Witnesses describe ‘enormous courage’ of hero cop who stopped Australia stabbing spree
A female police officer who acted alone to neutralize a suspect in a stabbing at a shopping center near Sydney, Australia, has been hailed a hero. A 40-year-old knife-wielding man went on a rampage at Westfield Bondi Junction on Saturday afternoon, killing six people, including a nine-month-old baby, and injuring eight more. Authorities said the […]
Female cop fatally guns down dead knifeman who stabbed 6 bystanders to death at busy shopping center in Australia
Six people were stabbed to death by a man at a busy shopping mall in Sydney, Australia, on Saturday afternoon, authorities said. The culprit was shot dead by a female police officer, and the female police officer is celebrated as a hero. NSW Police Commissioner Karen Webb Said Four women and a man died at […]
‘Drunk’ airplane passenger fined for urinating in cup at Australia airport
A 53-year-old man has been fined hundreds of dollars for urinating into a cup during a delay during disembarkation at Sydney Airport. Officials said the incident occurred during a three-hour Air New Zealand flight from Auckland. The incident was discovered after a passenger in the same row reported the man’s actions to a flight attendant. […]
Uber ‘tech bros’ sought to destroy Australian taxi app using corporate espionage, court hears | Law (Australia)
Uber’s “technical friends” set out to disrupt Australia’s taxi app when the US company entered Australia’s car rental market and began operating illegal rideshare services, lawyers claim. . Taxi Apps, which operates GoCatch, is suing Uber in the Supreme Court of Victoria, alleging that the ride-hailing giant knowingly and illegally launched UberX in Australia to […]
Australia stocks hit record high, most other Asia-Pacific markets set to decline – CNBC
2 hours ago CNBC Pro: Is it time for investors to hedge against market declines? Pros share their thoughts and strategies 2 hours ago CNBC Pro: Goldman expects these 3 stocks to rise as Nvidia unveils powerful AI chips Following the launch of powerful new artificial intelligence chips from Nvidia, Goldman Sachs predicts significant growth […]
An Australian farmer has held the first carbon-neutral cattle sale – here’s how it works | Rural Australia
Australia’s first carbon-neutral cattle sale took place this week. On Thursday, 700 Angus breeding cows and heifers raised using carbon-neutral farming methods were slaughtered at a saleyard in the small town of Gloucester, a three-hour drive from Sydney. In theory, the farm sequesters more carbon than the cows emit, so every cow at auction has […]
Blueberry grown in NSW breaks Guinness World Record as world’s heaviest | Australia news
It is dark blue in color, about the diameter of a golf ball, and weighs 10 times more than the average blueberry. The fruit, which was harvested on November 13, was officially recognized by Guinness World Records this week as the world’s heaviest blueberry. “When I put it on the scale, it was a bit […]
United Airlines reports fifth incident in over a week as US-bound flight returns to Australia
Never again… A United Airlines Boeing 777-300 leaked fuel mid-air on Monday and was forced to make an emergency landing, marking the airline’s fifth reported accident in just over a week. United Airlines Flight 830 took off for a 14-hour journey from Sydney to San Francisco, but just two hours into departure, the plane had […]
Hobart endures hottest night in 112 years as severe heatwave hits south-eastern Australia | Australia weather
Hobart residents sweated out the city’s hottest night in 112 years as an intense heatwave continues to affect much of south-east Australia. South Australia, Victoria, Tasmania and southern New South Wales are expected to experience several days of extreme heat, the Bureau of Meteorology said on Sunday, after record temperatures led to the cancellation of […]
New Zealand v Australia: second Test, day three – live | Australia cricket team
important events Show only major events Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 61 overs: New Zealand 177-3 (Ravindra 36, Mitchell 8) Cummins corners Lyon. Mitchell successfully reverse-swept the second delivery of the single as it traveled along the patchwork turf here at Hagley Oval. Ravindra tries a different tactic and steps back and […]