BEIJING / SHANGHAI – China saw a total of 106 million domestic tourist trips made during the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday, up 32.3 percent from the […]
Author: Graeme Smith
Deputy Editor
The hot-dog selling warlord who turned Russia’s ‘secret army’ on Vladimir Putin
For one week in 2022, the world thought Yevgeny Prigozhin was dead. The oligarch known as “Putin’s chef” had finally admitted he owned the fearsome […]
West Coast Fever keep Super Netball grand final hopes alive beating Melbourne Vixens
West Coast Fever have kept their Super Netball title defence alive with a hard-fought 64-57 minor semifinal win over arch rivals Melbourne Vixens at Perth Arena. […]
Australia Awards Scholarships: Applications now open for 2024 intake
The Australian Government has announced that applications for the 2024 Australia Awards Scholarships round are now open. The scholarships provide the opportunity for individuals from […]
Seaweed could replace plastic
Plastic made from seaweed and milk that doesn’t come from a cow. Those ideas may once have been seen as fanciful science fiction, but a […]
New Zealanders welcome home ancestral remains snatched by grave robbers or traded by settlers
Snatched by grave robbers or traded by settlers as macabre curiosities, the remains of New Zealand’s Indigenous people are slowly being brought home after centuries […]
Entertainment line-up for OTR SuperSprint revealed
Race fans are in for a treat at this year’s OTR SuperSprint as Aussie rock band The Choirboys and award-winning alt-rock artists Kingswood join the […]
Vivid Sydney biggest on record
Vivid Sydney, Australia’s biggest festival hit its biggest attendance record in history boasting a crowd of more than 3.28 million. The preliminary figures demonstrate another […]
Cash could be almost gone in Australia in a decade — but like cheques, who’ll miss it?
Late last year, the Reserve Bank gave 1,000 Australians diaries and asked them to record every payment they made over the course of a week. […]
Culture is Life and ABC Education Launch Official Educational Resources for NAIDOC Week
Today, educators around Australia have access to the official educational resources for this year’s NAIDOC Week theme: ‘For Our Elders’ on the ABC Education website. […]