Victoria Cross winner Ben Roberts-Smith was arrested on Tuesday and will face five charges of the war crime of murder allegedly committed during the war in Afghanistan. He was arrested by Australian Federal Police at Sydney domestic airport. Roberts-Smith, a former Special Air Service corporal who was widely feted as one of Australia's most decorated modern war heroes.
HOUSTON (AP) – The Artemis II astronauts are now forever intertwined with Apollo 8. A day after the historic lunar flyaround, NASA on Tuesday released striking new photos taken by the U.S.-Canadian crew. The four astronauts channeled Apollo 8’s famous Earthrise shot from 1968 with their own.
Tasmania Police have released the identities of the two people on board a light aircraft that has been missing since Saturday, with the consent of their family. Gregory Vaughan, 72, and his partner Kim Worner, 66, both from Deloraine, were travelling with their dog Molly in a distinctive green Bristell S-LSA two-seater aircraft.
Almost every Australian has a stake in how well the Australian Securities Exchange (ASX) works. Most working adults have superannuation savings invested in companies listed on the ASX, which together are valued at more than A$3 trillion. Big super funds AustralianSuper and UniSuper are some of the biggest investors in the publicly listed ASX itself.
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) – Ukraine is proposing to Russia a pause in attacks on each other’s energy infrastructure over the Orthodox Easter holiday, which will be observed this coming weekend, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said. The offer was made through the United States, which has been mediating talks between delegations from Moscow and Kyiv.
Two southern Tasmanian men have been charged following a firearms incident in which shots were allegedly fired at homes in Gagebrook and Herdsmans Cove on August 2. The men, aged 20 and 28, remain in custody and are expected to appear in court today, August 6.
The war on Iran has made crystal clear how shaky our reliance on fossil fuels is. It's no surprise electric vehicles and transport have become more appealing. In Australia, sales of electric vehicles surged 40-50% in March. That sudden surge came after ten months of relatively slow growth.
NEW YORK (AP) - U.S. stocks swung sharply as uncertainty about what will happen in the war with Iran increased. The S&P 500 fell as much as 1.2% Tuesday. The S&P 500 erased all its losses and ended 0.1% higher. The Dow Jones Industrial Average slipped 0.2%, and the Nasdaq composite edged up 0.1%.
The Tasmanian Government has announced a $22.5 million investment to safeguard the future of Nyrstar's Hobart smelter, securing more than 500 local jobs at one of the state's major employers. Premier Jeremy Rockliff said the funding package was a significant step in supporting Tasmanian workers.
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