Woman, 23, with terminal illness ends life under new assisted dying laws
‘You may have gone from our sight but you are never gone from our hearts’ A terminally ill woman has ended her life through assisted dying, at age 23. Lily Thai had suffered “excruciating” pain from a rare condition known as autoimmune autonomic ganglionopathy (AAG) – where a person’s body attacks their own nervous system […]
3 years ago
Young people in the UK and Ireland offered £10 return flights to Australia from next month
Just you, sunshine, koala bears and a vast array of giant insects If you can ignore the various wild creatures roaming Australia, then you’re in luck – as you can soon apply for £10 return flights down under. Hoping to revitalise the job market and boost tourism, the South Australian Tourism Commission has envisioned a […]
4 years ago
Australian cyclist uses GPS to recreate Nirvana’s Nevermind cover
It is the first GPS-based art project he’s taken on either A cyclist in Australia has recreated Nirvana‘s iconic Nevermind cover as the album celebrated its 30th anniversary earlier this week. Pete Stokes used his exercise and GPS tracking app Strava to plot his course around the city of Adelaide, with his path leading to […]
4 years ago
Outrage as Australians told they ‘cannot leave the house to walk the dog or to exercise’
Australians in the south of the country have been told they are unable to walk their dogs or exercise outside as part of a circuit-breaker lockdown
5 years ago