Current Affairs.

In the midst of a growing cost-of-living crisis, Australian supermarkets are now facing heightened scrutiny from the Senate, as a sweeping investigation seeks to potentially reshape the landscape of grocery affordability. This inquiry, supported by a cross-party consensus, comes at a crucial time when households are contending with rising living costs and an unrelenting surge…

Tensions are heating between military powers in the South China Sea. Australian Defence Minister Richard Marles recently told the public that Australia and the Philippines will coordinate joint patrols in the highly contested South China Sea. The announcement came after an exhibition of military might involving 2,000 Australian and Philippine defence personnel, along with United…

Travellers hoping to get reimbursed with travel credits by Qantas ran into some difficulties after the pandemic. Now, the company itself is in hot water and many of its customers couldn’t be happier.  The Australian airline giant Qantas is now embroiled in a class action lawsuit over its handling of customer refunds for flights cancelled…

In a verdict that has caused plenty of heated public debate, the court acquitted Sekonaia Vave of all charges related to a fatal shooting outside All Star Lounge, a pool hall in Melbourne. Vave had been on trial for the murder of 33-year-old Ikenasio Tuivasa and injuring another man, Reza Amir, in an incident that…

In what seems like the storyline from a Hollywood Blockbuster, four Australian surfers and three Indonesian boat crew members faced the ultimate survival test by being stranded at sea.  The dangerous ordeal unfolded after a freak storm obliterated their boat 90 miles off the west coast of Sumatra on August 13. After being adrift for…

Tragedy struck a family in Victoria on July 29 after they consumed poisonous mushrooms, leaving three people dead and one in critical condition. This incident not only raised alarms about the dangers of foraging wild mushrooms but brought homicide investigators to the scene.  Local resident Erin Patterson prepared the mushroom-filled beef Wellington meal for her…

Out of all the social media platforms available, few have been able to keep up with Twitter’s relevance in the digital age. Because more and more social media platforms are shaping our global narrative, staying relevant is not just an excellent marketing strategy; it’s vital. Enter X, the social media behemoth formerly known as Twitter,…

Athletes and teams who challenge the status quo and push the boundaries of what’s possible make an impact that goes beyond the world of sports. Australia’s women’s national soccer team, known around the world as the Matildas, comprises athletes who’ve been pushing women’s soccer to new realms and changing what it means to be a…

Look out Twitter. There’s a new social media tool in our belt and this one is poised to take over the playing field. Meta’s new tool Threads is converting millions of users every day and at the moment, it looks unstoppable.  Like Twitter, Threads uses many features and easy-to-use functions that make communicating in the…