Improved shark surveillance at beaches

Beachgoers from Bega to Tweed heads will see improved shark surveillance through more observation towers and evacuation alarms. The towers will make it easier for surf lifesavers to spot sharks and people... Read more »
19-year-old Hobart woman Emma Grace Parkinson was shot in the Paris attacks. Picture: AAP/FacebookSource:AAP

Australian shot in Paris recovering from attack

Emma Parkinson, the Tasmanian teenager who was injured in the Paris terror attacks, has undergone surgery in Paris after being shot while attending a rock show at the Bataclan concert hall. The... Read more »
Paris attacks highlight selective grief and outrage of Western world

Paris attacks highlight selective grief and outrage of Western world

We need solidarity and compassion for the victims of terrorism everywhere not just Western world By Chris Graham (for NewMatilda) As France enters yet another period of mourning, Lebanon is just emerging from... Read more »
Nominations open for 2016 NSW Women of the Year Awards

Nominations open for 2016 NSW Women of the Year Awards

Nominations are now open for the 2016 NSW Women of the Year Awards which celebrate remarkable and inspiring women and acknowledge the contributions they make in NSW. Minister for Women Pru Goward... Read more »
Sydney housing

New social housing in NSW to get $100 million funding

Millers Point heritage social housing sales will raise more than $100 million by the end of the year with the proceeds directly funding hundreds of new homes to help vulnerable people waiting... Read more »

Spectre would be a fitting, if strange, end to James Bond

By Ari Mattes The James Bond novels emerged in the 1950s as Ian Fleming’s final “tally-ho” of British imperialism in response to the waning of British power in the onset and development of... Read more »
The “sails” of the Sydney Opera House are illuminated in the colors of the French flag on Saturday, Nov. 14, 2015 in Sydney, Australia. At least 120 people have been killed and over 200 are injured in Paris following a series of terrorist acts in the French capital on Friday night.

Australia expresses solidarity with Paris attack victims

Australia’s landmarks lit up with tricolour to show solidarity with France Australian landmarks light up with colours of the French flag on Saturday night in solidarity with the people of France after... Read more »

Facebook launches Notify app to keep you updated with breaking news

Facebook is already dominating peoples’ phone time, and now it wants a crack at your lock screen, too. Facebook has rolled out a new app for iPhone owners called Notify that gathers... Read more »
French special forces evacuate people, including an injured man holding his head, as people gather near the Bataclan concert hall following fatal shootings in Paris, France, November 13, 2015. Photo: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann

Paris Terror Attacks: 130 people feared dead, hundreds injured

At least 130 people were killed in a wave of simultaneous attacks on Friday evening in Paris, in the deadliest violence to strike France since World War II. Gunmen and bombers attacked... Read more »

Australian Dollar stronger but can the Labour Market data be trusted?

By Will Peters The Aus dollar outperformed the British pound over the past 48 hours thanks to data showing more jobs were created in Australia than many economists were expecting, but lingering... Read more »
Emirates' new airline is spacious and comfortable, offering one of the industry's widest in-flight entertainment screens, at 13.3in

Emirates launches new Airbus A380 – largest ever passenger plane

Over the weekend, Emirates airline unveiled a new Airbus A380 outfitted with 615 seats. Economy class is getting even bigger after Emirates reconfigured its new Airbus A380-800 planes to hold the most... Read more »

Ryan Gosling celebrates 35th Birthday at premiere of his film The Big Short

Ryan Gosling rang in his 35th birthday Thursday while attending the premiere of his latest film, The Big Short, on the closing night of the AFI Fest in Hollywood. The smoldering star... Read more »
A woman photographs storm clouds over Bondi beach, with the BoM issuing a severe thunderstorm warning for Sydney. AAP Photo: Dan Himbrechts

Severe thunderstorms bring hail and heavy rain to Sydney, NSW

Hail has blanketed part of Sydney and the New South Wales Central Coast as severe storms moved across the Hunter region, the mid-north coast and other parts of New South Wales. The... Read more »
Warner's double-century powers Australia, crushes NZ spirits

Warner’s double-century powers Australia, crushes NZ spirits

Second Test Day 1 Australia 2- 416 (Warner 244n.o, Khawaja 121) As much as he thrives on the thrill of the grand occasion and the expectation that accompanies the big stage, David... Read more »

Prince Charles helped his mum overrule democracy and sack Whitlam

40th anniversary of the ‘Dismissal’ For his multiple crimes against humanity in general, and against this nation in particular, Charles should be run out of Australia, not feted hither and yon. One... Read more »

Switzerland to launch driverless buses soon

Driverless post buses will soon be operating in the canton of Valais after a collaboration between PostBus and a Swiss startup founded by recent graduates from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology... Read more »

‘Modi on track to cripple India’

By Tariq A. Al-Maeena The title of this column is borrowed from Dr. Mike Ghouse, an American of Indian origin who is passionate about the native land that fed him milk in his... Read more »
Indian Consul General Sunjay Sudhir and NSW Premier Mike Baird celebrate Diwali as the Opera House was lit up in a golden orange to mark the Hindu festival of light

NSW Premier Mike Baird wishes Happy Diwali to Indian community

On this occasion of Diwali festival, the Premier of New South Wales Mike Baird wished the community a happy Diwali after the the sails of the Sydney Opera House were lit up Thursday evening... Read more »
Shane Warne hopes someone watching the Cricket All-Stars currently would turn out one day to play for America at the World Cup. Photo by Peter Della Penna

‘Love to see all countries play in World Cup’: Warne

Peter Della Penna (ESPNcricinfo) Shane Warne has said he wants to see as many countries as possible play in a World Cup and hopes fans now watching the Cricket All-Stars tournament might... Read more »
Richard Green’s EC135 VH-GKK

Australian Photographer Richard Green killed in helicopter crash

SYDNEY – Renowned Australian landscape and nature photographer Richard Green was killed hen Green’s Airbus Helicopters EC135, VH-GKK,  crashed in mountainous terrain His wife Carolyn and friend John Davis were also killed while the trio... Read more »

Recovering student loans from overseas residents

People who have benefited from Australian student loans and now live overseas will pay for them the same way as they would if they lived in Australia following the passage of legislation... Read more »
World Science Day Report

UNESCO urge societies to create and share knowledge on World Science Day

Science, technology and innovation are key components of the upcoming United Nations climate change negotiations in Paris and governments should “do everything to support societies across the world, on every continent, to... Read more »

Australia to help Pacific Island states to counter drought & frosts

Australia will provide assistance to Pacific Island countries as they strive to deal with the challenges caused by the El Niño weather pattern. Last week Australian Foreign and Immigration Minister Rimbink Pato... Read more »

Australian High Commissioner meets Pakistani Awardees for BIM

Australian High Commissioner, Margaret Adamson farewelled 20 representatives selected from Business Incubation Centres (BICs) in Pakistan as they prepared to depart for a short course in Business Incubation Management in Australia.  The... Read more »