Nigeria’s Super Falcons handed co-hosts Australia a shock 3-2 defeat in their second group game of the ongoing Women’s World Cup to increase their chance of making it to the second round. Australia took the lead in injury time at…
New Zealand unveils World Cup squad
NZ’s Football Ferns head coach Jitka Klimková has unveiled her squad for the FIFA Women’s World Cup, with 10 players set to make their debut at the sport’s pinnacle event. New Zealand and Australia are co-hosting the tournament, which kicks…
FIFA concerned about World Cup ticket sales in New Zealand
Women’s World Cup co-hosts New Zealand need to lift ticket sales in coming weeks given the relatively modest “selling power” of the national Football Ferns team, FIFA executive Sarai Bareman has said. Bareman, FIFA’s chief women’s football officer, said she…
Australia demands answers from Twitter over rise in online hate
Australia had issued a legal notice to Twitter on Thursday, demanding information about what the social media platform is doing to tackle online hate. Twitter had dropped the ball on tackling hate, Australia’s eSafety commissioner Julie Inman Grant said. “We…
How I missed my flight in Melbourne and the lessons learned — Ehi Braimah
Rotarians from around the world gathered in Melbourne for 114th international convention from May 27 – 31, 2023. The weather was cold but we survived. Melbourne, noted for its high-rise buildings in the Central Business Area (CBD), is the coastal…
Australian parliament backs Indigenous recognition referendum
Australia’s Senate on Monday voted in favour of holding a referendum to alter the country’s constitution to recognise its Indigenous peoples. The referendum would seek support to establish an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander voice within parliament, which would in…
Messi scores rapid goal as Argentina down Australia in Beijing friendly
Lionel Messi scored after barely a minute as he guided Argentina to a 2-0 friendly win over Australia in Beijing on Thursday evening. The seven-time Ballon d’Or winner curled in from the edge of the area after just 81 seconds…
Kathleen Folbigg: Woman jailed over infant deaths pardoned
A woman once branded “Australia’s worst female serial killer” has been pardoned after new evidence suggested she did not kill her four infant children. Kathleen Folbigg spent 20 years in prison after a jury found she killed sons Caleb and…
Clare Nowland, 95-year-old woman tasered by Australian police, dies in hospital
An elderly great-grandmother tasered by police during an incident at a Cooma nursing home last week has died. New South Wales police confirmed Clare Nowland, 95, died “peacefully” in hospital just after 7pm on Wednesday, surrounded by family and loved…
Aussie researchers reveal new evidence in fight against motor neuron disease
New studies led by the University of Queensland (UQ) have revealed evidence that could potentially lead to the development of viable treatments and eventually a cure for motor neuron disease (MND). According to two studies recently published in the Molecular…
