Category: Australian

Operation Jaywick: Sinking Japan | Documentary

This film is only available in the United States and Canada because of territorial licensing. This documentary is the remarkable story of a daring attack by 14 British and Australian commandos on Japanese ships anchored in a Singapore harbor during World War II. * Click the “Save” button below the video to access it later…


Australian Man Killed by Kangaroo in Rare Fatal Attack

PERTH, Australia—A man who may have been keeping a wild kangaroo as a pet was killed by the animal in southwest Australia, police said Tuesday. It was reportedly the first fatal attack by a kangaroo in Australia since 1936. A relative found the 77-year-old man with “serious injuries” on his property Sunday in semirural Redmond,…


Victorian Firies Put Pressure on Andrews Government Over Pay Before Poll

Victoria’s firefighter’s union is turning up the heat on the Andrews Labor government to deliver a new pay deal ahead of the November state election. The United Firefighters Union launched a new enterprise bargaining campaign on Thursday, demanding real wage increases amid cost of living pressures. “At a time when professional firefighters’ roles are becoming…


Four Ways to Slash Your Risk of A Stroke

Australian experts say there are four things that everyone needs to know to prevent strokes, aside from not smoking, exercising regularly, and eating well. More than 445,000 Australians live with the effects of stroke, and almost a quarter of victims were younger than 54, with strokes able to strike people at any age and even…


Australian Billionaire Cannon-Brookes Settles 11.3 Percent Stake Buy in AGL Energy

Australian tech billionaire Mike Cannon-Brookes’ firm Grok Ventures said on Wednesday it settled an 11.28 percent stake purchase in AGL Energy worth A$650 million ($455.33 million) with J.P. Morgan. Cannon-Brookes, the co-CEO of software firm Atlassian and a vocal climate activist, had gained the AGL stake earlier this month by converting a part of his…


New Inquiry Into Australian Mother Convicted of 4 Homicides

CANBERRA, Australia—An Australian state attorney general on Wednesday declined to pardon a mother convicted almost 20 years ago of smothering her four children to death and instead ordered a new inquiry into whether there could be a medical explanation for the tragedies. The inquiry will be the second in three years into scientific evidence that…


New Study to Examine Link Between Blood Pressure Meds and Breast Cancer

A new study conducted by Curtin University will examine the link between long-term use of common blood pressure pills and the risks of getting breast cancer. The lead researcher of the study Prof. Rachael Moorin said there were global concerns that the drugs could be causing an increase in breast cancer for women. “The use of calcium…


Singer Nick Cave Confirms Son Jethro Lazenby Has Died at 31

CANBERRA, Australia—Australian singer-songwriter Nick Cave has confirmed the death of his son Jethro Lazenby at age 31. “With much sadness, I can confirm that my son, Jethro, has passed away,” the frontman of rock band Nick Cave and the Bad Seeds said in a statement Tuesday. “We would be grateful for family privacy at this…


World Number 1 Tennis Champion Ash Barty Retires from Professional Tennis

Australian tennis star and world number one, Ash Barty, made a shock announcement on Wednesday that she is retiring from professional tennis. In a video posted on Instagram, the three-time grand slam winner told her friend Casey Dellacqua, also a retired professional player, that this is the first time she has said it out loud….


Australia Rolls out Its First Locally Made Electric Buses

The New South Wales (NSW) government has invested $70 million (US$50 million) in an Australian manufacturer to design and build new electric buses locally in Sydney, helping it to make every possible component of the electric bus Australian-made. The bus and coach manufacturer Custom Denning said that it is the first top to bottom Australian designed…