A fisherman has escaped drowning after being dragged off rocks at Fingal Head, near the Gold Coast, today. Witnesses heard the man screaming for help and called the triple zero. Mary * said she was walking her dogs around her head around 8:45 a.m. when she saw people waving their arms. Witnesses saw the man …
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Days after a local man entered an elementary school and killed 19 children and two teachers before officers managed to kill him, signs of local pain, solidarity and pride are everywhere in Uvalde. Key points: Memorial monuments have been installed around the small town of Uvalde Uvalde welcomes 16,000 people with a strong sense of …
A brutal explosion of polar air will clear most of the country, and parts of the country will see temperatures of -3ºC. A blast of polar air will hit southern and eastern Australia in late fall with freezing temperatures, showers, snow and strong winds. The strong cold front and low pressure system is scheduled to …
With the cost of electricity rising, three-quarters of Australian households say they will make changes to the way they use electricity to try to avoid a bigger bill. One in two households will reduce the use of heaters, many plan to turn off appliances on the wall and about a quarter intend to buy for …
“And I had one or two nasty encounters, during the previous poll, where I started to think that this wasn’t going as we expected … But I made sure everything was fine.” Keneally insisted that she had made the conscious decision to leave the Senate and run for Fowler, although her move was followed by …
Keneally: The job didn’t lose Fowler because of the “parachute” reaction. Read More »
An iconic Sydney Harbor island will be returned to the Indigenous community, and the NSW government will allocate $ 43 million for its restoration. Key points: The island is one of 13 in Sydney Harbor National Park The $ 43 million will pay for projects such as dock improvements and asbestos removal The vice-president of …
The dilemma I have in my mid-30s and I was in a relationship for 10 years with someone I love very deeply and with whom I thought I would grow old. We recently started receiving a medically assisted IUI with donor sperm (we are lesbians) and then my partner left me two days before our …
Just before I started fertility treatment, my partner left me Read More »
An unidentified child who was found dead in a suitcase last month in South Indiana died of an electrolyte imbalance, authorities said Friday. The boy’s autopsy, believed to be about five years old, shows that the electrolyte imbalance was probably caused by viral gastroenteritis, Indiana State Police said in a press release. The condition is …
The move comes as the country struggles with its first proper flu season in two years. Beginning Wednesday, WA residents of all ages will be able to receive their free flu shot at state clinics and participating pharmacies and GPs. People are being asked to get vaccinated against the flu. (A topical issue) People aged …
A free flu shot is available to all WA and SA residents in June Read More »
The number of new cases of COVID-19 has continued to fall in WA, although the latest update records seven more deaths. WA Health reported 7,100 new cases as of 8pm on Saturday, down from 8,665 the day before. Eight people with COVID-19 are in intensive care and 315 people have been admitted to hospital. If …
COVID in WA: The state records seven deaths per COVID as the number of cases falls Read More »