Triple Zero call centres are seeing an increase in "absurd" calls, ranging from lost television remote controls to ducks crossing the road.
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.
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.
Bonnie Tyler, the Welsh singer known for 1980s power ballads like 'Total Eclipse of the Heart,' has died at 75. Her family announced her unexpected passing in a Portuguese hospital due to an unspecified illness, requesting privacy.
Neil, a one-tonne southern elephant seal famous for his viral beachside antics in Tasmania, has returned to the sea. The five-year-old spent weeks lounging on suburban streets, attracting millions of views and visitors before his departure was confirmed by wildlife authorities.
