The Right: Australia’s Most Dangerous Surf Break Australia is known for its beautiful beaches and world-class surf breaks. However, there is one surf break that stands out from the rest, The Right. Located off Western Australia’s south coast, The Right is a massive Southern Ocean swell that has sparked into life a huge surf break. … [Read more…]
Two Torres Strait Islander elders are travelling to the Pacific on board the Greenpeace vessel Rainbow Warrior to highlight the need for stronger action on climate change. Uncle Paul Kabai, from Saibai, and Uncle Pabai Pabai, from Boigu, on Friday boarded the ship in Cairns, Queensland, alongside other activists who are challenging governments to increase … [Read more…]
From dugong to octopuses, here are 8 marine species being pushed toward the poles Credit: Shutterstock Winter plunges in the sea may come as a surprise with warmer temperatures, especially off the coast of Sydney, where tropical coral trout are being caught. This phenomenon can be attributed to the increasing heat in the oceans, as … [Read more…]
A Melbourne man has been arrested after police allegedly found a gun hidden inside a children’s playroom and a stash of drugs in his home. The 32-year-old was arrested when the Australian Federal Police raided his Rowville home in eastern Melbourne on Friday. Police allege the man is a former member of an Outlaw Motorcycle … [Read more…]
A Geraldton stalker with a “telephone fetish” has been jailed for less than five years for sexually harassing multiple women over a nine-year period using payphones and possessing “abhorrent” and “disturbing” child exploitation material. Business owner Christopher Andrew Anderson, 59, was sentenced in Geraldton District Court on Friday after previously pleading guilty to 28 charges, … [Read more…]
Russia says it will prosecute mercenary boss Yevgeny Prigozhin for armed mutiny after he accused military leaders of killing 2000 of his fighters, raising the stakes in a growing confrontation with top officials. As a long-running stand-off between him and the Defence Ministry appeared to come to a head late on Friday, the ministry issued … [Read more…]
The pilot and four passengers on board the Titan submersible likely died instantly in a catastrophic implosion amid the intense water pressure in the deep North Atlantic, experts say. Maritime researchers called an implosion the worst possible outcome of all the scenarios envisioned during the desperate around-the-clock search to find the missing vessel. The craft … [Read more…]
WE bet you don’t know these interesting facts about our Port Adelaide AFLW players! Alex Ballard isn’t related to Adelaide’s Abbie Ballard, but Alex’s brother is Gold Coast 100-gamer Charlie Ballard. Ella Boag did surf lifesaving as a kid before deciding on football. She made her AFLW debut in from of more than 20-thousand people … [Read more…]
The latest health data has revealed an interesting trend ahead of the peak season for flu and Covid-19 infections. A “sharp uptick in flu cases” was reported by Queensland Health over the seven days to June 18, with the number of flu infections amounting to double those with Covid-19. More than 2700 people were infected … [Read more…]
An evangelical pastor has successfully had his conviction for groping a woman overturned on appeal after a judge said he had concerns about the woman’s evidence and her claims of having “repressed memories”. John McMartin was earlier this year found guilty of indecently assaulting a 19-year-old woman at his Pleasure Point home in Sydney’s southwest … [Read more…]