It's one of these things that logically you know must happen occasionally (and I've even seen pictures of it) but still doesn't seem right.
I am impressed the shark got it out again and didn't end up with a permanent internal echidna spine collection.
A tiger shark's spiky snack has shocked marine researchers.
Researchers from James Cook University were tagging marine life on the northeast coast when the 3m tiger shark they caught vomited up a dead echidna.
Nicolas Lubitz, a PhD candidate who studies marine predators, said he could only assume the shark gobbled up the echidna while it was swimming in the shallows off the island, or travelling between islands, which the animals are known to do.
The American inspired variety of sovereign citizen is enough, I don't think we really need our own special version of the idea.
Millions of Australians with student loans will have hundreds of dollars wiped from their HECS debts as the federal government rolls out its plans for cost-of-living relief in the upcoming budget.
Student debts will be lowered for more than three million Australians under reforms designed to stop HECS loans growing faster than wages.
Loan indexation will now match whichever is lower out of the Consumer Price Index or the Wage Price Index — which the government says will prevent another shock increase like last year's 7.1 per cent increase.
The changes will be introduced in the 2024 budget and, pending getting through parliament, will take effect from June.
I was concerned these recent stabbings would start a push towards screwing over people like me who regularly carry pocket knives, and unsurprisingly it's started. It's rather disappointing how many people go straight to pearl clutching at the mention of a knife even though I and many others have had them on hand as useful tools for decades without feeling the need to stab anyone.
Queensland Police says it is confident the response to previous interactions with the Bondi Junction attacker were "appropriate".
QLD Premier Steven Miles said the attack gives "added weight" to the argument to expand police stop and search powers.
Jack's Law lets Queensland police search people without a warrant on public transport, at public transport stations and in safe night precincts.
Mr Miles said legislation expanding Jack's Law to include shopping centres will be introduced to parliament "very soon".
Didn't even notice until now, but yes it is an unfortunate choice of words in that title...
It's taken the Gilmour brothers nearly 10 years to build and design a locally made orbital rocket. Space enthusiasts are set to flock to north Queensland to see it lift off.
Australia's first locally made orbital rocket is poised to blast off from a small north Queensland town next month.
The 23-metre rocket has been lifted into the vertical position for the first time.
Gilmour Space is waiting for launch approval from the Australian Space Agency.
Fernwood, a women only gym, is allowed to exist.
Because there are sections of the law which allow exemption from the gender discrimination section for various reasons, and they have successfully argued that there are benefits to having a women only gym which are important enough to deserve an exemption (to provide substantive equality). They also only allow women patrons, so men are not charged for a service that is not equally provided.
I don’t really see it as problematic for a discriminated class to seek to foster a space free from those who perpetuate that discrimination
Neither do many other people, which is why such examples as Fernwood have received exemptions from the law and why there is a specific exemption in the laws for both female and male only clubs.
I don’t think it sets a precedent for protected classes to be discriminated against as “art” because men aren’t a class that needs protecting
Allowing discrimination based on gender without substantiating the businesses eligibility for an exemption under the law absolutely would set a precedent for the courts. While you may agree with this particular case of discrimination it is not a good idea to open an opportunity for more discrimination in the future - keep in mind it may not always be the type you agree with.
Good. I think the other option - setting a precedent allowing businesses to skirt discrimination laws by claiming their behaviour was art - would have been a rather poor decision.
Common sense (surprisingly) appears. Hopefully stuff like that is actually legal in NSW, because even if it isn't I'm keeping on doing it myself - calling a plumber in for something that can be done by anyone with a couple of brain cells to rub together seems a waste of both their time and my money.
The ABC now likes to do clickbait style headlines like that to try and grab attention, it's a trend that annoys me. They also often rotate through options including a more traditional headline depending on what device you use and what time you access it - currently the headline is showing for me as "Electric car sales in Australia's outer suburbs take off as commuters pocket 'ridiculous' savings", which while still a bit hyped up is more informative.
British white people have never
As long as you forget about the Irish, the Welsh, and (to a lesser extent IIRC) the Scots - all of whom are white and British.
Changing to a motor which wasn't originally offered in that model of vehicle definitely needs certification, at least in NSW (other states might be more lenient).
Whenever I see stuff like this I wonder how on earth they managed to get someone to sign off on the engineering certificate. Then again it does say he's worked in engineering of some varieties so maybe he can self certify.
Quite a lot of people nowadays - at least not at a fluent level. I know I've gotten worse at it over time due to rarely requiring to read much of other people's handwriting or handwrite myself, to the point where even in the reasonably clear example in the article I had to stop and consider a few words. Without experience reading cursive it's noticeably harder to comprehend compared to printed text, and we've now had a whole generation grow up in a world where pretty much everything they read was printed (and usually on a screen at that) rather than handwritten.
Within the documents released are letters sharing"heartening" news and even "mundane gossip" from more than a century ago.
cross-posted from: https://aussie.zone/post/6545941
> There are two large closures coming up in Kosciuszko to allow for shooting to occur (animal control). If anyone's planning on a trip down there in the next few months this might affect you. > > The first big one is the area south of Alpine Way, all the way down to the edge of the park at the Victorian border. This is planned to be closed for basically all of March (4th-28th). This map shows the area in question. > > The second and even larger closure is the majority of the area north of the Snowy Mountains Hwy, and this is planned to be closed for literally half the year - 4th April to 4th of October. If you want to do the run through Long Plain and Broken Cart trail (makes nice day trip from Canberra) better think about doing it soon or you'll be waiting a while. This map shows the area for this closure.
There are two large closures coming up in Kosciuszko to allow for shooting to occur (animal control). If anyone's planning on a trip down there in the next few months this might affect you.
The first big one is the area south of Alpine Way, all the way down to the edge of the park at the Victorian border. This is planned to be closed for basically all of March (4th-28th). This map shows the area in question.
The second and even larger closure is the majority of the area north of the Snowy Mountains Hwy, and this is planned to be closed for literally half the year - 4th April to 4th of October. If you want to do the run through Long Plain and Broken Cart trail (makes nice day trip from Canberra) better think about doing it soon or you'll be waiting a while. This map shows the area for this closure.
It is announced Batik Air will begin offering flights from Canberra to Bali three times a week from June.
Indonesian airline Batik Air has announced it will fly from Canberra to Bali three times a week from June.
It is only the second airline to announce international flights out of Canberra since they ceased during the COVID-19 pandemic.
I would say most do but some don't, and with those that do the level of uniform required varies.
My primary school didn't require uniforms for regular days, though they did have what was called the sports uniform shirt which they preferred kids to wear if away from the school (generally used for sports carnivals with other local schools).
My high school did require uniforms but only really cared about enforcing the uniform shirt and some variety of closed shoe.
The school my youngest sister did years 11-12 at didn't require uniforms at all, though they probably did care about closed shoes due to safety in science classes etc.
A party of community independents, who say they're inspired by the success of Senator David Pocock at the last federal election, will contest this year's ACT election.
Residents of South Jerrabomberra just outside the ACT are required to take a dog-leg route if commuting in or out of Canberra because there is, at present, no access road from the highway to the suburb.
Thank you Canberra. The cyclist has contacted police and the matter continues to be investigated.
ACT Policing is seeking assistance from the public to identify a cyclist involved in a collision at Casey Market Town on Saturday, 20 January 2024.
About 8pm, a young child was struck by a cyclist who was riding on the footpath outside the Casey Jones pub.
Not a fan of the golden wattle design, it looks like what you'd get if BP asked someone to design them a new flag and do a bit of creative writing to make it sound good.
The Eureka flag could have been a good option in the past but I feel it's a bit too associated with either unions or cookers these days to be accepted by everyone (would prefer if the cookers gave up on it and left it to the unions).
Modifying the Eureka flag is an idea which I think has a bit of potential but the Great Southern Flag just throws too much at it. Maybe just turning it green and gold and making the stars seven pointed instead of eight would work better.
I kind of like this other design which I found in an image search for alternative flags - fairly simple design (drawable by kids if you're prepared to put up with wonky kangaroos) using generally recognisable and neutral symbols and I think it looks alright.
Footage of a Canberra police car turning in front of a light rail vehicle on Saturday night, resulting in a…
Summernats is back - beware of the extra traffic and the linked changes if you live in or venture into the city/inner north.
Don't turn up to the lake at midnight for the end of year fireworks display because there won't be one then, this year the ACT gov is only doing the 9pm fireworks.
They are at least supposed to be combining the two displays in terms of quantity of fireworks, so expect the loud bangs to run longer than usual.
The owner of an e-bike helped lead police to the haul after receiving a notification from the tracking device.
A tracking device has led Canberra police to a large haul of allegedly stolen e-bikes and electric scooters.
Police say they have recovered six e-bikes and 15 electric scooters — all suspected of being stolen — from a home in Ngunnawal in Canberra's north.
An experiment on a new type of light rail track has started at the National Arboretum. The 20-metre x 30-metre…
An experiment on a new type of light rail track has started at the National Arboretum.
The 20-metre x 30-metre ”Green Track Prototype” runs sections of steel rail through four garden beds filled with different species of grass, other low-lying plants, and trees.
It’s a test bed to see whether the same greenery can be replicated along various sections of Canberra’s light rail network, and flourish despite Canberra’s harsh climate.
From tomorrow, double demerit points will be applied for a number of states around the country. But in many other jurisdictions it will be business as usual, even as our roads get busier. Here's a state by state breakdown of when or if double demerits start in your area.
Double demerit points apply for motorists in the ACT from Friday, December 22 until Monday, January 1, 2024.
The same applies for NSW if you're heading down the coast or whereever.
Bungendore residents are divided over the site selected for its high school with the location set to swallow up part of the town's only park.
Mobile phones, smart watches and any other handheld or wearable devices will be banned from ACT public schools in 2024, bringing Canberra schools into step with the rest of the country.
From Term 1 next year, students in Preschool up to Year 10 will not be able to use their mobile phone, smart watch or any other personal communication devices at school.
A newly installed telescope just outside Canberra is promising big benefits for those exploring outer space, offering high-speed communications from satellites with low-Earth orbit to the Moon and beyond.
A new telescope at Mount Stromlo will give researchers thousands of times more information.
The Quantum Optical Ground Station, where the telescope is housed, can provide high-quality video transmissions from space.
Professor Anna Moore of the ANU says it's a world-first in terms of global communication capability.
The train itself isn't really the slow part for the XPT, it's supposed to be able to run up to 160km/h. Knowing that only made it more annoying though when sitting in one chugging along at ~80k (or even slower when hot) up and down the north coast line - like most of our lines that track just wasn't good enough for it to go faster.
I was vaguely interested in the Matildas for a hot minute when there was a chance of that resulting in a public holiday, I'm sure I could get at least a little bit invested in other sports if public holidays are involved.
If he truly believed it was a good thing he should have just legislated it to start off with. That way you have the benefits of such a body sooner, and if people can see something in action and actually working to close the gap they would be more inclined to allow it into the Constitution in a later referendum (and even if the later referendum fails you still have both the body and the work they have done).
Edit: To be clearer, it is possible to both legislate a voice and have a referendum on it while a party is in government, particularly since it is rare for a government to only get a single term.
You know 'Sri Lanka's leading news network' is really interested in a story when the article is comprised of four sentences and one of them is incorrect.
Is the referendum literally just to ask whether the constitution should recognise the First Peoples of Australia?
It was actually about whether the constitution should be changed to say there shall be a body called the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice, and that this body "may make representations to the Parliament and the Executive Government of the Commonwealth on matters relating to Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples". Purely symbolic recognition would have had a much better chance of getting in IMO.
