Australia

Sentinel Chooks: Why Was Japanese Encephalitis So Surprised?

VICTORIAN doctors who treated a baby with Japanese encephalitis in one of the first cases in the state have shared their experience, urging fellow clinicians to consider differential diagnoses. The question is, is the mosquito-borne disease here to stay? Doctors at the Royal Children’s Hospital in Melbourne described the case of a 4-month-old boy who …

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South Australia’s independent candidates are calling for a change after losing the public election funding scheme

Four South Australians running in state elections are calling for a change in election rules, claiming they are difficult to navigate for independents. Key points: Independent state MP Dan Cregan will introduce a bill to change the spending rules of the campaign from activating to deactivating He says it will ensure that candidates have to …

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Like plate tectonics, mountains and deep-water sediments have kept the Earth’s climate “rich in gold.”

For hundreds of millions of years, the Earth’s climate has warmed and cooled with natural fluctuations in the level of carbon dioxide (CO₂) in the atmosphere. Over the last century, humans have increased their CO₂ levels to a maximum of two million years, exceeding natural emissions, especially by burning fossil fuels, causing global warming that …

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Shanghai aims to reopen the blockade of the COVID-19 this week, as Beijing plans to lighten the scrubbing

The Chinese metropolis of Shanghai has advanced to a gradual reopening after two months of a blockade of COVID-19, while Beijing officials were preparing to ease restrictions on parts of the capital, saying its outbreak was under control. Key points: Shanghai is basically aiming to end its blockade on Wednesday after recently easing some restrictions …

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Skydiving Parachutes in parachutes and gliding from the tallest trees in the world

The wandering salamander, Aneides vagrans, is about 4 inches long and lives all its life on the tops of redwood trees more than 150 feet above the ground. The researchers found that he has adapted to his high-altitude lifestyle by developing the ability to parachute and glide when he falls. Credit: Christian Brown The “wandering …

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Murder detectives called after a woman’s death from critical injuries in Victoria

A woman has died in Victoria after suffering critical injuries, and homicide detectives are investigating her death. Emergency services were called to an address at Egan Court in Darley, north-west Melbourne, on Saturday night. A woman believed to be in her 60s was found with critical injuries. Watch the latest news on Channel 7 or …

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As part of The Kid Laroi’s luxury Australian tour as he heads to Perth for his next show

The Kid Laroi is enjoying a luxury holiday in Australia while touring End Of The World across the country. The 18-year-old, who lives in Sydney’s Waterloo working-class neighborhood, has stayed at the Four Seasons Hotel with his girlfriend Katarina Demetriades, The Sydney Morning Herald reported. The couple, as well as the Laroi tour team, security …

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