Another Bupa aged care home is sanctioned over what the Department of Health identified as a "severe risk to the health, safety and wellbeing of care recipients".

In the wake of the Christchurch tragedy and days out from the NSW election, what is the firearm policy of the party that could hold the bargaining power in forming government?

He dominated the world on the track and now Usain Bolt is determined to prove his worth on the football field as he begins life with the A-League's Central Coast Mariners.

The dismantling of Big Kev, Darwin's resident brachiosaurus, has become the latest example of the lengths communities will go to to protect a local icon.

Taxis and the rideshare industry warn of the dangers of underground "lifts for cash" advertised on social media.

NSW government-owned energy supplier Essential Energy is expected to cut 165 across regional New South Wales, according to the Electrical Trades Union.

When Kevin Gallegos carpooled to work one cold Canberra morning the day ahead wouldn't be typical he and the rest of the team at the Honeysuckle Creek Tracking Station would be instrumental in bringing live footage of Neil Armstrong's first steps on the Moon back to Earth.

Park benches in neighbourhood parks across the country are being painted bright red to encourage people to take a stand against domestic violence.

As the drought continues, water is being carted by train for the first time in decades to keep production on track at a NSW coal mine and secure 140 full-time jobs.

The NSW Nationals leader John Barilaro says "green tape" is standing in the way of long-term solutions to the drought crisis, and suggests the state could borrow money to reshape water infrastructure.

The founder of an online discussion supporting hundreds trying to go dry believes drought, financial hardship, uncertainty, and isolation are causing more rural people to self-medicate with alcohol.

In 1969 a young Australian shearer travelled to Israel to orchestrate an arson attack he believed would prompt the return of Jesus and usher in the end of the world. The consequences still ring today.

The Federal Government's former special drought envoy says he sent "an awful lot" of reports to the Prime Minister, after a letter tabled in the Senate notes he did not compile a final report during his tenure.

The wine industry emerges from a decade-long grape glut, with exports playing a big role in the sector's turnaround.

The head of the Murray-Darling Basin Authority apologises for mistakenly publishing a report that identified farms via satellite imagery, which is now subject to investigation.

Only a year into the job, with the drought still gripping NSW, the drought coordinator has been sacked, and farmers are demanding answers.

Submitted by Casey Cramer: Now that we are living in a time with plenty of video conference calls – and are making these calls from our homes where pets, kids and significant others may appear in the background – we all have heard and seen some funny moments. What is the funniest Zoom moment you […]

Submitted by Nicole Hernandez: We are excited to announce that Holly Davis, Research Commons Public Services Coordinator, has been appointed to serve on the University Staff Advisory Committee (USAC). The appointment is for three years and begins on July 1, 2020. The University Staff Advisory Committee (USAC) is an advisory body to university leadership. Comprised […]

Heading into finals week, departments and units across The Ohio State University made kindness calls to our students, checking in on them during these stressful times. <a href="https://news.osu...

Before fridges were invented, people used meat safes to keep their food cool. But what is a meat safe? Watch this clip to find out! What was the meat safe made out of? How was it designed to keep bugs out? And how did the meat safe actually keep food cool? Think about the way we keep food cool today. How do the fridges of today compare with the meat safes of the olden days?

Considered the birthplace of human civilisation, Mesopotamia (present-day Iraq, and parts of Kuwait, Turkey and Syria) was situated in the fertile valley between the Tigris and Euphrates rivers. What do we know of this ancient civilisation? What characteristics did Mesopotamia have that made it a civilisation?

The world's first civilisations arose around rivers. Why do you think this was? Think about the characteristics of a civilisation and how advanced agricultural practices allowed civilisations to flourish. This video mentions four ancient civilisations. Can you think of other civilisations that emerged near a river?

The Indus River is located in present-day Pakistan and is the birthplace of the Indus Valley Civilisation. What do we know of this civilisation? What are some characteristics of this civilisation that are similar to that of other river valley civilisations? Why do we know less of the Indus Valley Civilisation than we do of other civilisations like Ancient Egypt or Mesopotamia?

The basin of Huang He, or the Yellow River, is considered the birthplace of Ancient China. What did this ancient civilisation have in common with other ancient civilisations? New advances in science and technology are traits of a civilisation. How did iron smelting revolutionise farming for the ancient Chinese?

What makes the Squarosaurus paper plane stay airborne for so long? Consider the size of the wings in comparison to the body - or the fuselage. What do the winglets do? What is the dihedral angle and why is it important? Now go and fold your own Squarosaurus and time how long it stays in the air. Then see if you can improve the design so it will stay airborne even longer. Don't forget to consider how you're actually throwing it!

In Aboriginal and Torres Strait Island cultures, there are sacred sites. What are they? What makes them sacred? Cultural anthropologist Heather Threadgold shows us around a Wathaurung sacred site. What evidence is there that the Wathaurung people have always been here?

With the coronavirus pandemic putting an unprecedented strain on Portland’s finances, Mayor Ted Wheeler proposed a budget Thursday that he pledged would be able to withstand the economic blow.

A global pandemic that’s made life harder for nearly everyone is adding an even greater burden on many people who are disabled. And then there's the risk that people with disabilities could be denied life-saving medical treatment if a surge in COVID-19 diagnoses leads the state to ration care

Discover how Business Partners can connect with the global IBM sales team to help close deals.

Utilize the new Software Sales Kit Widget and gain access to important news and critical sales aids and tools on a worldwide, as well as a local basis.

Grant personally responded to a video of the boy recreating his character Phoenix Buchanan's musical number from the film.

For a long time, Olivia Munn didn’t fully grasp a question that she got asked all the time in interviews: Journalists would want to know about the difference between being a man and woman in Hollywood. “I got it for years before it clicked with me one day when I answered it,” Munn said. “I […]

AMC Theatres has hit hard at Universal Pictures, announcing it will no longer play any of the studio's films in the wake of NBCUniversal CEO Jeff Shell's promise to open titles on premium and in theaters at the same time. Universal used the PVOD format to release "Trolls World Tour" on April 10 amid the […]

A surprise digital success story is now sparking a battle between U.S. movie theater chain AMC and the prominent Hollywood studio.

Tom Cruise is going to space, for real.

D Smoke first wowed the music world when he won the inaugural season of "Rhythm + Flow," Netflix's hip-hop  competition show with Cardi B, Chance the Rapper and T.I. as judges. Impressing both the panel and viewers at home with meaningful, uplifting verses, the Inglewood, Calif. native, whose real name is Daniel Farris, dropped his […]

Movie theaters are banking on "Inception" director Christopher Nolan's upcoming thriller to bring back audiences to the cineplex amid coronavirus crisis.

New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is not going to sugarcoat it: He would love to see De Niro portray him in a movie about the coronavirus pandemic.