Qantas reveals financial year hit from COVID-19
Qantas has made a massive multi-billion-dollar loss amid the ongoing travel ban and grounding of international flights. The national carrier says its underlying loss before tax for the last financial year was $1.83 billion and the statutory loss was $2.35 billion.
Baby From Nirvana Album Cover Sues Band
The baby from the iconic image on Nirvana’s hit album ‘Nevermind’ sues the band for profiting for sexual exploitation.
In a lawsuit filed in Los Angeles on Tuesday, 30-year-old Spencer Elden claims his parents had not signed a release authorizing the grunge-rock group to use the famous photograph.
Seal spotted swimming through Melbourne's Yarra River
A seal has been spotted swimming through Melbourne's Yarra River this morning.
Footage of the seal was captured near a quiet bridge road in Richmond as the city endured its sixth coronavirus lockdown.
Queensland Innovators Develop Immaculate Device For Neurocognitive Conditions
Queensland innovators have developed a new headset aimed at improving the quality of life for those living with a range of neurocognitive conditions.
Gold Coast Man Raises Funds for Abandoned Animals
An animal advocate has spent the night in a rescue shelter kennel to raise funds for re-homing abandoned animals.
Allan Dixon stayed the night in a kennel at the Animal Welfare League shelter at Coombabah on the Gold Coast.
Experts on WHO team say search for COVID origins has stalled
The international scientists dispatched to China by the World Health Organization to find out where the coronavirus came from says on Wednesday the search has stalled.
Meanwhile, a US intelligence review ordered up by President Joe Biden proved inconclusive about the virus's origin.
Australia Evacuates 750 More From Afghanistan Capital
Australia has evacuated another 750 people from the chaos in Afghanistan's capital.
Australians, Afghans with visas and others from allied nations were among the 750 people extracted in the latest rescue efforts.
The most recent flights take the total number of people rescued as part of Australia's mission to 2,400.
OnlyFans Rethinks Sexually Explicit Content Ban
OnlyFans says it has suspended a plan to ban sexually explicit content following an outcry from its creators and advocates for sex workers.
OnlyFans had said last Thursday that it would ban explicit content starting October 1st, blaming policies of banks and payment processors for the policy change.
Eight-storey boutique tower to sit next to heritage-listed Fortitude Valley church
The Brisbane City Council has approved the development application for an eight-story high commercial tower to be built beside a heritage-listed Church in Fortitude Valley.
Gold Coast Lockdown Protester Fined $7,000
A movie stuntman who allegedly galloped his horse through the crowd at Sunday's lockdown protest on the southern Gold Coast border has been fined more than $7,000 by Queensland and New South Wales Police.
New South Wales Police charged six people who attended the protest at the border with offences including; assault police officer, resist officer in execution of duty and unlawfully participating in outdoor gathering.