Sydney reaches ‘critical’ COVID-19 lockdown phase as authorities mull extension

Monday’s warning came as 35 new locally acquired COVID-19 cases were announced.

Read more

Government credit agency gave 80 times more money to fossil fuels than renewables over last 11 years

Research from Jubilee Australia has found Export Finance Australia provided up to $1.69 billion in financing to the fossil fuel industry compared to just $20 million for…

Read more

Remainder of Surfside condos are demolished after initial collapse

Demolition crews set off explosives to take down the remaining part of the condo in Surfside, FL. Rescue teams continue to search the area.       

Read more

3 more bodies found after remaining section of Florida condo complex demolished; death toll at 27

The death toll rose to 27 as rescue teams resumed search for survivors of the Florida condo collapse, hours after the remaining section was imploded.       

Read more

1 dead, 3 injured at Adventureland Park in Iowa after raft overturns on water ride

A person has died and three others were injured on a water ride Saturday at Adventureland Park in Altoona, Iowa.       

Read more

Former Liberal MP Julia Banks details ‘sexist’ treatment during time in politics

Former Liberal MP Julia Banks claims she was subjected to sexism as well as an unwanted sexual advance during her time in Parliament.

Read more

Collapsed Florida condo building demolished

Demolition crews set off explosives late Sunday to bring down the damaged remaining portion of a collapsed South Florida condo building, a key step to resuming the…

Read more

Florida condo brought down by controlled explosions

The remaining portion of the Champlain Towers South condo is leveled by controlled implosion on Sunday July 4, 2021, in Surfside, Florida.       

Read more

Today in History for July 5th

Highlights of this day in history: Elvis Presley holds his first major recording session; Birth of the bikini; Enron’s Kenneth Lay dies; Arthur Ashe wins at Wimbledon;…

Read more

Queensland records four new locally acquired COVID-19 infections, all linked to known cases

Authorities believe the Delta variant is no longer circulating in Queensland, with all new cases linked to the Alpha strain.

Read more

NSW records 35 new local COVID-19 cases as Sydney aged care cluster grows

Five cases have now been diagnosed among residents of the SummitCare Baulkham Hills aged care facility.

Read more

AP Top Stories July 4 P

Here’s the latest for Sunday, July 4: Philippine military plane crash kills at least 45; Demolition preps begin at Florida condo as storm looms; Pope Francis undergoes…

Read more

Ransomware attack leaves companies scrambling

Cybersecurity teams worked feverishly Sunday to stem the impact of the single biggest global ransomware attack on record. (July 4)       

Read more

Queensland increasingly confident about getting on top of COVID-19 outbreak as state reports two new local cases

Queensland’s premier is increasingly optimistic that the state has gotten on top of two coronavirus variants that sent parts of the state into lockdown.

Read more

11 arrested in Massachusetts standoff: Here’s what we know about the group and Moorish sovereign movement

A standoff on I-95 in Massachusetts ended with 11 arrests. Here’s what we know about the group involved, the Rise of Moor and the Moorish sovereigns.       

Read more

Independence Day 2021: Fourth of July celebrated around the US

Americans gathered around the country to celebrate Independence Day on July 4.       

Read more