Driver imprisoned after 10 perish in wedding bus accident
The driver responsible for one of Australia’s deadliest road incidents – a wedding bus crash which killed 10 persons – has been imprisoned for 32 years. Twenty-five persons were also injured when the coach overturned on 11 June 2023, while coming back from the celebration in the Hunter Valley wine region in New South Wales. […]
Employees win with new law: No more responding to bosses after work
A right-to-disconnect rule has come into effect in Australia, offering relief to people who feel forced to take calls or read messages from employers after they finish their day’s work. The new law allows employees to ignore communications after hours if they choose to, without fear of being punished by their bosses. A survey published […]
2 survive after small plane loses power, skims suburban rooftops in Sydney
A pilot and passenger emerged unscathed from a light plane that made a dramatic crash landing in Australia after flying perilously close to houses in suburban Sydney. The Cessna plane lost power during the flight on Sunday, forcing the pilot to make a mayday call to report an engine problem and glide its way back […]
Australians call for tougher laws on GBV as w0man killed every 4 days
Rallies have taken place across Australia in response to a wave of recent violence against women. Demonstrators want gender-based violence (GBV) to be declared a national emergency and stricter laws put in place to stop it. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the issue was a national crisis. BBC reports that in Australia, a woman has […]
Australian farm grows world’s biggest blueberry
An Australian farm has smashed the record for the world’s largest blueberry with a fruit the size of a ping-pong ball. Picked in November and stashed in a freezer since the monster was almost 4cm wide and weighed in at 20.4g – about 10 times the average blueberry. The title was previously held by a […]
Crocodile leaps into man’s boat with open jaws
A gigantic crocodile leapt from the water and onto a man’s boat with its “jaws wide open” in Australia. The seasoned fisherman had been angling at Jane Creek, near St. Helens Beach near Mackay in Queensland, on December 31 when the crocodile began approaching the boat. “This would have been a frightening incident for the […]
Australian state suspends human rights law to lock up more children
The government of Australia’s northeastern state of Queensland has stunned rights experts by suspending its Human Rights Act for a second time this year to be able to lock up more children. The ruling Labor Party last month pushed through a suite of legislation to allow under-18s – including children as young as 10 – […]