We spoke with eco warrior Mandy Spooner about how to avoid being duped by companies making misleading comments about their products. Video: Caitie Browne. Interview: Michael Dahlstrom and Caitie Browne
Victoria Police have released images of the area they are searching for missing campers Russell Hill and Carol Clay after a man was charged with their murders. Read more.
The Omicron variant of COVID-19 has probably arrived in Germany, a minister in the western state of Hesse says, after mutations were found in a passenger arriving from South Africa."Last night several Omicron-typical mutations were found in a traveller returning from South Africa," tweeted Kai Klose, social affairs minister in Hesse, home to Frankfurt airport, Germany's biggest hub and one of Europe's busiest airports.
At least two people have been killed and 16 others injured in western Niger when protesters clashed with a French military convoy they blocked after it crossed the border from Burkina Faso, the local mayor says.The armoured vehicles and logistics trucks had crossed the border on Friday after being blocked in Burkina Faso for a week by demonstrations there against French forces' failure to stop mounting violence by Islamist militants.
The federal government has announced new measures to protect Australia from the new Omicron Covid-19 strain. Read more.
The shopper shared her bargain buy, but not everyone was convinced that it was a good deal. Read more to find out why.
Health services in regional and rural NSW will receive a boost of half a billion dollars, the state government has announced.Premier Dominic Perrottet said the government was focused on ensuring rural communities get their share of health upgrades.
When Pat Shannon was contacted by the Australian army to ask if he was related to Peter Shannon, a shearer-turned-soldier who died in the trenches during World War I, he was absolutely positive he couldn't be.The self-professed family historian from New Ross, Ireland had been fascinated by his family tree since he was a boy and was convinced he knew all the Shannons in the small town, dating back for generations.
A new parcel facility has been set up by Australia Post in southeast Sydney to keep up with record demand following Black Friday sales and in the lead up to Christmas.The 20,000 square metre facility in Botany is capable of processing more than 100,000 parcels daily, bringing Australia Post's total processing capacity in NSW to almost 1.
South Africa say it is being punished for its advanced ability to detect new COVID-19 variants early, as travel bans and restrictions imposed because of the new Omicron variant threaten to harm tourism and other sectors of the economy.South Africa has some of the world's top epidemiologists and scientists, who have managed to detect emerging coronavirus variants and their mutations early on in their life cycle.
Hundreds of environmental protesters have blocked major roads in Serbia to protest against new laws they say will give free rein to foreign mining companies.Serbia's government has offered mineral resources to companies including Chinese copper miner Zijin and Australia's Rio Tinto, but green activists say the projects would pollute land and water in the Balkan nation.
A court in Siberia has remanded five people in custody for two months to face charges related to a mining accident that killed more than 50 people this week.Three managers of the Listvyazhnaya mine, including its director, were ordered to remain in custody until late January for flouting industrial safety standards, a spokesperson for the Russian regional prosecutor's office said.
The United States' top diplomat for East Asia will visit Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore and Thailand after President Joe Biden pledged to step up engagement with Southeast Asia, a key battleground in his contest for influence with China.Daniel Kritenbrink, the assistant secretary of state for East Asia, will be in the region from Saturday until December 4, a State Department statement said.
It comes as Defence Minister Peter Dutton delivered one of his strongest warnings yet about China's threat to Australia. Read more.
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The 53 dogs were assessed by rescuers and one arrest was made following a raid in Java, Indonesia. Source: Humane Society International
The United Kingdom has announced new measures to try to slow the spread of the newly identified Omicron coronavirus variant and a top health official says there is a "reasonable chance" that vaccines could be less effective against it.Prime Minister Boris Johnson said all arrivals would have to take a test and it was time to step up booster jabs.
Holden's treatment of its dealers as it withdrew from the Australian car market "has done much to damage the General Motors brand" but the company has escaped further action by the nation's consumer watchdog.The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission says after a lengthy investigation into Holden's conduct it will not pursue the issue, partly so as not to prejudice private legal action being taken by some dealers.
Germany's first two cases of the Omicron variant have been confirmed in Munich, the Bavarian health minister says.Omicron, first detected in South Africa in November, has been classified as a "variant of concern" by the World Health Organisation.
A woman has recalled the moment she bravely pulled away a large python that had wrapped itself around her puppy. See how she managed to save the cavoodle from the snake.
