The Gold Coast man was fined for breaching his permit for keeping native animals by taking his pet python, Shiza, out into public without permission. Image source: skymonkey5 via Instagram A Gold Coast man who filmed himself surfing with his pet python has been fined $2,322 for breaching his permit to keep native animals. …
Dating apps and websites have until mid-next year to develop and implement a voluntary code of conduct, or the Australian government will pursue legislative options. Image source: Freepik The federal government has issued a warning to online dating platforms — lift your standards and improve safety for users or face Australian regulation. The Government…
Florida man, Reza Baluchi was arrested after a multi-day standoff where he threatened to harm himself if the Coast Guard attempted to remove him from his vessel. Image source: Flagler County Sheriff’s Office via Facebook Early this month, the United States Coast Guard arrested Reza Baluchi, a Florida man, during his attempt to run across…
China Evergrande Group’s woes continue as part of its wealth management unit were detained. Image source: Dinkun Chen via Wikimedia Shares of China Evergrande Group dropped sharply by 25% yesterday after police detained some of its wealth management staff. The news suggests an additional investigation for the world’s most indebted property company. Evergrande…
Numbats are a threatened species, and are one of just two Australian marsupials that come out during the day. Source: S J Bennett, Wikimedia Commons Four juvenile numbats have been sighted outside their mother’s burrow at Secret Rocks in Eyre Peninsular, South Australia, after a reintroduction program was put in place in the area. The…
Bushfires raged across Queensland over the weekend. Source: New Matilda, Wikimedia Commons Queenslanders are being warned by emergency services of continuing bushfire conditions after a weekend of fires across the state. Yesterday Queensland experienced four bushfires, which damaged a number of properties. According to Queensland Fire and Emergency Services (QFES), seven districts across the state…
According to Victoria Police, 382 arrests have been made linked to car thefts. Source: Brisbane Times Five teenagers were arrested in Yarraville, Melbourne last night after an aggravated burglary and car theft. Police were called by a local resident who had alarmed an intruder just after midnight at a property on Moule Avenue in Brighton,…
A US man suspected of armed robbery evaded police for two weeks by using various modes of travel. Image credit: Spc. Avery Cunningham via U.S Army National Guard A US man suspected of armed robbery evaded police by using various modes of travel, before finally being arrested two weeks later. Eric Edson (52) was accused…
Cathy Freeman has been honoured at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. Image credit: Roadrunnerz45, Wikimedia Commons A major grandstand at Sydney’s Accor Stadium has been named after Aboriginal sporting legend Cathy Freeman — known officially as “Cathy Freeman Stand”. This is part of the New South Wales Government initiative to recognise and celebrate Australia’s greatest female athletes.…
The Nipah virus has killed two people in India during their fourth outbreak of the virus. Image credit: National Institutes of Health (NIH) Image Gallery, Flickr Health officials in India’s southern state of Kerala are on high alert after two died from a recent outbreak of the Nipah virus. The outbreak has sparked the testing…