Now you seafood, now you don’t: $350k worth of oysters vanish without a trace in NSW pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 46 minutami About 400,000 juvenile Sydney rock oysters were taken from an oyster farm on state’s mid-north coast earlier this year, police sayGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastPolice are on the hunt for a seafood swindler after 400,000 oysters were allegedly stolen from a farm at a river on the New South Wales mid-north coast.About 320 bags of juvenile oysters, worth an estimated $350,000, were taken from an oyster farm in Scotts Creek, Oxley Island, earlier this year, according to NSW police. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Celebrity tributes pour in for Dolly Parton: ‘a gift to the world’ pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 13 minutami Lily Tomlin, Taylor Swift, Beyoncé, Céline Dion and Oprah Winfrey are among those remembering the queen of country after she died aged 80Alexis Petridis on Dolly Parton’s peerless career that turned country music cliches inside outDolly Parton – a life in picturesCountry music legend Dolly Parton dies aged 80 – latest updatesTributes have poured in for Dolly Parton, the country singer, songwriter and actor, after her death aged 80.News of her death was shared by her nephew on social media. “Dolly has lived in the light and is in the arms of Jesus,” he said. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Productivity Commission says ‘line was crossed’ when WA premier labelled them ‘east coast clowns’ over GST pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 21 minutami Commissioner Angela Jackson also said it was ‘disappointing’ that Anthony Albanese had ruled out changes to Western Australia’s GST arrangementsFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Productivity Commission has condemned attacks on its integrity as “unacceptable” after its scathing assessment of Western Australia’s sweetheart GST deal as a costly mistake sparked a fierce political backlash and name-calling.Angela Jackson, a productivity commissioner and co-author of the report, said the country’s leading independent economic advisory body welcomed criticism and comments on its work. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
At least 14 newborn babies die in fire at Pakistan hospital’s maternity ward pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 53 minutami Authorities at biggest state hospital in Islamabad say 15 babies were in the ward when fire broke outAt least 14 newborn babies have died in a fire that broke out in the maternity ward at one of Pakistan’s most prominent state hospitals.The blaze began in the early hours of Wednesday and engulfed the ward at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences, the biggest state hospital in Islamabad. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Heatwaves show UK must do more to promote cycling and walking, campaigners say pred 1 dnevom, 13 urami in 58 minutami Civil society groups argue climate crisis means transport sector needs to urgently reduce its carbon emissionsDozens of civil society groups have demanded the UK government do more to promote cycling and walking, after this summer’s extreme heat exposed the desperate need to decarbonise transport.This summer’s heatwaves and wildfires were “immediate, real-world manifestations of the climate emergency”, the groups said, making reform of transport – responsible for more carbon emissions than any other sector in the UK – an urgent priority. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Fears grow for fourth rate hike after Australia sees higher-than-expected July inflation pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 15 minutami Bureau of Statistics says CPI was 3.5% in July, casting doubt on Reserve Bank meeting its 2.5% inflation target without further hikeFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastFears are growing that the Reserve Bank will hit millions of mortgage holders with a fourth rate hike this year, after inflation eased in July but by far less than expected.Consumer prices climbed by 3.5% through the year, down from 3.8% in the previous month, according to the Australian Bureau of Statistics. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Britons face highest price cap in three years as energy bills rise 4% from October pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 54 minutami Households in Great Britain will pay equivalent of £1,723 a year, prompting calls for more supportNils Pratley: Labour’s energy bills crisis is getting worse. Political honesty is essentialBusiness live – latest updatesMillions of households in Great Britain will face the highest energy charges in three years this winter after months of soaring market prices caused the government’s price cap to rise for a second time in three months.Gas and electricity prices will rise by 4% from October under the new cap, months after climbing 13% at the start of July to take account of soaring global energy market prices caused by the war on Iran. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Raygun opens up on her infamous Olympics breakdancing debut: ‘not as bad as I thought!’ pred 1 dnevom, 14 urami in 58 minutami Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer became a viral sensation after her performance at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single pointRachael “Raygun” Gunn says her performance at the 2024 Paris Olympics was “not as bad as I thought!” after the Sydney-based breaker revealed she had finally watched back the moment that catapulted her to international fame – and mockery.The Sydney academic turned speaker was Australia’s first Olympic breakdancer and became a viral sensation after her unconventional routine at Paris 2024, where she failed to receive a single point from the judges. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Teenage girl allegedly raped in ‘heinous’ attack at Queensland residential care home pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 55 minutami State’s child safety minister Amanda Camm confirms police are investigating alleged attack west of BrisbaneA Queensland teenager has allegedly been raped in a state-funded residential care home in what has been described as a “heinous” act.A staff member is accused of assaulting the girl, who is understood to be intellectually impaired, at the home west of Brisbane. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Two years in limbo: the residents still paying mortgages on flats destroyed in east London fire pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 58 minutami Spectrum Building leaseholders awaiting payouts after freeholder, Arinium, went bankrupt shortly after 2024 blazeSarah Williams vividly remembers the night in 2016 when she camped overnight in a car park to put down a deposit on a flat in the newly completed Spectrum Building in Dagenham, east London.“People started queuing for those flats 24 hours before they went on sale,” she said. “It was basically the only flat I could afford in London. This was a year before Grenfell, and the flats market in London was completely crazy.” Continue reading...(The Guardian)
