Australasia
'Australia’s First Dog': Toto Albanese makes her Twitter debut
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a campaign trail features no shortage of candidates...
JLB MDC | S3 E16 | Monkey Business (21-May-2022)
Why is the ‘childfree’ lifestyle becoming so popular (and is this a bad thing)? Will monkeypox...
Northern NSW residents warned flooding could return as severe rain continues
Lismore residents are being warned they could be hit with more floods as rain continues in...
Angela’s alpaca fleece weaving doesn’t ‘follow the rules’, and nor does her life
West Gippsland's Angela Betheras remembers the day she said, "Dad, I'd like to be a farmer"."Well, you better get a job and earn some money because you're not getting mine," her late father John Betheras replied.And so a career in Melbourne beckoned."I was a corporate girl. My last role was international supply chain manager for Coles…
No ceasefire or concessions, Ukraine warns Russia, as fighting intensifies in Donbas
Ukraine has ruled out a ceasefire or concessions to Moscow while Russia intensified an offensive...
'Stand in solidarity': Turkey places conditions on support for Nordic nations' NATO bids
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan says Turkey would not look “positively” on...
‘We owe a great deal to that man’: Wosleley’s shearing designs changed wool industry forever
In 1888, the sight of 184,000 gleaming white, newly shorn sheep on the dry plains of the Darling River near Louth in New South Wales represented a technological leap and a glimpse of the future.Key points:Frederick Wolseley’s design remains the most widespread method of shearing sheepWolseley invented and built the shears and the engineering required to power…
‘Sore’ Woods shoots 79 at US PGA
There will be no Sunday red for Tiger Woods in the US PGA Championship.The PGA of America said Woods had withdrawn from the tournament after he had a career-high 79 in the third round at Southern Hills.Woods limped his way around in the cold and wind, at one point making five straight bogeys.Watch the latest…
Why TOTT News doesn’t cover elections
Opinion Another distraction. TOTT News received many emails and messages regarding election...
Monkeypox has arrived in Australia: What is it and how can we prevent the spread?
of monkeypox have been detected in Australia, following reported cases in several European...
NSW resident fined for illegally importing ivermectin as another 47,000 COVID-19 cases recorded across Australia
A person from NSW has been fined almost $40,000 for importing thousands of prescription-only drugs...
From an ‘underwater garden’ Ash is harvesting seaweed to turn into lollies
When Ash Sutton realised the seaweed growing on his farm off the West Australian coast had a similar texture to lolly snakes, he started thinking about his next business move. Key points:Ash Sutton grows seaweed at the Abrolhos Islands off the West Australian coastAfter years of experimenting, he is about to launch two snack foodsHe prunes…
Independent Monique Ryan rejects Liberal Party claims on Chinese-language election material
The contest for votes in the marginal Melbourne seat of Kooyong is narrowing with the Liberal...
Beachside to countryside: Couple swap surf, sand for Tasmanian homestay
Beachside apartment living is the polar opposite to running a farm and homestay, but one year after an adventurous couple swapped the Sunshine Coast for Tasmania’s lush Derwent Valley, life has never been better.Inspired by Tasmania’s Fat Pig Farm, Trish and Steve Davison are harvesting vegetables, raising free-range pigs, making their own specialist small goods, and…
WHO conducts emergency meeting as monkeypox cases rise in Europe, North America, Australia
The World Health Organization held an emergency meeting on Friday to discuss the recent outbreak...
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says only 'diplomacy' can end war as Russia stops gas flows to Finland
Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned on Saturday that only a diplomatic...
Dockers aim to fix composure in the wet
Fremantle’s composure in the wet comes under the microscope on Sunday as the Dockers attempt to prove they’re no shrinking violets in the rain.The Dockers’ hot start to the AFL season hit a hurdle last week when they suffered a shock 36-point loss to Gold Coast.Fremantle won the inside 50m count a whopping 65-36, but…
What is monkeypox? A microbiologist explains what we know about the smallpox cousin
State health authorities are warning people to be vigilant after two cases of monkeypox were confirmed in NSW and Victoria.The cases – a man in his 40s in NSW and another man in his 30s in Victoria – had both recently travelled to Europe and are now isolating.See the symptoms of monkeypox in the video…
Tom Turcich is set to become the 10th person to have walked around the world. His dog will be the first.
A day before his 26th birthday, Tom Turcich took the first steps out of his home in New Jersey in...
The counting of votes starts at 6pm on federal election night. Here's how it works
The 2022 federal election campaign is over and the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC) is set to...
The origins of the beloved democracy sausage? It's a long-time love affair
It’s election day, and just when you thought you’d met your quota of big decisions,...
Scott Morrison and Anthony Albanese quizzed on commitment to multicultural communities
After a federal election campaign littered with choreographed meetings with multicultural...
Ceduna set to lose its library as school with yard resembling ‘a jail’ seeks extra class space
Some of the most vulnerable students in Ceduna on South Australia’s remote west coast have spent the past four years being schooled in what one former teacher described as a “cage similar to a jail”.Key points:Ceduna Area School uses more than half the community library’s space for makeshift special education classroomsIt will take over the entire area from November to meet…
‘Quite extraordinary’: Massive volumes of water released from NSW dams into rivers
New South Wales is awash with water as the La Niña weather pattern continues to deliver rain across the state.Key points:An amount of water equivalent to 13 Sydney Harbours has flowed into Menindie Lakes in 18 monthsA massive amount of water has also been released into NSW riversAnother rain system could dump even more water…
Australia's first monkeypox cases recorded in Melbourne and Sydney
Australia has recorded its second official case of monkeypox with NSW confirming its first case...
Tech leads as ASX gains 1.1 pct at noon
The Australian share market is looking to close out the week on a high note, bouncing back from Thursday’s losses in morning trade despite a weak lead from Wall Street.The benchmark S&P/ASX200 index was up 77.8 points to 7,142.3, a 1.1 per cent gain, at noon on Friday.The wider All Ordinaries was up 81.8 points,…
