Surfing Doctor Finds Simple Life-Saving Shark Bite Treatment
How do you help someone with their leg bitten off by a shark? Groundbreaking research by an Australian medic-surfer has uncovered a simple way to stop bleeding and save lives.
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Australia Asks WTO to Rule against Chinese Wine Tariffs
Canberra asked the World Trade Organization to rule against China’s imposition of crippling tariffs on Australian wine exports on Thursday, after initial consultations failed to resolve the dispute.
Extinct Tasmanian Tiger Brought to Life in Color Footage
Century-old footage of the last known Tasmanian tiger in captivity has been brought to life by colorization, offering a tantalizing glimpse of the now-extinct creature.
Tokyo Counts Cost of $15 Billion Pandemic Olympics ‘Gamble’
Tokyo awoke to a huge bill and soaring coronavirus cases on Monday after pulling off a mid-pandemic Olympics that at times looked impossible and had a mixed reception to the end.
Afterpay Mega-Deal Puts Spotlight on ‘Buy Now, Pay Later’ Platforms
The $29-billion takeover of Australia’s “buy now, pay later” app Afterpay by US firm Square has thrown a spotlight on a sector that is growing rapidly and grabbing the attention of regulators.
Dorsey’s Square to Buy Australia Fintech Afterpay for $29 Billion
Jack Dorsey’s Square unveiled a record $29 billion deal to snap up Australia’s fast-growing buy-now, pay-later firm Afterpay, in a major bet on the burgeoning sector, sending its share price soaring Monday.
YouTube Suspends Sky News Australia Channel
YouTube said Sunday it had barred Sky News Australia from uploading new content for one week, citing concerns about Covid-19 misinformation.
Hosszu Dethroned as Australia Shatter Relay World Record
Japan’s Yui Ohashi dethroned Hungarian 400m medley queen Katinka Hosszu Sunday as Tunisia won a rare swimming gold medal and Australia’s all-conquering women’s 4x100m relay team smashed their own world record.
Great Barrier Reef Avoids UNESCO ‘In Danger’ Listing
Australia on Friday avoided having the Great Barrier Reef listed as an endangered world heritage site by UNESCO, despite extensive climate change-fuelled damage to the ecosystem’s corals.
12 Million to Stay Home in Australia as Delta Strain Surges Worldwide
Australia’s second largest city was preparing to enter a fresh lockdown Thursday, as countries across the world struggle to quash surges in Covid-19 cases propelled by the highly infectious Delta variant.
Australia to Take Ambassadors Snorkeling to Save Great Barrier Reef Status
Australia will take a group of ambassadors snorkelling on the Great Barrier Reef Thursday in a last-minute lobbying effort to keep the World Heritage site off UNESCO’s endangered list.
Netflix Removes Australian Spy Show in Vietnam over South China Sea Map
Netflix has pulled an Australian spy show from its services in Vietnam over scenes containing a map of the South China Sea showing Beijing’s claims in the flashpoint waterway.
Bruce Lee, Life of Hardship Inspire Refugee’s Tokyo Olympics Dream
Asif Sultani has been fighting his way to the Olympics since he was seven years old, enduring persecution in Afghanistan and a grim journey to refuge in Australia.
Intervention ‘Could Buy 20 Years’ for Declining Great Barrier Reef
Using experimental “cloud brightening” technology and introducing heat-tolerant corals could help slow the Great Barrier Reef’s climate change-fueled decline by up to 20 years, Australian scientists said Thursday.
Backlash in Australia’s Byron Bay over Netflix Reality Show
Surfers in the coastal Australian town of Byron Bay staged a “paddle out” protest Tuesday as locals rally against a planned Netflix reality show some say could attract hordes of “vacuous” Instagram tourists to their beachside paradise.
