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Archive for January 24th, 2024
Inspiring Australians gather as they vie for top honour
Dozens of finalists in the 2024 Australian of the Year awards are in Canberra, where the winners of the national awards will be announced. January 24, 2024 Community leaders, educators, volunteers and medical researchers are among the finalists descending on Canberra for the Australian of the Year awards. The winners of the four categories of […]
Plastic makes up the majority of Aussie marine litter
Plastic made up 79 per cent of the rubbish collected from Australia’s urban rivers, bays and beaches over the past three years, conservationists say. January 24, 2024 Plastic made up more than three-quarters of the litter collected from Australia’s urban waterways and catchments in the past three years, new research shows. Food wrappers, polystyrene, bottle […]
Australian population tips over 27 million
Australia’s population has swollen to more than 27 million and continues to grow by one person every 50 seconds. January 24, 2024 Australia’s population has surged to more than 27 million, as births and migrants arriving outstrip deaths and residents leaving the nation. The Australian Bureau of Statistics population clock tipped over the mark on […]
‘Idiotic’ outback gold ore stealing ring busted
More than a dozen bikies face charges after police swooped on an outback gold ore heist involving a suburban home being used as a processing facility. January 24, 2024 An outback bikie gold-ore ring has been smashed, along with an “idiotic” backyard processing facility that could have ended in catastrophe for the community. Western Australian police […]