Australia is home to some of the world’s most deadly creatures. So it’s not surprising that local scientists turned to venom from spiders and sea anemones to combat the insect responsible for the most deaths in the world – mosquitoes. Scientists from Macquarie University have genetically engineered male insects so they carry toxins that are … Read more
Severe burns to the face and body of an eight-year-old girl have forced Chinese retail giant Temu to recall a jumper sold online. Daniella Jacobs-Herd was wearing a unicorn emblazoned jumper – known as an ‘oodie’ – when sparks from a fire pit ignited the garment in an instant, badly burning her skin in July … Read more
Peter Dutton has slammed Prime Minister Anthony Albanese after he called for Australia to switch to four-year fixed term federal election cycles. Speaking on Channel 7’s Sunrise, Mr Albanese told host Michael Usher, “We should have four year fixed terms like they do in most states and territories.” Mr Albanese kicked off election campaigning in … Read more
A lucky mum has pocketed $2.14 million after the Christmas gift her son bought her won big. Like many around the country, the Ballarat mother probably thought little of the lottery ticket she was gifted late last year. It wasn’t until she saw an ad in the local paper alerting residents a winning ticket had … Read more
Several children have been seriously injured after a serious crash in southeastern NSW. A chaotic scene confronted motorists on the Hume Highway near Marulan on Tuesday afternoon after a minibus rolled. At least three children have been taken to hospital and a trio of helicopters had to land on the major highway, halting traffic. At … Read more
Improperly using pesticides in your garden in one Aussie state could attract a whopping fine of $500,000. That’s the case in NSW, where the Environment Protection Authority (EPA) has regularly investigated native bird deaths linked to suspected use of poisons. In the last few weeks of December, it received several reports of dead and dying … Read more
A man is under arrest and will be interviewed by police over a series of suspicious blazes at a suburban racecourse, including one damaging a heritage-listed grandstand. The 51-year-old man is accused of lighting four fires at the Caulfield Racecourse grounds early on Tuesday morning. But it was three grass fires at Attenborough Park in … Read more
Home Affairs and Immigration Minister Tony Burke has been accused of risking community safety for not immediately intervening in the release of a former immigration detainee who attacked his wife with a meat cleaver. A Federal Court ruling on December 18 overturned an attempt by former immigration minister Andrew Giles to cancel the visa of … Read more
Parking etiquette has once again been brought into question after a “disgusting” car park scene was witnessed by frustrated Aussies, at a time when people are travelling and visiting packed-out tourist hotspots across the country. A large 4WD towing a caravan was snapped parked across five disabled bays at Dreamworld on the Gold Coast — … Read more
Former Victorian Liberal leader John Pesutto has been left out of the new shadow cabinet of the man who rolled him from the leadership just after Christmas. The state’s new Opposition Leader Brad Battin, announced his new shadow cabinet on Tuesday and defended the exclusion of Mr Pesutto from the front bench. The decision comes … Read more