Fuel Truck Crashes on Bruce Highway

Approximately $10,000 worth of fuel has spilled along the Bruce Highway this morning, after a truck rolled along North Queensland’s busiest highway.

The crash occurred at around 7:15am this morning, when the semi-trailer rolled.

7000 litres of fuel was spilt and two people were taken to Proserpine Hospital with non life threatening injuries.

Reusable Engine Tested for Days

A space shuttle-era main engine is defying the expectations of many critics as it undergoes a series of daily test firing to prove its reusability.

The Aerojet Rocketdyne AR-22 engine has no new hardware in it aside from minor modifications and is apart of a series of tests for Boeing’s plans to develop a reusable lower stage vehicle that can take over a ton of material into orbit.

Facebook Flags United States Declaration of Independence as Hate Speech

Facebook has issued an apology to a Texas community newspaper, after the company flagged parts of the United States’ Declaration of Independence as hate speech.

To mark Independence Day on July 4, managing editor of the Vindicator Casey Stinnett published small sections of the declaration daily, in the lead up to the public holiday.

Stinnett criticised Facebook, and said that the company’s censorship ignores historical context and does not give users the option to appeal the company’s decisions.  

NSW Government Says a Clear Yes is Needed Before Sex

The NSW government will release its sexual assault strategy today, with a $1 million advertising campaign that tells young adults they always need clear verbal yes.

Prevention of Domestic Violence and Sexual Assault Minister, Pru Goward, says if you want sex you have to ask for it and if you want that sex, you have to say yes.

The strategy also focuses on preventing sexual assault and harassment in universities and workplaces.

BOM Data Reveals Australia's Hottest Winter on Record

Data from the Australian Bureau of Meteorology has revealed Australia has experienced it’s hottest maximum temperatures on record this Winter.

The Bureau of Meteorology's, David Jones, said it was quite remarkable how consistent the temperature anomalies were across the nation.

Dr. Jones says this occurrence is due to a lack of rain, which has resulted in severe drought conditions.

Burger Urge Unveils Hottest Burger in Australia

Gold Coast Burger Urge has unveiled what they claim to be the hottest burger in Australia, warning daredevils to eat it at their peril.

The limited edition Double Decker Death Wish burger is claimed to be so hot that stores are asking diners to sign a waiver before they take a bite, even providing them goggles and gloves to help them get through meal.  

Burger Urge managing director, Sean Carthew, said the secret behind “Australia’s spiciest burger” was lashings of ghost chilli sauce.

British Couple Critically Ill After Novichok Poisoning

Britain has demanded Russia to provide details about the Novichok nerve agent attack on a former double agent and his daughter, after two British citizens were struck down with the same poison in March.

Russia has denied any involvement in the March incident and suggested the British security services have carried out the attack only to stoke anti-Moscow hysteria.

British officials have hypothesised the latest pair may have been contaminated in a different location from areas visited by the former Russian agent and his daughter.

Ireland Set to Hold Referendum on Women's Role in the Home

After the successful referendum to decriminalise abortion, Ireland will hold yet another referendum to remove an article in it’s 1937 Constitution, which has been criticised as sexist.  

Article 41.2 of the Irish Constitution  recognises that women in the home are giving “the State a support without which the common good cannot be achieved”, adding in a second clause that the State should ensure mothers do not neglect their home duties for economic necessity.