A Victorian parliamentary committee has recommended that the Andrews government consider banning gas connections to new homes to help speed up the state’s transition to renewable energy. He also urged Victoria to commit to a deadline for the sale of new petrol, diesel and petrol vehicles. The committee’s final report, which made 32 recommendations, found …
A garbage truck company has been spared some convictions for workplace failures that resulted in a fatal crash on the South East South Australian motorway. Key points: A truck operated by Cleanaway Operations was involved in a fatal accident in 2014 Cleanaway Operations was convicted of eight counts of breach of its duty of safety …
Mark McGowan says Western Australia is a “donor” to “less fortunate” states such as New South Wales and Victoria, as it targets Dominic Perrottet and Daniel Andrews. Western Australian Prime Minister Mark McGowan has beaten his New South Wales counterpart Dominic Perrottet, defending his state’s GST assignment after previously targeting Daniel Andrews. Under the special …
Kalamunda City Council has voted against a proposal to permanently ban vehicles from the beloved Zig Zag Scenic Drive and lookout, instead opting to continue to open it daily with a curfew at 8:30 p.m. Key points: Zig Zag Scenic Drive closed to vehicles in May 2020 due to antisocial behavioral problems, drugs and hoons …
THE FORUM American Atzucac. There is no easy answer to the problem of guns and weapons in America (“Fury as Lost Innocent Lives,” The Age, 26/5). There is an extremely strong bias in maintaining “the right to bear arms.” Why it includes semi-automatic military weapons is baffling. The culture of weapons is inbreeding; many supermarkets …
The close court case between actors Johnny Depp and Amber Heard is coming to an end. They sue each other for defamation, each claiming to have been abused by the other. Here is a chronology of their relationship and some key moments in the current court case. WARNING: This article contains disturbing content 2009: The …
The developer of Fate Grand Order Lasengle will help lead Sony’s new push into mobile gaming. Sony is betting on all mobile games. The billion-dollar gaming maker has announced that it is changing its main focus to include PCs and mobile phones, and plans to use Fate Grand Order, its only major mobile hit, as …
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On May 5, a man in Glendale, California, met with another man to buy him a pack of two ultra-rare Funko Pops seals for $ 100,000 (A $ 141,000) in cash. This deal, the first recorded six-digit sale of Funko Pop, is believed to be the largest in the history of Funko Pop collecting, and …
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As the Earth orbits the Sun, it passes through dust and debris left by comets and asteroids. This waste results in meteor showers, which can be one of nature’s most amazing spectacles. Most meteor showers are predictable and are repeated annually when the Earth traverses a particular runway of debris. From time to time, however, …
Sony plans to buy more Game Studios, grow with live services, Bloomberg PC PlayStation Boss says Sony’s acquisition isn’t over. PlayStation Universe Sony “It’s not over” is growing PlayStation Studios through Acquisitions Push Square PlayStation CEO Jim Ryan talks about Metaverse, possible later acquisitions, live service expansion, and more Twinfinite The head of PlayStation says …