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Second woman takes role as Australia’s governor-general
Daily Echo· 4 days agoThe businesswoman and gender equality advocate was sworn in as Australia’s 28th governor-general – who represents the King, who is head of state – since 1901. In her first speech in her new ...
Choose your own adventure: navigating retirement after an academic career
Nature· 7 days agoRetirement is a major life transition, one that many of us don't ever really think about. How could you possibly find time to think about retirement? This is Inger Mewburn from the Australian National University in Canberra.
How Julian Assange is about to get filthy rich
Daily Mail· 6 days agoAssange is pictured in Canberra on Wednesday night His case differs from that of drug smuggler Schapelle Corby and foreign fighter David Hicks because...
Things to know about how Julian Assange and US prosecutors arrived at a plea deal to end his case
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 6 days agoWikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is back in Australia as a free man, having resolved through a plea...
Australia govt stumps up $187m in sports funding for Brisbane success
Reuters· 7 days agoThe extra money, announced by Prime Minister Anthony Albanese inCanberra, will take total government...
Jimmy Lai’s son urges foreign judges to quit Hong Kong
The Independent via Yahoo News UK· 2 days agoHong Kong has imprisoned more than 1,800 people “for their pro-democracy protesting”, Mr Lai said at...
Nick Kyrgios stuns audience on his BBC debut – by being polite and thoughtful
Daily Telegraph· 3 days agoNick Kyrgios expressed regret for sharing social media posts by self-proclaimed misogynist Andrew...
BBC issue statement after Wimbledon pundit appointment sparks outrage
Wales Online via Yahoo News UK· 3 days agoThe BBC have issued a statement in response to complaints from viewers after the announcement that...
Australia appoints second woman governor-general in 123 years to represent British monarch
Associated Press via Yahoo News UK· 4 days agoAustralia appointed Sam Mostyn on Monday as only its second woman governor-general, a largely...
Opioid-laced cocaine 100 times more potent than heroin sparks Victorian health warning
The Guardian· 3 days agoA synthetic drug 100 times more potent than heroin has been found in cocaine currently being sold in Melbourne, prompting a warning from Victoria’s health department. The Department of Health ...