Australian ivory laws causing illegal poaching
Australia’s ivory trade laws may have been the cause of growing problems concerning poaching and illegal trade overseas, which have contributed to thousands of African elephants and rhinoceroses being killed.
Taj Mahal Minarets destroyed in Storm
A storm has damaged two minarets located at different entry gates of the iconic Taj Mahal in the northern city of Agra.
Baby born 4 years after parents’ death through IFV
A baby boy was born in China four years after the death of his parents, through in-vitro fertilisation (IFV).
Posthumous Gurrumul Album and Documentary to be Released
Nearly a year after his death, musician Gurrumul Yunupingu is set to have a posthumous album and documentary on his life released.
Brisbane City Council Called Out
The Brisbane City Council has not considered transport costs, mass-transit systems, and drones in its transport plans for the future.
Historian labels Commonwealth Games representation of Indigenous people as romanticised
Commonwealth Games organisers have ignored 160 years of Indigenous history on the Gold Coast, according to a leading Queensland anthropologist.
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China-Australia Relations Tense as Biggest Trading Partner Gives Us The Cold Shoulder
Many business officials have lost hope as a potential diplomatic relations freeze emerges between China and Australia.
Australian business leaders raised concerns at an annual closed door meeting on China’s apparent block on visits by Australian ministers.
It is uncertain who might step into the breach as Australian business leaders describe the situation like feeling the cold shoulder, from its largest trading partner.
Brazilian Villagers Clean Up River
Villagers in the Brazilian town of Recife are taking drastic action to clean up water surrounding their neighborhood after a deadly flood caused by plastic waste ravaged their village.
Town resident, Maria Das Garcas, started collecting plastic when she saw the body of her neighbour float past her house, carried along with the pollution that helped caused the deadly floods.
She says her and other residents are doing this to stop the tide of plastic drowning their community.
Polish March To Remember Holocaust Victims
In commemoration of the six million Jews murdered during the Holocaust, thousands of people took part in a march from Auschwitz to Birkenau, both Nazi concentration camps situated in Poland,
The 3km march was led by Israeli president Reuven Rivlin this Thursday.
Additionally, citizens of Israel took part in Holocaust Remembrance Day by observing two minutes of silence.