BepiColombo’s Mercury arrival begins (Official ESA broadcast) – YouTube Watch On The BepiColombo mission is finally getting ready to arrive at its exotic destination. BepiColombo launched in October 2018 and took a long, looping and highly circuitous route toward Mercury our solar system’s innermost planet. That journey is now nearly…
Coal mine approval as Albanese meets Pacific leaders undermines Pacific partnership, as UN warns of 1.5C overshoot
SYDNEY, Thursday 3 September 2026 — Greenpeace Australia Pacific has branded the Albanese government’s approval of BHP’s coal mine extension in Central Queensland an affront to Pacific leaders and communities grappling with climate disasters, and a reckless move that undermines Australia’s partnership with the Pacific as the PM meets regional…
GOP senator launches scathing attack on Pete Hegseth after Army secretary’s exit amid leadership turmoil at Pentagon
Republican Senator Thom Tillis ripped Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth as ‘inept’ amid leadership turmoil at the Pentagon. Tillis dropped the dig in a lengthy tweet calling for President Trump to replace Hegseth following the resignation of Army Secretary Dan Driscoll, who clashed with the Pentagon chief over his tenure. He said…
Landmark ‘right to disconnect’ ruling: Major win for bosses after salon owner ‘stressed’ her staff by bombarding them with TikTok videos after hours
A landmark ruling has found a vegan hair salon owner did not breach ‘right to disconnect’ laws for bombarding her apprentices with TikToks and messages after work hours and sulking when they didn’t reply. In two separate cases, the South Australian Employment Tribunal (SAET) heard claims that hairdressing apprentices Amelia Elliot…
This was always the way: ‘The Mandalorian and Grogu’ is finally on Disney+
Famed author Thomas Wolfe coined the phrase “You Can’t Go Home Again” with the title of his classic 1940 novel, and while that actually might be true in some cases, “The Mandalorian and Grogu” gets its homecoming as it arrives on Disney+ for fans today, Sept. 2, 2026. Honestly, this…
‘Innocent’ Sydney tradie shot dead as bungling gangsters kill the wrong man for the second time in a week
By MAISY RAE – NEWS REPORTER and KYLIE STEVENS, SENIOR BREAKING NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA and ASHLEY NICKEL, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 02:04 BST, 3 September 2026 | Updated: 02:12 BST, 3 September 2026 An innocent tradesman who was gunned down in front of a western Sydney home in another suspected…
How migrant who sexually abused nine-year-old girl was allowed to stay in Australia – as lawyer demands he is sent to his home country
A high-profile lawyer has renewed calls for a migrant convicted of sexually assaulting a young girl to be deported after his visa was reinstated because of his ‘strong ties’ to Australia. The 83-year-old man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, was jailed for 14 months in 2024 after sexually…
China’s private, reusable Pallas-1 rocket aces debut launch (video)
Another reusable Chinese rocket has taken to the skies. Pallas-1, a launcher developed by the Beijing-based company Galactic Energy, flew for the first time ever on Monday (Aug. 31), lifting off from the Jiuquan Satellite Launch Center in northwest China at 10 p.m. EDT (0200 GMT and 10 a.m. Beijing…
How refreshing to see a film that portrays Churchill as the flawed and uncertain man he really was (even if it was made by the French): PETER HITCHENS
Are you as sick as I am of modern films portraying Winston Churchill as a faultless smiley hero, chatting merrily to citizens on the London Tube while the Luftwaffe roars overhead, and also winning all his battles? These babyish screen depictions make it impossible to understand why King George VI…
High society feud erupts in Brisbane’s ‘Millionaire’s Row’ over 16m pontoon outside luxury $5.9m mansion
By JOANNA HYNDS FOR DAILY MAIL AUSTRALIA Published: 00:19 BST, 3 September 2026 | Updated: 00:28 BST, 3 September 2026 A dispute has erupted in an exclusive Brisbane suburb dubbed ‘Millionaire’s Row’ as neighbours fight over a pontoon on a well-known river. Developer Cameron Massie’s company initially sought approval for…