Category: News
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How You Could Be Contributing to China’s Genocide
The Uyghurs decimation by the Chinese government has been a long-held campaign to control and eliminate their culture for the good of the country. But a report from Justice For All, a human rights organisation, reveals China’s actions count as genocide under the United Nations definition. So far, more than 1 million Uyghurs have been detained…
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Remembering Steve Irwin: Upbringing, Wildlife Work, Tragic End and Legacy
September 4th beckons the day Australians mourned the death of a national icon. Today, Steve Irwin’s image is immortalised in culture and via his Wildlife Reserve. Steve Irwin is known for his camera-charisma, larrikin antics with wildlife and potent Aussie accent. His endearment for animals was inspired by his upbringing. His father, Bob, had a passion…
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Australian Economy Enters First Recession in 30 Years
The Australian economy has entered into its first recession in 30 years due to COVID-19 induced global economic instability. The June quarter GDP numbers show that the economy shrunk by 7% within that time, the Australia Bureau of Statistics (ABS) revealing this has been the biggest drop in GDP since it was first recorded in…
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The 2020 Fire Season Conditions Vastly Different than Previous Years
The fire season of 2020/21 will be directly impacted by differing climate conditions than the previous two years, according to the Australian Seasonal Bushfire Outlook report released yesterday. The report outlined how the expected La Nina will result in wetter than average weather conditions to spread across eastern and northern Australia. “While these wetter conditions…
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University Graduates faced with unemployment amid Covid-19 economic downturn
University graduates are at risk of unemployment as they graduate into a job market where supply exceeds job demand. This comes as Australia’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate rose to 7.5% in July 2020, making it the highest jobless rate since November 1998 as reported by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. University graduates have become increasingly…
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4 Year Old Boy and 2 Others Killed by Victoria’s Weather Bomb
The merciless storms that ripped Victoria last night have taken the lives of a four-year-old boy and three people, in separate incidents. The young boy was hit by a tree in Melbourne’s eastern suburbs, Blackburn South, and rushed to hospital with severe injuries on Thursday night, but eventually died. Also in Melbourne’s east, a 59-year-old…
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Women Dead and 4 Injured in Crash on Harbour Bridge
A female driver has been killed and 4 others have been injured when two cars crashed head-on on the Sydney Harbour Bridge. One of the Bridge’s southbound lanes has recently reopened after all of the Bridge’s lanes were closed to allow NSW Ambulances to access the incident, which occurred at about 7am. Four people required…
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Death Crash Thwarts Sydney Traffic via Airport Tunnels
One man has died and another driver was injured in a freak vehicle crash on General Holmes Drive in the Sydney Airport Tunnel. Two cars and a truck smashed into another at 7am near Mascot’s M5. One man was pronounced dead at the scene and a woman has been rushed to hospital for injuries. A…
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Border Policy To Ease with Low Record of Virus Cases in NSW
In NSW, only 5 COVID-19 cases have emerged in 24 hours. This new record will engender an ease in state border restrictions this week, barring Victoria. A total of 28,767 COVID-19 tests were completed in the reporting period of 8PM August 18 to 8PM August 19. “Pleasingly, in NSW, we[‘ve] had 5 cases of COVID…
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Defunding Writing NSW is the final blow in Australia’s war against the arts
Writing NSW is at threat for closure after state government rejected a vital funding grant last week leaving the not-for-profit scrambling to save thousands of writing jobs. The decision comes after Writing NSW applied for a local government multi-year grant covering activities such as the creation of new works, exhibitions, publishing, and the promotion and…