Celebration as Macron re-elected as French president
French President Emmanuel Macron soared to victory over far-right candidate Marine Le Pen. Source: Reuters
A Perth-based biotechnology company is set to begin phase one clinical trials of a cancer drug for the treatment of motor neurone disease.PharmAust Ltd has received more than $880,000 from the Fight MND campaign for the trial on monepantel or MPL.
ShutterstockMastercard’s “smile to pay” system, announced last week, is supposed to save time for customers at checkouts. It is being trialled in Brazil, with future pilots planned for the Middle East and Asia. The company argues touch-less technology will help speed up transaction times, shorten lines in shops, heighten security and improve hygiene in businesses. But it raises concerns relating to customer privacy, data storage, crime risk and bias. How will it work? Mastercard’s biometric chec
Pakistan's government has banned a planned protest march by ousted prime minister Imran Khan, who is demanding fresh elections as a political and economic crises deepens in the country, officials say.The ban was announced by Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah at a news briefing on Tuesday hours after a policeman was shot and killed during a crackdown on Khan's supporters across the country.
President Vladimir Putin has issued an order to fast track Russian citizenship for residents in parts of southern Ukraine largely held by his forces, while lawmakers in Moscow have passed a bill to strengthen the stretched Russian army.Putin's decree applying to the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions could allow Russia to strengthen its hold on territory that lies between eastern Ukraine, where Moscow-backed separatists occupy some areas, and the Crimean Peninsula, which Russia seized in 2014.
New Zealand's official cash rate is poised to hit a six-year high when the Reserve Bank considers monetary policy this week.But the big question is where it might end the year, and whether falling consumption might bring a Kiwi recession.
Anthony Albanese has remained steadfast in how he will deal with a more assertive China after Premier Li Keqiang sent the new prime minister a congratulatory message.Mr Albanese confirmed he has received a letter from the Chinese premier and would respond in due course upon returning to Australia following Tuesday's Quad meeting in Tokyo.
A survivor of domestic violence who's husband threatened to kill her is using Domestic Violence Awareness Month to raise the importance of conversations with family and friends. Read her story.
While the unfortunate driver will want to forget the incident, they were unaware the mishap was caught on camera. Watch here.
Accused members of a southwest Sydney drug syndicate have woken up to their doors being kicked in as police conducted dawn raids.As many as 450 officers were part of the operation on Tuesday, executing 29 search warrants from 6am and arresting 18 men aged between 19 and 39.
A woman who scored millions in a lottery prize says her son predicted her win. Find out how she'll spend her prize.
ShutterstockThe new government has inherited an extraordinarily difficult budget situation. The budget deficit amounts to 3.5% of gross domestic product this financial year and it will be almost as high next financial year at 3.4%, after which the budget papers project deficits for the entire ten-year forecast period. At the same time, the unemployment rate has fallen to 3.9% – the lowest in five decades. It is so low it is below the 4.25% the treasury believes is needed to stop inflation accele
ShutterstockThe first serious accident involving a self-driving car in Australia occurred in March this year. A pedestrian suffered life-threatening injuries when hit by a Tesla Model 3 in “autopilot” mode. In the US, the highway safety regulator is investigating a series of accidents where Teslas on autopilot crashed into first-responder vehicles with flashing lights during traffic stops. A Tesla model 3 collides with a stationary emergency responder vehicle in the US. NBC / YouTube The decisio
A furious homeowner says a Woolies driver destroyed her front yard. Find out what the grocery giant had to say.
China is seeking security arrangements with Pacific nations that resemble the controversial pact struck with Solomon Islands, triggering concern in Australia, New Zealand and allies including the United States.The details of the proposed arrangements are contained in pre-written joint communiques Beijing officials plan to release after meetings with island nations on Monday, documents obtained by AAP show.
Some 18,000 teachers and support staff from 540 Catholic diocesan schools in NSW and the ACT are preparing to strike for 24-hours over pay and conditions.The Independent Education Union says its members will stop work on Friday to march at 10 rallies throughout NSW and the ACT.
Climate change is set to destroy Antarctica's fragile wildlife. See the finding of the alarming new report.
A Victorian man who unintentionally mowed down his former mistress's new partner, killing the man, has been jailed for more than six years.Bradley Andrew McStay, 35, hit Luke Price with his ute at Yannathan, near Lang Lang in the state's east, in the early hours of February 11, 2020.
Three tourists staying in two separate rooms were mysteriously found dead with no sign of injury. Now, their cause of death has been revealed.
Debate is raging online about whether bird feeding spreads psittacine beak and feather disease. Do you feed birds in your area?