A wildlife rescue organisation is calling for support to set up a facility that can treat and quarantine sick birds after South Australia detected its first case of H5N1 bird flu on Wednesday. It comes as several metropolitan and regional vets have posted on social media that their clinics will not be accepting wild birds….
Donna Gorman has been through chemotherapy, radiation and a double mastectomy but says it was the day-long trips to hospital that were most taxing. “It was a big drain on myself and my family and friends to have to do that every day,” Ms Gorman said. The 55-year-old had memorised every stop sign and pothole…
Police in Victoria’s Alpine region will be equipped with long-arm rifles in addition to their hand guns as a result of Dezi Freeman’s “cold-blooded” murder of two police officers. In an interview with the ABC as he marked his first year in the role, Victoria Police Chief Commissioner Mike Bush said officers based in Wodonga…
A man is suing the Spirit of Tasmania ferry operator due to negligence after he slipped and fell over in a bathroom while the ship was at sea, with TT-Line claiming he “should have sat on the toilet”. In a statement of claim filed to the Federal Court, the plaintiff alleged that in December 2022,…
Victoria Police has closed its investigation into Liberal MP Moira Deeming’s claim that Matthew Guy assaulted her at a community event, finding there was “no offence detected”. Mr Guy vehemently denies the allegation and is considering legal advice to pursue defamation action against his party room colleague. Video obtained by the ABC appeared to show…
IE 11 no es compatible. Para una experiencia óptima, visite nuestro sitio en otro navegador. SIGUIENTE ¡Todo o nada! Ecuador llega a New York con el objetivo de mantenerse con vida en el Mundial 09:01 El mensaje esperanzador de Sebastián Beccacece previo al duelo de Ecuador contra Alemania 00:30 Jonathan Tah, cómodo con la defensa…
Neil the seal is back in the spotlight. The five-and-a-half-year-old elephant seal has been spotted once again in southern Tasmania, this time being moved along by the Department of Natural Resources and Environment (NRE) staff after he was found blocking traffic. Neil has amassed a significant following on social media, but authorities have warned the…
A member of the Thriving Kids advisory panel has voiced concern about how the program is being rolled out, saying a state-based model is a departure from the panel’s original intention. Tim Jones said when the Thriving Kids Advisory Group handed its report to the government, it did not expect the states to take on…
2014 FIFA World Cup winners Germany face Ecuador while Curaçao and Côte d’Ivoire wrap up Group E action. In Dallas, Texas, Japan faces Sweden while Tunisia clashes with the Netherlands from 9am AEST. The Socceroos are set to face Paraguay in their crucial final Group D match at 12pm AEDT. There will be a special…
Seventy years ago, the tiny town of Tallangatta picked up its homes and moved. The entire north-east Victorian town, or at least its timber buildings, was physically shifted eight kilometres west after an expansion to the Hume Dam made the already high flood risk too great to ignore. Between 1954 and 1956, more than 100…