Laura Platt was in desperate need of money to fix her car when she saw an ad for Cigno, which gave “quick cash loans of up to $1,000”. Key points: ASIC has banned the types of loans offered by Cigno, but the company appears to have established a new lending model. Cigno earned $60 million …
‘Greedy and Evil’ Payday Lender’s ASIC Cat and Mouse Game Continues Read More »
Canadian police say several homeless people have been shot in the Vancouver suburb of Langley and a suspect has been arrested. Key points: Police said the arrested suspect is the only person responsible 2020 saw the deadliest gun attack in Canadian history It is illegal to possess any type of rapid fire weapon in Canada …
Multiple homeless shootings occur near Vancouver, Canada Read More »
The second leap concept was first introduced in 1972 by the International Earth Rotation and Reference System Service (IERS) in an attempt to periodically update Coordinated Universal Time (UTC) due to observed solar time imprecise (UT1) and the long-term deceleration of the Earth’s rotation. This periodic adjustment primarily benefits scientists and astronomers as it allows …
It’s time to leave the second jump a thing of the past Read More »
Tom Atkins has claimed the most votes from the coaches following their quarter-final win against the Power in Adelaide at the weekend. Atkins tallied 12 disposals, seven contested possessions, five interceptions and two clearances in the final term to help drag the Cats over the line by 12 points after Port had turned a 34-point …
Do you want to lose a few kilos? Well, working from home might not be for you. Thousands of Australians continue to enjoy flexible working arrangements after lockdowns, spending time previously dedicated to commuting with family, exercising or running errands. But developing research has found that the trend could be affecting our physical health. La …
Why working from home can negatively affect your physical health Read More »
For most people, sitting close to the TV and struggling to see the board from a distance are symptoms of myopia, a common eye condition that is usually corrected with glasses. But for a young Jenna Jones, these were signs of an incurable genetic eye disease that specs alone wouldn’t fix, sealing her fate that, …
Paralympian Jenna Jones talks about a condition that could one day leave her blind Read More »
Result of the simulation of the light affecting the liquid geometry, which in turn affects the reflection and transmission properties of the optical mode, thus constituting a bidirectional light-liquid interaction mechanism. The degree of deformation serves as an optical memory allowing the power magnitude of the previous optical pulse to be stored and fluid dynamics …
Russia’s foreign minister says Moscow’s overall goal in Ukraine is to topple President Volodymyr Zelenskyy’s government, casting the Kremlin’s war aims in some of the starkest terms as its forces pound the country with artillery bombardment and airstrikes. Key points: Sergei Lavrov’s new statements contrasted with the Kremlin’s previous position that Russia was not seeking …
The growth of trilobites may have resembled that of modern marine crustaceans Mirage News
War veteran Ben Roberts-Smith did not push a handcuffed Afghan prisoner off a cliff and there was no cliff at the site of the alleged incident, his lawyer said in his Federal Court defamation case. The court is hearing final submissions in the defamation claim brought by the decorated former soldier against The Age, The …
‘Bigger knolls at Bondi’: Ben Roberts-Smith’s lawyer rejects cliff claim Read More »