Shark attack survivor Leah Stewart has sparked a heated public debate after revealing on television that she deliberately weighed her options during a horrifying mauling at Sydney’s Coogee Beach. Stewart, a 35-year-old teacher and mother, recalled on 60 Minutes on Sunday how she came face-to-face with a four-metre-long great white shark on June 13, deciding … Read more
According to analysis released by Primara Research for homeloanrates.com.au, Australia is facing an 86,807-dwelling shortfall against the National Housing Accord’s target of 480,000 approvals over the first two years of the 1.2 million home target. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese recently defended government housing policies on social media, pointing to a 27 per cent increase in … Read more
Government-backed mass weddings in northern Nigeria are drawing intense scrutiny after viral videos exposed ceremonies pairing vulnerable women, teenagers, and orphans with significantly older men. According to news reports, the Kano State Government hosted a ceremony on August 7 and 8 uniting 1,500 couples at a reported cost of 1.5 billion naira, or roughly $US1.1 … Read more
Online retail giant Kogan has posted a record $1.042 billion in gross sales for the financial year, defying a wider sector downturn while facing a sharp 16.41 per cent plunge in its share price. According to company results released to the market, total group revenue rose 5 per cent to $510.7 million, while statutory net … Read more
Between 1863 and 1904, an estimated 60,000 Pacific Islanders were coerced, kidnapped, or tricked into hard labor on Queensland plantations in a practice known as “blackbirding,” according to author Ryan Butta in his book Blackbirding: A Reckoning with the Australian Slave Trade. Approximately 15,000 of these workers died on Australian soil—a 25 percent mortality rate—driven … Read more