Authorities are investigating a possible shark attack off the Pilbara coast, with swimmers warned to take care in the area. The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development has confirmed it is investigating after a report of a “shark bite incident” at 7.20pm on Wednesday near Delta Island, west of …
Read More »Victorian dad admits shaking, killing newborn son
For 12 minutes a Victorian mum performed CPR on her eight-week-old baby, giving her the chance to say a proper goodbye when she had to turn off his life support in hospital. Beside her as she tried to revive her baby was her then-husband, the father of her three children, …
Read More »‘It’s been enjoyable’: Johnson on the Warriors’ 2023 vibe
Warriors halfback Shaun Johnson says there’s a good feeling in the team after their two win, one loss start to the NRL season. They opened with a 20-12 victory over Newcastle before losing by the same scoreline to the Roosters in Sydney. But they bounced back impressively with a 26-12 …
Read More »Perth to continue riding wave of new data centre expansions, says Equinix Australia boss
Perth has firmly cemented its role as a digital gateway between Australia, the Middle East and Asia-Pacific region but the national boss of Equinix believes the city will continue riding the wave of new data centre expansions. Managing director Guy Danskine said the volume of data around the world continued …
Read More »Drones fly Kula closer to gold and lithium targets in WA
Kula Gold has used drones to help identify a slew of drill targets across two key prospects as part of a reconnaissance fieldwork mission at its Brunswick lithium project, which sits 45km north of the world-class Greenbushes mine in WA’s South West. Key indications from the work highlighted a potential …
Read More »Kalgoorlie gold theft: Patrick Keogh admits to being ‘uncomfortable’ transporting gold bars for his boss
The key man accused of a multimillion-dollar gold swindle has told Kalgoorlie District Court he was “uncomfortable” transporting 110kg-120kg of gold bars in his car for his boss. Patrick Ryan Keogh, 42, was being cross-examined on the stand on Monday in a trial where he is one of five people …
Read More »Australia Institute research suggests potential scope of new fossil fuel projects allowed under Safeguard Mechanism
The 116 new fossil fuel projects in the pipeline would pollute the atmosphere with 4.8 billion tonnes of carbon emissions by 2030 if they all came to fruition, according to a new report. Canberra think-tank the Australia Institute says the combined impact of the dozens of new coal, oil and …
Read More »Bayern stay second after Bundesliga loss at Leverkusen
Bayern Munich have won the last ten Bundesliga titles but, while few would bet against them not winning an eleventh, a defeat at Bayer Leverkusen has left them trailing Borussia Dortmund with nine games remaining in Germany. Bayer was indebted to VAR, defeating Bayern with the aid of two penalties …
Read More »Groningen fan attacks own player in derby defeat
Dutch defender Jetro Willems has been punched by a fan of his own team in an Eredivisie game after trouble broke out during Groningen’s derby defeat against Heerenveen. The 28-year-old Groningen player went over to an area of the ground where tensions were running high and attempted to calm the …
Read More »Israelis rally against judicial overhaul for 11th week
Israelis have packed city streets in nationwide demonstrations now in their 11th week against plans by the hard-right government to curb the Supreme Court’s powers, which critics see as a threat to judicial independence. Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who says his aim is to balance out branches of government, wields …
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