A snorkelling guide on the Great Barrier Reef in Queensland has become the first to capture an incredibly rare juvenile oarfish, which can grow up to eight metres long. Reef guide Tahn Miller had been guiding a group of snorkellers through the shallow Opal Reef, between Port Douglas and Cape Tribulation, when he noticed a … Read more
Maryborough’s Matthew “Delly” Dellavedova will captain the Australian men’s basketball team for the first time when the Boomers begin its World Cup qualifying campaign this week. Key points: Bendigo sports stars make waves on international sporting stage Basketballers Matthew Dellavedova to captain Boomers while Dyson Daniels is drafted to the NBA Swimmers Col Pearse and Jenna Strauch … Read more
Three people have been taken into custody after more than 40 bodies of migrants have been found dead in a truck in Texas. Authorities are currently at the scene in San Antonio’s south-west where a truck was found with 46 people dead inside, Fire Chief Charles Hood confirmed. Sixteen people who were found alive, including … Read more
Anthony Albanese has indicated Australia would look to re-establish a diplomatic presence in Ukraine. Ahead of , where the Russian invasion is high on the agenda, the prime minister said re-establishing is a possibility. “We would like to have a presence on the ground there to assist and to be able to provide that ground … Read more
Australia expects their pace bowlers to be a point of difference against Sri Lanka, with Mitchell Starc ready to deliver the same performance that helped him star in 2016. Key points: Australian coach Andrew McDonald will resist the temptation to use an extra spinner in the first Test against Sri Lankia in Galle Mitchell Starc and Cameron … Read more
Newly elected Labor Senator Fatima Payman says she wants “to get to know” One Nation Senator Pauline Hanson to better understand her views on Islam and Muslims in Australia. Senator Payman – a 27-year-old former refugee from Afghanistan – is the first Afghan-Australian and the first hijab-wearing Muslim woman in parliament. READ MORE Speaking with … Read more
Australia‘s aged-care sector is short of 35,000 workers, with about 18,000 staff members having left the industry since August, a new report has revealed. The report from the Committee for Economic Development of Australia highlights a staffing “crisis” in Australia’s aged-care sector, which has been significantly impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The report has found … Read more
The rise of China and other autocratic governments has fuelled the need for more military co-operation between Australia and its Asia-Pacific allies, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. Mr Albanese arrives in Madrid on Monday afternoon local time for the NATO Summit in Spain, as part of his European trip which will include a visit to … Read more
Thanasi Kokkinakis “can’t wait” after breaking his Wimbledon hoodoo to set up a second-round blockbuster with three-time defending champion and world number one Novak Djokovic. Key points: Kokkinakis was the only Australian to advance on day one of Wimbledon and will face reigning Wimbledon champion Novak Djokovic in the second round James Duckworth’s centre-court clash ended … Read more
The former Minneapolis Police officer who fatally shot an unarmed Australian woman while responding to her 911 call in 2017 has been released from prison after serving over three years behind bars, according to online records from the Minnesota Department of Corrections. Mohamed Noor, 36, was convicted in April 2019 of third-degree murder and manslaughter … Read more
