Listen to article Meta is facing scrutiny over its use of Australian users’ public Facebook and Instagram posts to train artificial intelligence, with no opt-out option available, unlike in Europe, reported The Guardian. During a parliamentary committee hearing, Meta’s privacy policy director Melinda Claybaugh acknowledged that the company has used the publicly shared content of Australian users, […]
Australian hockey player Craig has been handed a suspension following an incident in Paris where he was detained by French police for allegedly attempting to purchase cocaine. The suspension, announced by Hockey Australia, mandates that Craig serve at least half of the ban, which commenced on September 9. The remaining six months of the suspension […]
Australian vegan activist Tash Peterson has once again ignited controversy after staging a provocative protest outside David Jones on Hay Street in Perth’s CBD. Clad in a snake-print bikini and covered in fake blood, Peterson, in collaboration with PETA, demonstrated against the sale of animal skin products. She dramatically lay on a blood-soaked chopping block […]
Australia’s eSafety Commissioner, Julie Inman Grant, revealed she received death threats and her children’s private information was exposed online after Elon Musk targeted her for attempting to regulate content on his social media platform, X (formerly Twitter). The commissioner had taken X to court earlier this year for refusing to remove global access to videos […]
Australian Olympian Rachael “Raygun” Gunn revealed in an interview on Wednesday that she has yet to fully watch her breakdancing performance from the Paris Olympics, which went viral and sparked widespread mockery. Gunn, 36, gained global attention for her controversial routine, which included kangaroo hopping and sprinkler dance moves. Despite the backlash, Gunn admitted she […]
New research reveals that several species long believed to be native to New Zealand, including the kiwi, moa, and takahē, are actually relatively recent immigrants from Australia. Palaeontologists excavating the St Bathans fossil site in Central Otago have discovered that these birds arrived only a few million years ago, challenging the long-held belief that they […]
Coal generated less than 50 percent of Australia’s electricity in the last week of August, dropping to a record low as renewable production surged, data showed Wednesday. According to market monitor Open-NEM, coal generated 49.1 percent of the country’s electricity, while renewables accounted for 48.7 percent as storms boosted wind production. Australia remains one of […]
An animal handler was mauled by a tiger at Australia’s Dreamworld theme park on Monday, emergency services said, and rushed to hospital with deep wounds on her arm. Queensland Ambulance Service said the woman, in her 30s, suffered “lacerations to her arm” but was otherwise in a stable condition. “Dreamworld acknowledges an incident that occurred […]
KARACHI: An important update emerged for Pakistani nationals seeking visas for study in Australia next year, 2025. In a significant move, Australia has announced a cap on the number of international students to 270,000 by 2025, citing concerns about educational standards and language proficiency. Australian Minister of Education Jason Clare revealed that this decision was […]
Listen to article A 16-year-old sprinter from Australia has become a viral sensation after fan footage of his 100m race at the Queensland Athletics Championships surfaced online. Gout Gout, born in Brisbane in 2007 to South Sudanese parents who migrated to Australia two years prior, is now being hailed as the next Usain Bolt by many. Gout’s […]