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Archive for November, 2020
Shoppers set to splurge over Christmas
Shoppers are tipped to spend big this Christmas, giving the coronavirus-hit retail sector a much-needed boost to their bottom line. November 13, 2020 Australian shoppers are tipped shake off their COVID-19 crisis blues and spend big this Christmas. The forecast splurge will help the pandemic-ravaged retail sector start recovering, the National Retail Association says. “Retail has […]
Five new COVID cases in NT quarantine camp
Five returned overseas travellers have been diagnosed with COVID-19 while quarantining in the Northern Territory’s Howard Springs camp. November 13, 2020 Five recently returned overseas travellers have tested positive for COVID-19 while quarantining in the Northern Territory All returned to Australia on Commonwealth repatriation flights, NT Health said on Friday. The travellers are isolating at Darwin’s Howard […]
Traveller spotted in NT COVID camp bin
Three men have been fined at the Northern Territory’s COVID-19 quarantine camp after they were spotted using a wheelie bin as a chariot without face masks. November 13, 2020 Three men spotted using a wheelie bin as a chariot in the Northern Territory’s COVID-19 quarantine camp have been fined. A photo of two of the men […]
Australian scientists tame lightning
A new laser tractor beam has the potential to control the path of lightning as it comes to earth, which could help reduce the bushfire risk. November 13, 2020 Lightning may soon strike the same place twice after a team of Australian scientists developed new thunderbolt taming laser technology. Their pioneering laser tractor beam has […]
Telstra customers overcharged millions
The telecommunications watchdog has ordered Telstra to lift its game after the telco admitted overcharging thousands of customers almost $2.5 million. November 12, 2020 Telstra overcharged thousands of customers almost $2.5 million over a 12-year period, the telecommunications watchdog says. The Australian Communications and Media Authority ordered the giant telco to lift its game and comply […]
Stolen Wolfe Creek meteorite heads home
A rare 300,000-year-old basketball-sized meteorite allegedly stolen from a North Queensland gift shop five years has been found by police. November 12, 2020 A rare basketball-sized Wolfe Creek meteorite missing for more than five years has found its way home. The 300,000-year-old space rock was allegedly stolen from a North Queensland gift shop in June […]
New COVID case in NT quarantine camp
A 32-year-old woman has tested positive for COVID-19 in a Darwin quarantine camp after returning to Australia from London. November 12, 2020 A woman who flew from London to the Northern Territory has tested positive for COVID-19 while quarantining near Darwin. The 32-year-old returned to Australia on a Commonwealth repatriation flight on Sunday, NT Health says. She […]
Man dies after Brisbane street brawl
A 37-year-old man has died in hospital after he was allegedly punched during a fight with two other men in Brisbane and fell, hitting his head on the ground. November 11, 2020 A man has died in hospital after he fell and hit his head during an alleged fight with two other men in Brisbane’s […]
Qld doctor, orangutan saviours honoured
A quadriplegic doctor and a pair of conservationist brothers have taken the top honours at the Queensland Australian of the Year awards. November 10, 2020 A quadriplegic doctor is Queensland’s nomination for Australian of the Year, while a pair of conservationist brothers have been awarded the state’s highest honour for young people. Advocate for doctors with disabilities […]
Two million-year-old skull of human cousin
Australian archaeologists have discovered a two million-year-old skull of a large-toothed and small-brained distant human cousin in a South African cave system. November 10, 2020 A two million-year-old skull from a large-toothed distant human cousin has been unearthed at an Australian-led archaeological dig deep in a South African cave system. The discovery is the earliest known […]
Qld fraudster targets luxury car owners
Luxury car owners have been left empty-handed after a Gold Coast man used stolen cheques to fraudulently buy their vehicles. November 6, 2020 A Gold Coast man who went on a four-month luxury car spending spree using stolen cheques has been charged. The 33-year-old is accused of fraudulently buying 10 cars between July and October, including three […]
Queensland plane crash pilot critical
The pilot of a light aircraft has suffered serious head, chest and abdominal injuries in a crash south of Brisbane. November 6, 2020 A pilot has been seriously injured in a light plane crash in a paddock south of Brisbane. The aircraft came down in the rural suburb of Greenbank in Logan about 2.30pm on […]
Man charged over Qld back-to-work fraud
A man will face court after allegedly ripping-off Queensland’s back-to-work grant program for $120,000 and trying for another million dollars more. November 5, 2020 A Queensland man has allegedly tried to rip-off the state government’s back-to-work grant program for more than a million dollars. The 45-year-old submitted and attempted to submit numerous fraudulent applications worth more […]
Child infected with COVID in NT quarantine
An infant who returned from India has been diagnosed with COVID-19 while quarantining in the Northern Territory’s Howard Springs camp. November 5, 2020 The Northern Territory has recorded a new COVID-19 case after an infant aged under one year tested positive while quarantining near Darwin after returning from overseas. The mother and a sibling of […]
Remote NT town rocked by violent clashes
A series of “nightly skirmishes in the remote Northern Territory Indigenous community of Wadeye has left residents fearing for their safety. November 5, 2020 A month of violent clashes in a remote Northern Territory Indigenous community has left residents fearing for their safety. Rival groups in Wadeye, 420 kilometres south-west of Darwin, have faced off […]
NT health expert, trainee nurse honoured
Indigenous health expert Wendy Page and trainee nurse Stuart McGrath have been honoured at the Northern Territory 2021 Australian of the Year ceremony. November 4, 2020 An Indigenous health expert is the Northern Territory’s nomination for Australian of the Year, while an Aboriginal trainee nurse has been awarded the Top End’s highest honour for young people. Health […]
Qld records two new coronavirus cases
Queensland has recorded two new coronavirus cases in hotel quarantine as the state gets ready for an influx of travellers from country NSW. November 4, 2020 Queensland has recorded two new COVID-19 cases as the state prepares for an influx of travellers after border restrictions were eased for regional NSW. Both new coronavirus cases are […]
Qld set to bake as temperatures soar
Queenslanders have been warned that maximum temperatures are set to peak at up to eight degrees warmer than average. November 4, 2020 Queenslanders have been warned that temperatures are warming up across much of the state, with unseasonably hot days forecast for the remainder of the week. Maximum temperatures are tipped to be up to […]
More Qld Snapchat sex victims likely
A Queensland man accused of sex offences against eight children and online grooming may have abused more victims, police say. November 4, 2020 A Queensland man accused of using the internet to find children for sex may have abused more victims, police say. The 20-year-old Gracemere man was charged in September with rape, indecent treatment of […]
Qld man linked to murder maybe disguised
Queensland police say a man suspected of having links to the alleged murder of a 43-year-old man in the Wide Bay area may be disguising himself. November 4, 2020 A man suspected of having links to the alleged murder of a Queensland man whose body was found at a Wide Bay property may be disguising himself, […]
NT tourism stimulus vouchers snapped up
Northern Territorians have snapped up 12000 COVID-19 stimulus vouchers worth $200 each, designed to help the Top End’s pandemic ravaged tourism sector. November 3, 2020 Northern Territorians have snapped up thousands of COVID-19 stimulus vouchers, designed to help the Top End’s pandemic-ravaged tourism sector. The NT’s tourism voucher scheme went live on Monday night, with all 12000 […]
Qld police search for man linked to murder
Detectives want to speak to a 38-year-old man after a man’s body was found at the bottom of an embankment near Gympie in Queensland’s Wide Bay region. November 3, 2020 Queensland police are searching for a man they suspect may have links to the alleged murder of a man whose body was found at a […]
Qld man shot by police charged over siege
A Queensland man shot by police during a nine-hour siege at a rural property has been charged with three counts of serious assault of a police officer. November 3, 2020 A Queensland man shot by police faces a string a charges after he allegedly fired at officers during a nine-hour siege at a rural property. […]
Qld LNP deputy bows out of leadership race
Queensland’s Liberal National Party deputy leader Tim Mander says he won’t contest the leadership or deputy leadership again. November 3, 2020 Queensland Liberal National Party deputy leader Tim Mander has ruled himself out of the race to become the party’s next leader. Opposition leader Deb Frecklington resigned on Monday following the party’s heavy defeat in Saturday’s state election. […]