Tropical cyclone Seroja has left a trail of destruction after making landfall in Western Australia as a category three storm last night

Thousands of residents south of Kalbarri were left without power and there have been reports of significant damage to properties and public infrastructure.

The Continence Foundation of Australia is asking families and people travelling over the holidays to upload the locations of Australia’s regional public toilets to a National Public Toilet Map for the chance to win a $500 voucher.

Woolworths executive Paul Graham has been appointed as Australia Post’s Chief Executive Officer this morning, replacing outgoing CEO Christina Holgate.

Ms Holgate left Australia Post in November 2020 after it was revealed four Australia Post employees received Cartier watches as a reward for working to secure a lucrative deal with three major banks.

A 6.0 magnitude earthquake off the coast of Indonesia’s Java island has caused deadly tremors onshore.

8 people are confirmed dead, with over a thousand homes damaged following the quake.

Rescue efforts are underway as Indonesia grapples with its second deadly disaster in a week after tropical cyclone Seroja hit on Sunday.

Nominations for councillor are now open in Queensland’s northern Carpentaria Shire Council following the resignation of Councillor Peter Wells in late March.

On Friday, Australian National Imams Council led by the Grand Mufti of Australia, Dr Ibrahim Abu Mohamad, declared the commencement of Ramadan fasting in Australia for Tuesday 13 April 2021.

The Islamic month of Ramadan is a time of peace and serenity for the community, where groups gather in mosques for prayers after fasting from sunrise to sunset.

The Full Federal Court dismissed an appeal on Friday by Volkswagen AG against the penalties awarded for false representations about compliance with Australian diesel emissions standards.

In dismissing the appeal, the Full Court upheld the $125 million penalty imposed by the Federal Court, and held that the $125 million penalty ‘was not excessive, let alone manifestly excessive’, which Volkswagen alleged.

New South Wales National Parks and Wildlife Service has acquired 37 hectares of land adjoining the Billinudgel Nature Reserve. 

Tamara Smith, Member for Ballina, says the move will protect habitat such as the Common Blossom-bat and the threatened Tweed koala.

Rescue efforts are continuing in China’s Xinjiang region, after 29 people were trapped in a coal mine as a result of surprise flooding on Saturday. 

Eight people have since been rescued and crews have located all the trapped miners, state broadcaster CCTV has reported.