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Pub owners sound alarm on live music death

<p>Cities will lose their culture if governments and councils don't support live music venues, prominent pub owners say.</p>

Kalkine Group unveils edtech vertical Kal-Edtech+

Highlights,Tech-focused Kalkine Group is expanding into the online education space with Kal-Edtech+,The courses available on the e-learning platform a...

Is Australia on track to save Great Barrier Reef?

Highlights,2022 saw the highest level of coral cover in Australia’s Great Barrier Reef.,The coral cover in the central and northern regions has grown...

Australia declares Monkeypox as communicable disease incident of nat...

Australia declared monkeypox as a communicable disease incident of national significance following declaration of WHO stating MPX as a global public h...

Why has WHO activated the highest alert level for Monkeypox?

Highlights,The Monkeypox virus has spread to nearly 70 nations worldwide.,Over 16,000 confirmed cases of Monkeypox have been reported globally.,With c...

Will humanity reach Mars in your lifetime?

NASA's Curiosity Rover has found some evidence of carbon on Mars. However, it's still unclear whether it can be considered life.

Sydney floods: Torrential rain batters NSW, thousands told to evacua...

Almost 4,000 requests for assistance have been handled by the NSW State Emergency Service (SES) as the state continues to be pummelling by torrential...

Climate change talks at G7 summit-where are we headed?

The 2022 G7 nations prioritised the current energy crisis over the long-term climate change crisis. The G7 summit has disappointed climate change acti...

Australia provides monetary support to crisis-hit Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka's economic crisis is turning worse day by day with a shortage of food, health, fuel and power supply. Recently, Australia has pledged to pro...

Here’s how Australia plans to achieve net zero emissions by 2050

Climate change refers to long-term changes in temperature and weather patterns. According to the World Health Organization (WHO), it is the greatest t...

Monkeypox & travel- Does another setback await tourism industry?

Highlights To date, over 100 cases of monkeypox have been reported across Europe, North America, South America, North Africa, the Middle East, and...

Can UN Bonn meet prompt member nations for accelerated climate respo...

More frequent and severe heat waves, floods, droughts, and rising sea levels raise an alarm every now and then because it&rsquo;s high time we realise...

What’s going wrong for global economy?

The year 2020 was scarred by the onset of the deadly COVID-19 pandemic. The global health crisis made the future of the world seem bleak. Lives were...

Monkeypox: Which is the worst hit country? 

Highlights CDC has reported over 1,000 Monkeypox cases from 29 nations The United Kingdom has the highest number of total confirmed cases The fir...

Here’s why ACCC sued Mastercard over retailer deals

Highlights The Australian Competition and Consumer Commission (ACCC) has accused Mastercard of substantially trying to lessen competition in debit...

IMF’s take on why countries must cooperate on carbon prices

Highlights Carbon pricing is considered one of the most effective tools for limiting the dependency on fossil fuels and diverting energy production...

Seven Group (ASX:SVW) and Shell agree to develop Crux gas field 

Highlights The development of Crux gas field will bring down the rising demand for natural gas.&nbsp; Construction of the Crux will begin this y...

Landmark move as WHO agrees to adopt a sustainable financing model

Highlights WHO has come up with a sustainable financing model at the 75th World Health Assembly Member states of WHO have agreed to increase the p...

Monkeypox outbreak: All you need to know

Highlights Over 130 cases of monkeypox have been reported from around 19 countries. The most common symptoms of monkeypox include an acute unexp...

New PM Albo in Quad meeting today: What's on agenda

Highlights PM Anthony Albanese is attending the Quad summit in Tokyo just days after his party won the election. All four member nations of the Qu...