Thousands of frustrated passengers were left stranded at airports across the country last month, as ash plume from a Chilean volcano caused significant disruption to Australian airline schedules.
The incident follows May’s flight scheduling turmoil in the UK, after Icelandic volcanic ash entered British airspace. While some Australian airlines continued flight …
read more »A recent media report in a Sydney newspaper highlighted the issue of fencing along one of Sydney’s most notorious suicide spots: ‘The Gap’. The Woollahra Council is erecting a 1.3 metre-high fence as part of a $2.2 million project to deter people from jumping off the 40m sandstone cliffs.
The article in …
read more »ANZ Stadium has taken another knock to player confidence in the playing surface after a footballer found three sharp metal pegs lying on the grass during a recent first grade AFL match.
A Sydney Swans player reportedly found the stakes during the first quarter of the match against Collingwood on June …
read more »Three violent brawls involving up to 60 players and spectators erupted at a country Australian Football match between the Westerns and Dartmoor at Alexandra Park in Portland, Victoria on June 19.
The incident occurred after the field umpire awarded a free kick to the Westerns in the final seconds of the …
read more »On 9 May 2011, Belgian cyclist Wouter Weylandt fell to his death while descending the Bocco mountain pass during the third stage of the Giro d’Italia.
Travelling at a speed of up to 80 km/h, Weylandt reportedly lost control of his bike after colliding with a small wall to the side …
read more »Last month, images of a horse jumping over a fence and into a startled crowd were shown by media across the world.
The incident occurred at an event on May 5 at the Warnambool Carnival’s Grand Annual Steeplechase, when a horse that lost its rider was corralled into an area intended …
read more »New Zealand’s tourism industry has suffered another major reputational blow in the aftermath of the British court’s recent inquiry into the death of 21-year-old adventure tourist, Emily Jordan. Having become trapped by submerged boulders, the court found that the backpacker drowned in the Kawarau River near Queenstown, while on an …
read more »A surfer died last month after being hit by a boat at Currumbin Alley at the southern end of the Gold Coast.
Richard King’s death was “an accident waiting to happen,” said the Acting Chief Lifeguard for Gold Coast City Council, Peter Miller. The area is popular with surfers and power …
read more »This summer Australia and New Zealand have been battered by a number of natural disasters. The most recent struck on February 22, with the Christchurch earthquake leaving what now looks like in excess of 200 people dead.
In Australia the Queensland and Victorian floods also resulted in fatalities and significant property …
read more »A furore embroiling AFL player manager, Ricky Nixon, highlights the power of social media and its potential impact from the malicious spread of images and words over the internet.
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In December last year, a then-16-year-old girl made public claims of obtaining nude photos of high profile players from the St …
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