Neighbours fans horrified by show’s ‘disgusting’ new storyline

If you haven’t been keeping up with Neighbours since the briefly-defunct Aussie soap was rebooted last year, brace yourself. It’s getting weird. A storyline currently playing out on the show concerns longtime Ramsay Street resident Karl Kennedy (Alan Fletcher) encountering a persistent problem while practising his newfound love of cycling. As depicted rather graphically on … Read more

Saudi Arabia offers safe and serene escapes for solo female travelers

JEDDAH: Saudi Arabia is emerging as a top destination for solo female travelers seeking a vibrant cultural scene, world-class events and regions rich in heritage. The Kingdom has been ranked the safest G20 country based on international indicators, while the city of Madinah received the highest safety rating for female solo travel worldwide by InsureMyTrip for … Read more

Woman ‘traumatised’ by Auspost text scam draining $17k from Ubank

A woman has been left “traumatised” after $17,000 was drained from her bank account, something she only discovered after she spending over an hour on the phone to the fraudster. The saga began when Hannah* received a text message purporting to be from Australia Post asking her to supply an address for delivery of a … Read more

What We Are Reading Today: The Empire of Climate

Author: David N. Livingstone Scientists, journalists, and politicians increasingly tell us that human impacts on climate constitute the single greatest threat facing our planet and may even bring about the extinction of our species. Yet behind these anxieties lies an older, much deeper fear about the power that climate exerts over us. 

Search for asbestos in Melbourne mulch spreads east

The Victorian Environment Protection Authority continues to find asbestos in mulch at more and more Melbourne parks. The asbestos is in its bonded form, not the friable state which causes cancer. The ongoing investigation has now found contamination across on the eastern side of the city, and in most cases the asbestos has been illegally … Read more

97 per cent of Gen Z and Millennials think politicians have their interests at heart, seeing them as ‘selfish’ and ‘corrupt’

Ninety-seven per cent of young Australians believe the country’s political leaders are self-interested, shortsighted, and corrupted by donors and special interest groups, stark new research has revealed. A survey of Generation Z and Millennials found the overwhelming majority have minimal confidence in the ability of governments to craft long-term and meaningful policies to respond to … Read more