Over a hundred protestors were charged at the People's Blockade

Over 100 climate protestors charged at Newcastle coal port blockade

Protestors blockading the world’s largest coal port in Newcastle.   Source: Green Left on Facebook More than 100 protestors were charged, including a 97-year-old man, at the People’s Blockade of Newcastle Harbour, the world’s largest coal port. The People’s Blockade was a three-day gathering organised by the organisation Rising Tide to block the port and bring…

Norman River, Karumba

“They’re in numbers”: Queensland towns overrun by rat plague

Queensland towns, like Karumba, have been overrun by rats. Image credit: Ian Cochrane, Flickr Thousands of rats are causing problems for small North West Queensland towns, in what has been described as a “rat plague”. An increase in rodents was reported several weeks ago — now locals say it is “getting out of control”. “They…

Depiction of the western long-beaked echidna (Zaglossus bruijnii), 1919. A close relative of Attenborough's long-beaked echidna.

Elusive echidna species seen for the first time in 60 years

Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a critically endangered species, has been photographed for the first time since its discovery in 1961. Image: Cabrera, Angel, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons Attenborough’s long-beaked echidna, a critically endangered species, has been photographed in Indonesia’s Cyclops Mountains for the first time since its discovery in 1961. Named for British naturalist David…

2 November 2022; Changpeng Zhao, Co-Founder & CEO, Binance, at Media Village during day one of Web Summit 2022 at the Altice Arena in Lisbon, Portugal. Photo by Ben McShane/Web Summit via Sportsfile

Binance CEO steps down, pleads guilty in $4.3 billion settlement

Changpeng Zhao, CEO of Binance crypto exchange, pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering laws in a $US4.3 billion settlement. Changpeng Zhao, chief executive of Binance crypto exchange, pleaded guilty to breaking US anti-money laundering laws and agreed to step down from his role as part of a $US4.3 billion ($6.6 billion) settlement. The decision…