A humpback whale breaches off the coast of NSW. Photo: cweng50/flickr Australia wins whaling war By Constanza Ahumada The international court of justice ruled against Japan’s act of killing whales in the Antarctic, immediately putting an end to the slaughter. The Court laid in favour of Australia’s claim against Japan’s whale quest on […]
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Breaking news | March 18
Top marks in gun competency tests: Oscar Pistorius. Photo: lwpkommunikacio/flickr BY ALANA ELLIS, CONSTANZA AHUMADA, CASSIE DePEDRO and KIRSTIE ARNETT Pistorius trial enters third week As Oscar Pistorius’ murder trial enters its third week, his “great love and enthusiasm” for guns was cited in a testimony by firearms expert Sean Rens. Pistorius is […]
Pistorius breaks down in court
By Cassie De Pedro Paralympic athlete Oscar Pistorius vomited as a graphic testimony of Reeva Steenkamp’s injuries was read in court today during his ongoing murder trial. The testimony came from pathologist Gert Saayman, who gave a report of the autopsy examination he performed the day after Steenkamp died. According to Saayman she had suffered […]
Breaking news | February 25
Qantas will confirm on Thursday whether speculation about job cuts is correct. Photo: Graham Cook/flickr BY CASSIE DePEDRO Qantas job cuts Qantas is still silent on cutting up to 5,000 jobs in an effort to restructure their finances. If the figure is correct it will be significantly more devastating than the previous reported […]
Breaking news | February 18
David Beckham playing his final game for Real Madrid in 2007. Photo: Wikimedia Commons BY CASSIE DE PEDRO AND BLAINE BUCHANAN One dead and 77 injured after conflict on Manus Island Reports that one asylum seeker has died and another has been critically injured after a riot at the Manus Island detention centre […]