There's been an increase in dogs attacking Australia Post workers out delivering mail, with more than 1,170 incidents reported this financial year. Source: Australia Post
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A Lyft driver kicked out two passengers from his car after a woman made racist comments, leading the other passenger to go on a racist tirade. Source: Facebook/James W. Bode
Members of Australia's Filipino community have protested outside a Melbourne apartment building where the Philippines' presumptive next president, Ferdinand Marcos Jr, was reportedly visiting his son.Marcos Jr was making a private family visit, spokesman Victor Rodriguez told reporters in Manila.
The super ‘flower’ moon of May rose behind the ancient temple of Poseidon in Greece. This full moon is a supermoon, according to the almanac, and coincides with a total lunar eclipse, highly visible in the western hemisphere, which will turn the moon a reddish-brown.
More than 250 Ukrainian fighters have surrendered to Russian forces at the Azovstal steelworks in Mariupol and Kyiv has ordered its entire garrison to evacuate, heralding the end of Europe's bloodiest battle in decades.Reuters witnessed buses leave the steelworks and five of them arrive in the Russian-held town of Novoazovsk on Tuesday, where Moscow said they would be treated for wounds.
ShutterstockIntrauterine devices (IUDs) are small T-shaped plastic devices containing either copper or a low dose of progestogen hormone. Lasting five to ten years, they provide highly effective contraception and are chosen by increasing numbers of users of all ages from adolescence to perimenopause. The main device sold in Australia is the Mirena Hormonal IUD, which is also used to manage heavy periods and can be part of hormonal menopause therapy. While insertion is usually well tolerated, it
ShutterstockIt would be hard to find someone who’s visited Copenhagen or Amsterdam and complained about too many bikes. And you don’t tend to hear a lot of moaning about too much public transport in Singapore or Hong Kong. Talk to someone after a trip to Los Angeles, Moscow, Rome or Mumbai, however, and you will almost certainly get an earful about the horrendous traffic. The vast differences in such experience lie in how local and national governments invest their transportation funds. It alway
The Australian share market has closed modestly higher, putting together a two-day winning streak for the first time this month.The benchmark S&P;/ASX200 index closed on Monday up 17.
Next year's New Zealand election looms as a brawl over climate policy after the opposition National party signaled stark disagreement with the government's emissions reduction plan.On Monday, Jacinda Ardern's government released a plan four years in the making, from its introduction of the Zero Carbon Act in 2018.
A man has been charged with allegedly raping and intimidating a teenage girl in western Sydney after meeting her on social media.Detectives from the Child Abuse and Sex Crimes Squad will also allege in court the Bass Hill man, 28, made multiple threats to the 14-year-old girl, including to harm her.
Glen Worrell underwent more than two decades of conversion practices aimed at changing his sexual orientation which, he says, left him in a cycle of guilt and shame.The 54-year-old is among those calling for Tasmania to join Victoria, Queensland and the ACT in banning the "therapy".
A right-wing activist's attempt to unmask an anonymous Twitter user could drag out for months ahead of a planned defamation action.Avi Yemini wants to sue the user known as PRGuy for defamation, but can't without knowing the user's identity.
Scott Morrison has dismissed suggestions the Australian economy faces the risk of a recession at a time when figures this week could see the unemployment rate fall below four per cent.Recent volatility in global financial markets has been sparked by fears the US Federal Reserve will overshoot on lifting interest rates to combat heated inflation pressures in the US.
Two Melbourne gamers have been charged with match fixing at an Esports tournament after a year-long Victoria Police investigation.A betting agency alerted police to suspicious activity linked to matches in the League of Legends Pro League tournament in June 2021.
Sweden has signed a formal request to join NATO, a day after the country announced it would seek membership in the 30-member military alliance.In neighbouring Finland, lawmakers are expected later in the day on Tuesday to formally endorse Finnish leaders' decision to also join.
Telephone voting for the federal election will be available for voters who test positive for COVID-19 from 6.New rules have been introduced allowing people in isolation to cast their vote over the phone.
A passenger on a Delta flight was shocked to find the stranger next to her taking photos of her feet. Find out how she reacted.
Two top US defence intelligence officials are due to testify on Capitol Hill about what the government knows of unidentified flying objects, in the first public congressional hearing concerning UFOs in more than 50 years.Tuesday's hearing before a US House Intelligence subcommittee comes 11 months after a report documenting more than 140 cases of what the government officially calls "unidentified aerial phenomena," or UAPs, that US military pilots have reported observing since 2004.
A bullish Scott Morrison has suggested he has no intentions of going anywhere, regardless of Saturday's election result. Find out more.
A government proposal to allow first homebuyers dip into retirement savings for a house deposit is drawing a mixed response from affected industries, with superannuation funds criticising the initiative and builders welcoming it.In an election campaign fought prominently on combating the rising cost of living, Prime Minister Scott Morrison unveiled the Super Home Buyer scheme over the weekend ahead of the May 21 vote.
Lisa Millar was taking no prisoners on Tuesday morning, leaving one minister a 'gibbering mess'. Find out more.
