia’s east coast have tragically claimed the lives of six people, including a nine-year-old girl. Image: Storm Cell over the Gold Coast, Doreenpar14 via Wikimedia Commons Violent storms across Australia’s east coast have tragically claimed the lives of six people, including a nine-year-old girl. Four deaths have been confirmed in South-east…
Raja and another elephant at St. Louis Zoo in Missouri, USA. Image credit: Danielle Kellogg, Flickr. Raja the elephant will be relocated from St. Louis Zoo with the hope that he will bond and breed with the elephants at Colombus Zoo and Aquarium. Raja is part of an endangered Asian elephant species — according to…
St Vincent’s Hospital in Sydney. Image credit: Alastair Gilfillan, flickr. St Vincent’s Health are urgently investigating an incident where hackers stole data from its network. Australia’s largest not-for-profit health and aged care provider confirmed that a cyber security incident was detected on Tuesday. Late on Thursday, they discovered that cyber criminals had removed some data…
Rates of STIs reported in Australia have soared over the past 10 years, with some figures more than double what they were a decade ago. Image: Alena Shekhovtcova, via Pexels Rates of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) reported in Australia have soared over the past 10 years, with diagnoses of common infections more than double what…
The Federal Court has ordered Airbnb to pay out $30 million in penalties and compensation after admitting it misled Australian consumers. Image: energepic.com, via Pexels The Australian Federal Court has ordered short-stay accommodation platform Airbnb to pay out $15 million in penalties and up to $15 million in customer compensation after admitting it misled consumers…
The Colorado Supreme Court has removed former president Donald Trump from the state’s ballot under the US Constitution’s insurrection clause. Image: Gage Skidmore The Colorado Supreme Court has removed former US president Donald Trump from the state’s ballot, declaring him to be ineligible for office under the US Constitution’s insurrection clause. The decision will be…
The couple sold the mask to an antiques dealer for only €150, but found that it was subsequently sold at an auction for €4.2 million. Image: Ekaterina Bolovtsova, via Pexels A French couple have had their case rejected after trying to cancel the sale of a rare African mask, which they sold to an antiques…
Road closed in Innisfail due to flooding. Image credit: myPolice Cassowary Coast, Facebook. Far North Queensland is experiencing major flooding after ex-tropical cyclone Jasper brought heavy rainfall to the region. The category two cyclone took almost five days to move West, bringing four months worth of rain to the Barron River catchment in 24 hours.…