Australia’s richest person Gina Rinehart has gifted a portrait of herself to the National Gallery with a list of requests currently being negotiated before it can be hung. Her unusual demand comes weeks after the mining magnate made international headlines over her reported distaste of a portrait of her byContinue Reading
Anyone heading off to Bali for a warm getaway can expect to be screened on arrival and departure after cases of the Nipah virus were detected in India. Nipah virus can lead to “acute respiratory infection and fatal encephalitis”, according to the World Health Organisation, which estimates 40 to 75Continue Reading
The urge for Aussies to escape to the slopes for a skiing getaway is as strong as ever, with hundreds of thousands of people flocking to local resorts this season despite all signs pointing to a possible nightmare year. The odds were stacked against the ski resorts even before theContinue Reading
Australia is in a golden era of women’s sport that could prove to be a golden opportunity to create stronger communities, celebrate our country – and drive long-term economic growth. The Matildas storming up the ladder in the World Cup on home soil is just the latest example of women’sContinue Reading
A Chinese zoo has been forced to “bear all” its secrets, following allegations its popular bear is actually a human in disguise. The Hangzhou Zoo in China gained international interest after a video of one of its bears standing on its hind legs went viral, forcing officials to deny itContinue Reading
If you thought you had been seeing and hearing a lot more about Antarctica this year than ever before, you are not alone. Tourism to the southernmost continent is rapidly rising – and so are fears of “overtourism”. A record number of people from across the world visited in theContinue Reading
“Nightmare” crowds at Vivid could be made worse this weekend as repair work is due to wipe out two major public transport services. Trackwork will take place between 2am on Saturday and 2am on Monday, meaning that chaos could reign along the network on Sunday and on the Monday King’sContinue Reading
The crowds at Vivid have been described as a “nightmare” after footage of thousands of attendees trying to go home went viral. Throngs of people were filmed flooding into Circular Quay train station, the major public transport option at the heart of the light walk. The crowd was filmed slowlyContinue Reading
A tourist has been arrested after exposing her genitalia on a motorbike in Bali, according to local reports. In viral footage shared to social media, the woman can be seen sitting on a motorbike behind a foreign male laughing as she lifts her right leg to the side, exposing herContinue Reading
Indonesian officials have cracked the whip yet again, this time issuing an official dos and don’ts list to control unruly tourists in Bali — and if they don’t abide, their visas could be cancelled. Bali Governor Wayan Koster has been extremely vocal this year with his frustration over foreigners behavingContinue Reading