A man sentenced to at least 30 years in prison for the rape and murder of an international student is expected to spend more time behind bars because of the risk to the community upon his release, a Melbourne court has heard. The Victoria prosecution is appealing the maximum 36-year prison sentence imposed on Codey […]
Morrison government faces calls from a Coalition-dominated committee to reserve seats on flights and quarantined rooms in hotels for skilled migrants, as part of a series of changes to make hiring easier of foreign workers for companies. The proposal was released as the latest labor force figures released on Thursday show Australia’s unemployment rate fell […]
One of the two brothers arrested in terror raids in north Melbourne allegedly bought a knife this week in preparation for a terrorist attack, police said. Aran Sherani, 19, and his brother, 20, Ari Sherani, faced Melbourne Magistrates’ Court on Thursday after being arrested by counterterrorism officers on Wednesday. Both face charges of attempting to […]
The captain of a Georgia sheriff has come under heavy criticism for appearing to characterize the actions of Robert Aaron Long, the 21-year-old accused of killing eight people in Atlanta, including six women of Asian descent. , like “having a really bad day”. Speaking at a press conference on Wednesday, Captain Jay Baker of the […]
NASA’s latest rover on Mars, Perseverance, reflected the sounds of its six metal wheels rolling across the planet’s surface. The recording was captured by one of its two onboard microphones, with NASA freeing up 16 minutes. Engineers are investigating whether a high-pitched scratching noise is caused by electromagnetic interference or the movement of the rover. […]
The first known interstellar visitor to our solar system is neither a comet nor an asteroid as was first suspected and does not look like a cigar in any way. A new study says the mystery object is likely a remnant of a cookie-shaped, Pluto-like world. Arizona State University astronomers report that the bizarre 45-meter […]
I think we need some explanation, because the world is watching. Throughout the pandemic we have all said, including with our European friends, that you would be wrong to reduce or interfere with the legally contracted supply. We all said it last year about PPE. We said it this year, on vaccines and other things. […]
A gunman has killed eight people in three separate shootings in Atlanta, Georgia, at massage parlors. Here’s what we know about the incidents so far: Eight people were killed in three separate shootings Tuesday night at massage parlors in and around the city. The majority of the victims killed were women of Asian descent. Two […]
Tanzanian President John Magufuli, one of Africa’s most prominent Covid-19 skeptics, has died after a two-week absence from public life that prompted speculation that he had contracted the disease. Magufuli’s death was announced on Wednesday by the country’s Vice President Samia Suluhu, who said the president had died of heart failure. He was 61 years […]
We have reached the last day of joint session until May 11. Bills that are not passed by the Senate today will stay there until the budget is tabled. Simon birmingham is about to have a very, very busy day. Meanwhile, the Senate committee that was examining the sports sports case is about to deliver […]