Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Vandals destroyed ancient South Australian cave art

Vandals

Aboriginal artefacts destroyed by vandals at Koonalda Cave in South Australia. “Don’t look now, because this is a death cave” was written in the cave. Caves are early evidence of Aboriginal occupancy in Australia. In South Australia, sacred artefacts that are estimated to be around 30,000 years old have been destroyed by vandals. For the … Read more

Mosquito-borne virus ventures further into flood-soaked Australia

Zika Virus

SYDNEY – The potentially fatal Japanese encephalitis virus (JEV) is continuing to seep across Australia’s flooded regions with confirmation of another case on Monday. The JEV patient, a man in his 60s from the state of New South Wales (NSW), is the sixth case of the state, while the total infections nationally reached at least … Read more

Five-legged lamb: Australian farmer finds unique lamb in his flock

Five-legged lamb: Australian farmer finds unique lamb in his flock

A wool farmer in Australia said a lamb from his family’s flock would now become a family pet due to an uncommon feature: an additional leg sprouting out of its head. https://youtu.be/aOUFHdhLrhA Sam Kuerschner of Orroroo, South Australia, claimed he was taking a break from shearing around three weeks ago when his father spotted something … Read more

South Australian Labor MP Tony Piccolo faces claims of bullying

Tony Piccolo

A second South Australian member of parliament has been referred to an official investigator over bullying claims. Treasurer Rob Lucas says accusations against Labor MP Tony Piccolo have been forwarded to the Commissioner for Public Sector Employment. It comes after allegations that a former trainee of MP was exposed to escalating harassment and abuse leading … Read more

Japan’s Hayabusa2 spacecraft successfully returns to earth

Japan’s Hayabusa2

The Japanese Aerospace Exploration Agency’s (JAXA) Hayabusa2 took off from earth six years ago. It was headed straight for asteroid Ryugu. A sample capsule from the spacecraft has made its way back to earth carrying samples from the ancient asteroid, landing in Coober Pedy, South Australia. The landing was made on Sunday morning. It pierced through … Read more