A NSW man bitten by a very venomous death adder snake while bushwalking had to walk for 20 minutes in order to get help. The Westpac Rescue Helicopter service confirms it was sent to retrieve the 51-year-old from Seal Rocks, on the NSW mid-north coast, just after midday on Saturday. When bitten by the snake, … Read more
Disney+ and Open Air Cinemas have joined up to bring back the old-fashioned drive-in. The drive-in cinemas will be screening classic films such as Aladdin, The Lion King, Moana, Frozen and The Greatest Showman in Brisbane , Sydney and Melbourne from September. Disney says there will also be a number of Marvel and Star Wars … Read more
After a petition highlighting the alienation faced by those without an intimate partner, Victoria’s health chief says a ‘friendship bubble’ for single households is being seriously considered. A woman from Melbourne called for more gentle laws for singles during Stage 4 coronavirus restrictions in the state, saying individuals living alone are “uniquely disadvantaged” Under Stage … Read more
A teacher at an prestigious school in Sydney has been facing court charges for grooming children. Alex Simpson, 39, was arrested shortly after the school bell rang right outside Trinity Grammar in Summer Hill on Thursday afternoon. Police say the father of two stepped into an online trap set up by Child Violence and Child … Read more
The assistant commissioner of Victoria Police has slammed the anti-lockdown protesters organising potential action, claiming it was “bat s * * * crazy nonsense” and they were “boofheads.” On Friday, Luke Cornelius held a press conference in the CBD on September 5 to talk about a scheduled anti-lockdown rally. He said that keeping the event … Read more
The decades-old fantasy of just zipping around in the sky while driving on highways will become less illusory. Japan’s SkyDrive Inc. has performed a successful but modest test flight with one person onboard, among the myriads of “flying car” ventures worldwide. A contraction that looked like a sleek motorcycle with propellers lifted one to two … Read more
Black Panther actor Chadwick Boseman died at 42, after a four-year colon cancer battle. A statement about his death was posted on his Instagram page, stating the star died at home alongside his wife and family. Boseman had not publicly spoken about his illness. Most famously Chadwick brought Black Panther’s first black Marvel superhero to … Read more
A kitchen window was shattered by two young men to save an elderly woman with dementia in the midst of a major storm in Melbourne. Damaging winds brought down hundreds of trees overnight, and killed three people, including a boy of four. Belgrave was one of the hardest hit suburbs with several homes and cars … Read more
Thousands of emus and chickens will be killed in regional Victoria during a bird flu outbreak. Agriculture Victoria veterinarians are at the farm in Kerang, three hours north of Melbourne, to euthanize the emu chicks. The dramatic move came after 200 birds came down earlier this week with avian influenza, spreading to the emu farm … Read more
Japan’s Naomi Osaka has reversed her decision to withdraw from the semi-finals of the WTA Western & Southern Open on Thursday, saying she will now play the match rearranged for Friday. Osaka sent shockwaves around the tennis community by withdrawing from her New York semi-final to protest the shooting of an unarmed black man in … Read more