AUSTRALIA- Page 35

Disgraced ex-Queensland police officer fails to overturn conviction for heinous child abuse

A former Queensland Police officer, Ross Kouimanis, who was sentenced to eight years in prison for the vile abuse of a young boy more than twenty years ago, has failed in his attempt to overturn his convictions before the Queensland Court of…

9 November, 2025

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Telstra moves call centres back to Australia after customers made their preference ‘loud and clear’

Source: 9news Telstra has moved all its call centres that service Australian customers and small businesses back to Australian shores to appease its customers. Telstra CEO Andy Penn has announced the move today, saying it has come after the company heard from…

12 July, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Cybersafety expert’s alarm over Snapchat’s new precise location feature: ‘Literally shows where you sleep at night’

Source: 9news Sometimes it feels like a full-time job keeping our children safe from online predators. So the last thing we need is technology making the job even harder. But a new feature on the Snapchat app, which allows users to see…

7 July, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY·WORLD

NASA successfully launches its first rocket from newly created Arnhem Space Centre

Source: ABCnews NASA has successfully launched its first rocket from Australian soil in more than a quarter of a century. After rain and wind delayed the launch by more than an hour, the suborbital sounding rocket took off just after midnight on Monday morning from…

27 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·GREECE·TRAVEL

16 hours from Australia to Greece may become a reality with Qantas

Source: Greekcitytimes Qantas has launched direct flights between Australia and Europe with non-stop routes becoming available between Perth to Rome. The new route will be the only direct flight between Australia and continental Europe offered by any airline and is estimated to…

27 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·HEALTH

Australia’s bulk billing clinics are not covered by Medicare subsidies, doctors say

Doctors warn that regional areas will soon be left with few bulk-billing practices if Medicare subsidies for general practitioners are not increased. An increasing number of practices in Australia have stopped using bulk billing in favour of private billingof patients. Doctors say…

21 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Travellers warned to expect more disruptions in coming months

Source: ABCnews Australian air travellers have been warned to expect more disruptions over the next 12 months, as the industry scrambles to fill critical worker shortages ahead of the July school holidays. It’s been a torrid few months for passengers, who have faced…

21 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Source: 9news Ski resorts in Australia’s alpine regions are kicking off the winter season early after a polar front brought heavy snow and icy temperatures to the country’s south-east. It’s been a lean couple years for the ski business, with COVID-19 restrictions,…

3 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

Source: The Guardian A Queensland shopper this week spotted iceberg lettuce selling at a supermarket for $11.99. The photo quickly went viral as evidence of the cost-of-living pressures Australians are facing. Iceberg lettuce previously cost about $2.80 each, making it somewhat of…

3 June, 2022

AUSTRALIA·SPORTS

Dangerous Precedents And Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation Of Novak Djokovic

Australia’s treatment of Novak Djokovic, the tennis world number one, has been revelatory. Unintentionally, this has exposed the seedier, arbitrary and inconsistent nature of Australia’s border policies. The approval by the Australian Federal Court of the Immigration Minister Alex Hawke’s decision to…

21 January, 2022

AUSTRALIA·TECHNOLOGY

Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake

Source: ABCnews The federal government will partner with the private sector to fund 50,000 charging stations in Australian homes, in a bid to encourage more people to buy electric vehicles. The long-awaited Future Fuels strategy does not include subsidies, tax incentives, sales targets…

9 November, 2021

AUSTRALIA·TRAVEL

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Source: Business Insider Australia • The federal government’s decision to halve the number of incoming travellers from 6,070 to 3,035 a week could see 18,000 overseas Australians lose their seats by the end of August. • Speaking to the Sydney Morning Herald,…

8 July, 2021

AUSTRALIA·VICTORIA

Statement from the Premier

This week I had another round of scans and a meeting with my care team at the Alfred and got some good news. The broken vertebra has almost fully healed and they’re letting me take off the back brace that I’ve had…

16 June, 2021

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AUSTRALIA- Page 35

Disgraced ex-Queensland police officer fails to overturn conviction for heinous child abuse

Telstra moves call centres back to Australia after customers made their preference ‘loud and clear’

Cybersafety expert’s alarm over Snapchat’s new precise location feature: ‘Literally shows where you sleep at night’

NASA successfully launches its first rocket from newly created Arnhem Space Centre

16 hours from Australia to Greece may become a reality with Qantas

Australia’s bulk billing clinics are not covered by Medicare subsidies, doctors say

Travellers warned to expect more disruptions in coming months

Australia’s ski resorts celebrate snowfall by opening early

Why does this iceberg lettuce cost $11.99 and how long will Australia’s high vegetable prices last?

Dangerous Precedents And Hypothetical Threats: The Deportation Of Novak Djokovic

Government commits to expanding electric vehicle charging stations but no subsidies to increase uptake

18,000 overseas Aussies could have their tickets home torn up, thanks to new caps on returning travelers

Statement from the Premier

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