An Aussie island that should, at this time of year, be bustling with tourists wanting to escape the dropping temperatures has, instead, been branded a “ghost town”. Magnetic Island, located just 20 minutes from Queensland’s Townsville, has long been a popular tourist destination as it is located within the Great Barrier Reef World Heritage Area. … Read more
The last 12 months has seen Kevin Walters finally silence all those irksome doubters questioning his chops as an NRL coach. Except the ones slagging him off on podcasts — they continue to be undeterred and mostly his own players. Watch every game of every round this NRL Telstra Premiership Season LIVE with no ad-breaks … Read more
Rescuers have found the body of a second Mongolian climber who went missing on Mount Everest, expedition organisers said Sunday, confirming the second fatality on the world’s highest peak this mountaineering season. Usukhjargal Tsedendamba, 53, and Purevsuren Lkhagvajav, 31, were last in contact Sunday evening from Camp 4, which is less than a kilometre (0.6 … Read more
JAKARTA: When Western actresses and female politicians cut their hair to protest the death of Mahsa Amini or rallied against the Taliban ban on girls’ education, they stood up to defend women’s rights. However, the zeal went missing when it came to Palestine, non-Western feminists say, denouncing their peers’ silence on Israel’s killing of women … Read more
Australia’s north will be “unliveable” in the coming decades because the heat and humidity will be so intense that it will be deadly for humans, experts have warned. They say the lethal heat will start emerging at certain times of the year, making it impossible for humans to be outdoors for more than six hours. … Read more
A “responsible gambling” ad has been pulled down after an A-League player featured in the video was charged with betting corruption. Macarthur Football Club player Kearyn Baccus was one of three players charged on Friday following an investigation into alleged yellow card manipulation. Just months earlier, the 32-year-old midfielder had starred in a Liquor and … Read more
Treasurer Jim Chalmers says the Coalition’s proposal to slash Australia’s migration intake by 25 per cent could cost the economy tens of billions of dollars. Opposition Leader Peter Dutton used his budget reply speech on Thursday to announce a crackdown on migration and foreign property investment as part of his solution to fix the housing … Read more
Footage of a woman dancing in the street has been outshone as a flash of blue and green passed through the sky above her. Early reports suggest a meteor was spotted in the skies over Spain and Portugal on Saturday evening. Countless videos shared to X, formerly known as Twitter, showed the meteor race through … Read more
TRIPOLI: Clashes between Libyan armed groups broke out on Friday night in the city of Zawiya, some 40 kilometers west of the capital Tripoli, a security official told AFP. An official at the city’s security directorate told AFP the clashes were ongoing but “intermittent” on Saturday. “The southern areas of the city of Zawiya have … Read more
A sunny Sunday has offered Sydneysiders a welcome reprieve from wet and wild weather, even as the mercury continues to plummet. Temperatures dipped to a low of just 8.7C on Sunday morning – the coldest minimum in May so far, according to the Bureau of Meteorology. The chilly start comes after the city recorded its … Read more