The agency set up by the Minns government just two years ago says extreme heat is the most deadly yet most preventable natural hazard facing Australians.
The latest IUCN Red List reveals many species, including deep-sea molluscs and the desert rain frog, are threatened by human activities like deep-sea mining and diamond mining. Conservation efforts have helped the numbat rebound, but five Australian marsupials are now extinct.
Explosions reported across the Middle East as US-Iran tensions escalate. Iran claims to have hit US military targets in the Gulf following US strikes. Jordan intercepted Iranian missiles.
Former Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was buried in Mashhad after six days of funeral events. The funeral offered a glimpse into Iran's desired image, with his sons present but Mojtaba Khamenei absent. Meanwhile, regional tensions escalated with reported strikes, missile interceptions by Jordan, and Iran claiming US intervention in the Strait of Hormuz disrupted shipping.
Explosions reported across the Middle East as Iran's former supreme leader, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, is buried in Mashhad. Tensions escalate with US strikes and Iranian responses, including attacks on US bases and a nuclear facility perimeter.
Three Northern Territory corrections officers have been stood down with pay after prisoner Isaac Thompson, 26, allegedly escaped custody on Sunday night while being escorted to Royal Darwin Hospital. Thompson, an alleged associate of the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, was arrested yesterday and charged with escape, assaulting a worker, and theft. A 45-year-old man was also charged with aiding the escape.
Three Northern Territory corrections officers have been stood down with pay after prisoner Isaac Thompson, 26, allegedly escaped custody while being escorted to Royal Darwin Hospital. Thompson, linked to the Mongols outlaw motorcycle gang, was arrested after a 48-hour manhunt. A 45-year-old man was charged with aiding his escape.
