Oil and gas majors are lobbying the federal government to allow international carbon offsets to be used under the safeguard mechanism, which former strategists at major companies say will further discourage fossil fuel producers from changing business models. The Greens have delivered…
Why are there blue squares on Melbourne’s electricity poles? What makes the new solar-powered garbage bins “smart”? And how do you know if your tram has been in a prang? YouTuber Julian O’Shea is making it his business to explain our city’s…
Opening of segregation unit at a jail which once housed Reggie Kray was delayed due to ‘unbelievable’ mix-up where ‘everyone wrongly thought someone else was procuring the locks for the cells’, report reveals The 30-cell segregation unit at HMP Wayland meant to…
‘I survived four years in Pakistan hell hole jail after being caught trying to smuggle £1M of heroin into Ireland’: Czech model feared she was going to die when drugs were found in her luggage – and tells how she was kept…
Russia will station ‘tactical’ nuclear weapons in Belarus, President Vladimir Putin says Moscow to base nuclear arms outside of the country for first time since 1990s Iskander missile systems have already been transferred to Belarus, Putin claims Russia will station tactical nuclear…
Terrifying moment huge explosion rips apart Pennsylvania chocolate factory – killing two, injuring eight and leaving nine missing Two people were killed, eight were injured and nine are missing after an explosion ripped through a chocolate factory in West Reading, Pennsylvania Video…
Teenage girl gang batter female bus passenger with bottle and hit man with crutch in terrifying attack Four girls are accused of assaulting the pair on a bus in South London last year The Met Police has released images of the group…
A BRIT has told how she awoke from a coma with no arms or legs after being bitten by a mosquito on holiday. Tatiana Timon, from Camberwell, South London, went on her dream trip to Angola as part of a dance troop,…
Key points Brunch, the meal that chefs love to hate and diners love is having a revival in Melbourne. Brunch has been criticised over the years as a corruption of breakfast and lunch and a waste of money and smashed avocados. …
Manhattan D.A. receives envelope with suspicious powder and taunting threat: ‘Alvin – I’m gonna kill you’ ahead of potential indictment after Trump warned of ‘death and destruction’ The New York Police Department said an envelope addressed to ‘Alvin’ was delivered by USPS…