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When news broke that New Zealand actor Sam Neill died suddenly on Monday, many reflected on his memorable roles in film and television. The 78-year-old was surrounded by family, who said he died “with the dignity that has characterised his whole life”. The prolific actor has read countless scripted lines throughout his rich career, but…
Tens of billions of dollars in investment, and Australia’s ambition to become a global AI power, could hinge on a law passed before humans walked on the moon, the Sydney Opera House opened, or Gough Whitlam became prime minister. Australia’s copyright law was written in 1968 for an era of black-and-white television, film and radio….
Hawk-eyed citizen scientists will be trained in bird flu detection in South Australia to bolster frontline defences against the virus. SA has so far recorded five confirmed cases of H5 bird flu — four in migratory giant petrels, and one last week in a greater crested tern, which is native to Australia. There have been…
Nearly $10 million worth of illicit tobacco and vapes were seized in Tasmania last financial year, the state’s health department says. The state government said 5.43 million cigarettes were seized, five times the amount from the year before. There was also a sharp increase in the amount of loose tobacco taken, with 2,535 kilograms ending…
After conservative treatment in Iraq failed to provide relief to Ahmed Abdulmueen Kadhim over several years, he travelled to India seeking treatment. NEW DELHI: A 36-year-old Iraqi man weighing 162 kg has regained his ability to walk after undergoing a technically challenging total hip replacement at a private hospital, in what doctors describe as one…
A teenage boy has been taken to hospital with life-threatening injuries following a suspected stabbing at a Brisbane school. Emergency services were called to the Islamic College of Brisbane in Karawatha in Brisbane’s outer south just before midday after reports of an altercation between two students. A 17-year-old boy has been taken to Princess Alexandra…
After 25 years police are no closer to finding the body of murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio, but an expert in finding homicide victims believes he knows where the 28-year-old’s remains could be. Mr Falconio and his girlfriend Joanne Lees were road-tripping along the Northern Territory’s Stuart Highway when they were ambushed near Barrow Creek…
Anxiety has struck Australian motorists again as the price of oil has risen dramatically over the past 24 hours. If sustained, analysts say this could lead to more hip pocket pain at the pump. On his Truth Social page overnight, US President Donald Trump announced from this point forward the United States would be known…
NEW DELHI: Trinamool Congress MP Mahua Moitra on Tuesday urged Sonam Wangchuk to call off his indefinite hunger strike as the climate activist’s indefinite fast against examination irregularities and the NEET paper leak controversy reached Day 17.In a post on X, Moitra said Wangchuk had achieved his objective as his fast had united the country’s…
Guards at two Victorian prisons have walked off the job today as an ongoing pay dispute with American-owned company GEO Group drags on. Correctional officers at Ravenhall Prison, north-west of Melbourne, and Fulham Correctional Centre in central Gippsland went on strike at 6am for four hours and will strike again this evening for several hours. …