The gunman who reportedly killed a police officer on Monday afternoon in Queensland has died following a shootout with cops. Rick Maddison reportedly opened fire on officers after emerging from his bolthole on the same day.
Anne Lu
May 30, 2017
A gunman is believed to have shot dead a police officer after he opened fire when he was pulled over in a car in Queensland on Monday afternoon. The cop was reportedly ambushed in Lockyer Valley in Brisbane.
Anne Lu
May 29, 2017
Australia will send additional 30 troops to Afghanistan, Australian Defence Force Minister Marise Payne announced Monday. The move follows requests from the North Atlantic Treaty Organisation (NATO) and the United States.
Anne Lu
May 29, 2017
Ben & Jerry’s Australia has banned two scoops of the same ice cream flavour together at their 26 stores nationwide. The ice cream-maker aims to drive a message in support of same-sex marriage in the country.
Anne Lu
May 25, 2017
Taiwan has become the first in Asia to make marriage equality constitutional. Its highest court legalised same-sex marriage on Wednesday, stomping down an age-old provision of its family laws.
Anne Lu
May 25, 2017
Conservative magazine Quadrant “unreservedly apologised” on Wednesday for suggesting the Manchester blast terror attack should have happened at ABC’s Q&A headquarters instead. The apology came following ABC Managing Director Michelle Guthrie’s condemnation of the article.
Anne Lu
May 24, 2017
One of Australia‘s most senior cyber crime investigators has warned that the country’s “critical infrastructure and systems of national significance” are being targeted by international hackers.
Dan Perez
May 24, 2017
Justin Trudeau continues to win hearts by just appearing on photos. The Canadian prime minister photobombed a group of high school students attending their prom, or called formal in Australia, while out on a run in Vancouver on Friday.
Anne Lu
May 23, 2017
Cassandra Sainsbury reportedly worked as a prostitute at a brothel in western Sydney months before she was arrested in Colombia. The accused drug mule was apparently called “Claudia” at Club 220 Gentleman’s Club, a brothel in Penrith.
Anne Lu
May 22, 2017
King Willem-Alexander of the Netherlands is not just the country’s head of state, he was also an airline cockpit’s co-captain. The 50-year-old monarch has been secretly moonlighting as a co-pilot for the Dutch airline KLM for 21 years.
Anne Lu
May 18, 2017
Princess Mako of Japan is giving up her royal status to marry her commoner boyfriend. The eldest granddaughter of Emperor Akihito will be marrying law firm worker Kei Komuro, a commoner who once starred in a tourist campaign as the “Prince of the Sea.”
Anne Lu
May 18, 2017
An aspiring heart surgeon who stabbed her boyfriend may be spared jail because a UK judge said prison would ruin her career. Oxford University student Lavinia Woodward is expected not to spend a day in jail because she’s an “extraordinary able young lady.”
Anne Lu
May 17, 2017
A new high-tech precinct at Badgerys Creek airport will create hundreds of jobs in western Sydney.
Dan Perez
May 15, 2017
On Thursday, Microsoft officially unveiled its Windows Mixed Reality motion controllers at the Build 2017 developer conference. The company has gone into dealings with a number of companies, such as, Asus, Acer, Dell, HP and Lenovo, to sell these controllers on retail shelves.
Ritwik Roy
May 13, 2017
Thailand is demanding Facebook to block access to 131 web pages that its government deems illegal. Authorities will summon representative of the social media giant if it doesn’t comply by Tuesday morning.
Anne Lu
May 12, 2017
An 11-year-old boy from Perth accused of sexually assaulting an 8-year-old boy at knifepoint has been freed from charges on psychiatric grounds. He pleaded guilty to raping and threatening to kill the alleged victim at a park.
Anne Lu
May 12, 2017
An Israeli news anchor has been told that their show was abruptly cancelled during a live broadcast. Geula Even couldn’t stop her tears from flowing as she announced to viewers that “Mabat LaHadshot” (“A Glance at the News”) had been shut down and the rest of the program would not continue anymore.
Anne Lu
May 11, 2017
Latest reports suggest that Tesla solar roofs can be pre-ordered in Australia now. Installations will begin from 2018. But it is a good time to pre-order the panels now.
Ritwik Roy
May 11, 2017
From July 1, all Australian visas will be costlier as they rise in line with the forecast Consumer Price Index.
Sophia Jones
May 11, 2017
The man who attacked Alan Joyce said he just wanted to make a statement against same-sex marriage. Tony Overheu shoved a lemon meringue pie into Joyce’s face on Tuesday while the Qantas chief was speaking on stage.
Anne Lu
May 10, 2017
Opal will be increasing fares from July. Commuters in New South Wales will face a 2.4 percent increase in their Opal fares, which Transport Minister Andrew Constance said will be in line with inflation.
Anne Lu
May 10, 2017
Cassandra Sainsbury’s story is reportedly getting a TV deal. The accused drug mule’s family have allegedly sold a deal with a television network to tell her story.
Anne Lu
May 09, 2017
Qantas Chief Executive Alan Joyce got a pie shoved in his face while speaking in Perth on Tuesday. The airline boss was addressing the audience at the West Business Leadership Matters event at the Hyatt Regency when a man casually walked onto the stage and shoved the pie in Joyce’s face.
Anne Lu
May 09, 2017
Australian taxpayers may have to be burdened with Cassandra Sainsbury’s legal fees in Colombia. The accused drug mule has requested federal government help, but some taxpayers don’t seem to be keen on the idea.
Anne Lu
May 08, 2017
An NSW man is suing American Airlines for sitting him next to obese passengers. Michael Anthony Taylor of Wollongong said he developed serious injuries during his 14-hour flight from Sydney to Los Angeles in December 2015.
Anne Lu
May 06, 2017
Latest reports suggest that Amazon Prime video app may come to Apple TV very soon. It looks like Tim Cook and Jeff Bezos have finally buried the hatchet and Apple and Amazon have reached a truce.
Ritwik Roy
May 06, 2017
Pharmaceutical company Johnson & Johnson has been ordered by court to pay US$110 million (AU$149 million) to a woman who claimed she developed ovarian cancer from using the brand’s talcum powder for four decades.
Anne Lu
May 06, 2017
Cassandra Sainsbury’s own lawyer said there’s no proof that she was tricked in carrying the almost 6kg bags of cocaine. Colombian Orlando Herran said that while he believes her story, it’s difficult to prove that another person is involved in the case.
Anne Lu
May 04, 2017
Cassandra Sainsbury was arrested after the US Drug Enforcement Agency tipped off Colombian authorities of a possible drugs smuggling. The 22-year-old Australian’s last-minute plane ticket purchase in Hong Kong was apparently a red flag.
Anne Lu
May 03, 2017
A Gold Coast paedophile convicted of sexually abusing a 9-year-old girl will not spend a day in jail. Peter Andrews was found guilty of indecent treatment of a child, and his wife called the victim a derogatory term.
Anne Lu
May 02, 2017
