Greens MP Max Chandler-Mather spoke to hundreds of protesters outside Labor’s conference on Saturday. Source: own work Hundreds of people rallied outside the Labor party conference in South Bank on Saturday, demanding the ALP focus on the housing crisis and do more for renters. Those protesting at the conference at the Brisbane Convention Centre included…
Canadian fire crews battle the Behchokǫ̀/Yellowknife fire. Image credit: NWT Fire via Facebook. Canadian fire crews are battling to prevent wildfires from spreading to the city of Yellowknife, where all residents were ordered to evacuate on Thursday. The evacuation order stated that those living along the Ingraham Trail were at the highest risk and should…
Man with serious injuries lying on a footpath in Melbourne, found by passer-by. Image credit: Tirachard via Freepik A man with serious injuries was found lying on a footpath in Melbourne’s south-east on Thursday night. A passer-by called emergency services after discovering the man next to Jamieson Street in Cheltenham. The 34-year-old man was rushed…
A small private plane crashed onto a highway in the Malaysian state of Selangor, killing ten people. Image credit: skawee via Freepik Ten people were killed after a small private plane crashed onto a highway in the Malaysian state of Selangor on Thursday. The Civil Aviation Authority of Malaysia (CAAM) has confirmed that the plane…
“That’s kind of the only thing that’s keeping me smiling right now is the way that we’ve kind of inspired the nation,” said Sam Kerr, following Wednesday’s match. Image: LittleBlinky, via Flickr Australia’s hopes for a FIFA Women’s World Cup win have been dashed following a heartbreaking 3-1 defeat to England in the semi-finals at…
Mark Zuckerberg, Meta Founder and jiu-jitstu tournament winner, has called out Elon Musk, Founder of Tesla and owner of X (formally Twitter), for not taking their proposed cage match seriously, and that it is “time to move on” after posting a photo of himself winning a jiu-jitsu match. Source: Mark Zuckerberg via Threads Mark Zuckerberg,…
The Perseid meteor shower happens occurs annually, but is hard to see from most parts of Australia. Jared Tennant, Wikimedia Commons The Perseid meteor shower, an annual event, reached its ‘peak’ over the weekend with clear skies creating perfect visibility. Professor Richard de Grijs, an astronomy expert at Macquarie University, said that the meteor shower is unfortunately…
Javier Milei led the vote in this week’s primary election in Argentina. Image source: Todo Noticias via Wikimedia Javier Milei (52), a far-right and populist candidate, has shocked pundits by receiving the most votes in Argentina’s primary elections yesterday. The primary elections are for choosing nominees for the presidential elections in October. The…
Russia will equip their Yasmen-m nuclear submarines with Zircon hypersonic missiles. Image source: Олег Кулешов/Wikimedia The head of Russia’s largest shipbuilder has told state news that the country is in the process of equipping its new nuclear submarines with hypersonic missiles. “Multi-purpose nuclear submarines of the Yasen-M project will … be equipped with the…
Mark Latham, a former federal Labor leader, is now a former NSW One Nation leader after Pauline Hanson removed him from the post, citing the party’s drop in votes at the last NSW election. Image source: Dave Pellowe via Wikimedia One Nation MP Mark Latham has announced in a Facebook post that he has been…