Guardian AustraliaPhotographer Adrian Cook uses one of the oldest photographic processes to make unique images on aluminium plates. Guardian Australia's picture editor, Jonny Weeks, joins him in his portable darkroom for a shoot on Sydney Harbour. Cook talks through his processes and explains the appeal of wet plate collodion photography in the digital age
The black art: wet plate collodion photographyGuardian Australia2017-12-27 | Photographer Adrian Cook uses one of the oldest photographic processes to make unique images on aluminium plates. Guardian Australia's picture editor, Jonny Weeks, joins him in his portable darkroom for a shoot on Sydney Harbour. Cook talks through his processes and explains the appeal of wet plate collodion photography in the digital age
The Guardian ► www.youtube.com/theguardian Guardian News ► http://is.gd/guardianwires Guardian Football ► http://is.gd/guardianfootball Guardian Sport ► http://bit.ly/GDNsport Guardian Culture ► http://is.gd/guardiancultureKing Charles and Queen Camilla on tour in SydneyGuardian Australia2024-10-20 | King Charles and Queen Camilla make their first public appearance in Australia as they greet fans and attend events across Sydney on Sunday. An intimate church service marks the start of their brief visit to Australia, which has been pared back due to the king's cancer diagnosis. 'What a great joy it is to come to Australia for the first time as sovereign and to renew a love of this country and its people which I have cherished for so long,' he says in an address at Sydney's Parliament House King Charles has arrived in Australia for his first visit as monarch. Here’s where to see the royalsKing Charles and Queen Camilla touch down in Sydney for royal tourGuardian Australia2024-10-18 | Minutes after a downpour at Sydney airport, King Charles and Queen Camilla stepped on to Australian soil. The scaled-down trip is the couple’s first Australian visit since the king ascended to the throne in 2022 and the first by a reigning monarch since his mother Queen Elizabeth toured the country in 2011Coogee beach suspected oil slick: beachgoers warned after black balls wash ashoreGuardian Australia2024-10-16 | Surfers were seen catching waves near a suspected oil slick off the coast of Coogee in Sydney a day after hundreds of pieces of black debris washed up along the beach. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The beach was closed and beachgoers warned not to touch the material, which could be 'tar balls' formed from oil spills or seepage at sea
#coogee #oilslick #environment #coogeebeach #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianThe Palestinian food truck bringing flavours of an asylum seekers home to MelbourneGuardian Australia2024-10-16 | Since arriving alone as an asylum seeker in Australia in 2018, Aheda Amro has been on a mission to bring the flavours of her homeland of Palestine to Melbourne. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The launch of her food van 'Aheda’s Kitchen' is the result of years of determination and hard work – not just Amro’s, but that of the vast network of volunteers she has galvanised to help make her dream a reality
#gaza #palestine #foodtruck #palestinianfood #food #melbourne #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianThe moment Olivia Rodrigo falls during her concert in MelbourneGuardian Australia2024-10-15 | On the final night of the Melbourne leg of her Guts tour, Olivia Rodrigo, 21, took a sudden tumble. Rodrigo was performing at the Rod Laver Arena on Monday when she fell. Rodrigo said afterwards:"Sometimes there is just a hole in the stage." Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#oliviarodrigo #music #melbourne #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianGenome of Australian spotted handfish mapped for the first timeGuardian Australia2024-10-13 | CSIRO scientists have mapped the first full genome of the spotted handfish, a step which could aid monitoring, captive breeding and conservation efforts of the critically endangered species. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Fewer than 2,000 spotted handfish remain in the wild. Dr Tom Walsh, co-lead of CSIRO's applied genomics initiative, said the genome can provide a better understanding of the species. "What we don’t want is for all our endangered species to only exist as genomes,” he said. “The conservation has to happen on the ground. What the genome can do is provide more information to those people making those decisions.”
#spottedhandfish #genome #dna #handfish #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianDrone captures destruction caused by Hurricane Milton in FloridaGuardian Australia2024-10-10 | Drone footage shows the damage caused by Hurricane Milton in the city of Venice, Florida.
The hurricane swept across the US state, whipping up deadly tornadoes, destroying homes and knocking out power to more than 3 million people.
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianDeputy PM Richard Marles addresses allegations made by chief of staff Jo TarnawskyGuardian Australia2024-10-10 | Deputy prime minister Richard Marles responds to a question from Liberal MP Sussan Ley in the wake of allegations from his chief of staff who claims she was barred from her office. Jo Tarnawsky claims that after complaining to the deputy PM about colleagues' behaviour, she was left in employment limbo Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#richardmarles #politics #australia #jotarnawsky #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianTony Burke hits back after repeated Coalition questions on Palestinian visasGuardian Australia2024-10-09 | In response to a question from opposition MP Dan Tehan, home affairs minister Tony Burke says: 'If you want to be on this side of the chamber and you don't have confidence in our security agencies, say so. Because this government has confidence in our security agencies.' Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#gaza #westbank #palestine #visas #peterdutton #tonyburke #immigration #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianLidia Thorpe and Greens protest Albanese government’s Gaza response in SenateGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | Independent senator Lidia Thorpe has interrupted foreign affairs minister Penny Wong while she was speaking in the Senate about Labor's response to the conflict in Gaza, with Thorpe shouting 'shame on you!' and 'complicit in genocide!'. Senate president Sue Lines asked Thorpe to be quiet or leave and Thorpe chose to leave the chamber. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
A short time later 10 Greens senators pulled out placards reading 'sanctions now' after criticising the Albanese government’s response to Israel. 'Will you sanction Israel for its illegal actions and occupation?' the Greens senator Mehreen Faruqi asked as the party's senators held up the placards.
#lidiathorpe #gaza #palestine #israel #october7 #protest #breakingnews #news #guardianaustralia #theguardianKoala explores a Sydney train stationGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | When a koala took a self-guided tour of Casula railway station, a guard notified the Sydney Trains security control centre and incoming trains were warned to slow down when passing through the area.
With the guidance of some NSW police officers, it found its way back to the bush safe and sound.
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianThousands gather in Sydney to remember lives lost and hostages from 7 October attacksGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | The community commemoration organised by the Zionist Council of NSW and the NSW Jewish Board of Deputies in Sydney’s eastern suburbs attracted a crowd of thousands. People came together to remember those who lost their lives in the 7 October Hamas attacks and those who remain in captivity Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#israel #october7 #hamas #gaza #anthonyalbanese #peterdutton #politics #middleeastcrisis #middleeastwarDutton declines to support government motion on 7 October attackGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | Opposition leader Peter Dutton said the Coalition could not support the motion put forward by Anthony Albanese and he was unable to 'arrive at a position of bipartisanship'. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Dutton said the government 'has sought to walk both sides of the street' on the topic of 7 October and accused prime minister Anthony Albanese of speaking 'out out of both sides of his mouth' on 'what should be a motion to mark the loss of life of 1,200 people'
#israel #october7 #hamas #gaza #middleeastcrisis #middleeastwar #peterdutton #australia #politicsCasula koala takes a tour of Sydney train stationGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | When a koala took a self-guided tour of Casula railway station, a guard notified the Sydney Trains security control centre and incoming trains were warned to slow down when passing through the area. With the guidance of some NSW police officers, it found its way back to the bush safe and sound Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#koala #koalabear #australia #sydney #nsw #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianFanciest finger buns in Australia? The classic afternoon snack reimaginedGuardian Australia2024-10-08 | A simple bun, a light sugar glaze, a generous serving of pink icing, with a sprinkle of desiccated coconut – that's the classic Australian finger bun. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
But Australian bakers have brought back the finger bun with a modern twist: adding a slab of butter in the middle or swapping out the bun with flaky pastry. Move over crookies, Dubai chocolate and Biscoff – there's a new trend in town, and Charlotte Ree is here to investigate
#fingerbuns #australia #buns #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianPro-Palestine protesters march in SydneyGuardian Australia2024-10-06 | Supporters of Palestine have taken to the streets in Sydney a day before the first anniversary of the 7 October attacks by Hamas in Israel. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Alongside calls for a ceasefire, protesters condemned prime minister Anthony Albanese, foreign minister Penny Wong and the media. Protesters said the Israeli government was committing genocide against Palestinians, an accusation Israel's leadership denies, saying the military operations are a legitimate response to the Hamas attacks
#october7 #israel #gaza #palestine #hamas #oct7 #middleeastcrisis #middleeastwar #gazawar #guardianaustraliaCollins Street falcons: two chicks have hatched on skyscraper and are taking mealsGuardian Australia2024-10-04 | The stars of 367 Collins Street have welcomed baby birds to the nest. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Two hungry peregrine falcon chicks are taking meals after entering the world on a Melbourne skyscraper. Last year’s eggs were unable to hatch after the mother stopped incubating – likely due to a territorial dispute – making the stakes all the higher this year
#colllinsstreetfalcons #falcons #peregrinefalcons #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianThe secret life of greater gliders: sneezes, squabbles and a brand-new babyGuardian Australia2024-10-03 | A camera installed inside a tree hollow in a New South Wales is capturing the lives of a family of greater gliders, eastern Australia’s largest gliding possums. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Australian National University ecologist Dr Ana Gracanin installed the camera – which is now streaming live – to raise awareness about the plight of the endangered animal. Habitat destruction, including land clearing, logging and climate-fuelled bushfires, have led to greater glider populations declining by 80% in some areas
#greatergliders #glidingpossums #possums #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianWalz and Vance argue about whose boss is best in vice-presidential debateGuardian Australia2024-10-02 | In what is likely the final televised debate before the 2024 US presidential election, the two vice-presidential candidates took to the stage in New York City on Tuesday night. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
While the Minnesota governor, Tim Walz, and Ohio senator JD Vance had a friendlier fight than we have seen at this year's presidential debates, the two waged a proxy battle that focused squarely on the top of the tickets. Michael Kalenderian surveys the scene after a debate (mostly) free of factchecks
#uselection2024 #timwalz #jdvance #uselectoindebate #veep #vpdebate #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianQueenslands state election is coming up. Heres five things you need to knowGuardian Australia2024-09-30 | Queenslanders are heading to the polls on 26 October. And though it's often said the Sunshine state is Australia's most conservative, Labor has won 11 of the last 12 elections and has been in power for almost a decade. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Can Labor cling to government or will election day bring an LNP landslide? In the election lead-up, Guardian Australia's Queensland correspondent Ben Smee sets out the lay of the land
#queensland #queenslandelection #politics #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianWhat does it mean to be poor? The Australian government isnt sureGuardian Australia2024-09-30 | Australia is terrible at measuring poverty. In fact, the country can’t even agree on what poverty is. Is it just about how much you get paid? What if you own your own home? What if you have access to almost everything you need, but you just don’t have a lot of cash? Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
In Australia, the standards we use to measure poverty can vary wildly from organisation to organisation — sometimes even between government departments — meaning everyone’s working off different numbers. Guardian Australia inequality reporter Stephanie Convery explains why It's an Australian problem that other countries around the world have already managed to solve.
#whatispoverty #poverty #australia #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianNew Zealand reclaims world record for largest mass hakaGuardian Australia2024-09-30 | A total of 6,531 participants perform the Ka Mate haka at Eden Park stadium in Auckland for New Zealand to reclaim the world record for largest mass haka. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
France previously held the record since September 2014, when 4,000 people performed the haka. Under New Zealand law, a Māori tribe, the Ngati Toa, are recognised as the cultural guardians of the Ka Mate haka
#haka #newzealand #worldrecord #kemate #maori #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianPutins use of veto the act of a coward, Australias Penny Wong tells UN security councilGuardian Australia2024-09-27 | After calling for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon, Australia's foreign affairs minister makes broader comments about 'widespread' civilian suffering around the world, including in Sudan, before saying that civilians in Ukraine continue to suffer 'because of Russia’s senseless invasion. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
President Vladimir Putin’s use of the veto to protect his own illegal actions is the act of a coward,' Penny Wong says. 'Australia was a founding member of the UN. We opposed the veto from the start. We must reform the council to meet the challenges of today'
#unitednations #un #australia #ukraine #russia #politics #gaza #palestine #israelThe world demands a ceasefire in Gaza, Australias foreign minister Penny Wong tells UNGuardian Australia2024-09-27 | Penny Wong addresses the UN security council, speaking on the need to adhere to international humanitarian law to limit suffering and calling for immediate ceasefires in Gaza and Lebanon. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
'The world demands a ceasefire in Gaza,' Australia's foreign affairs minister says. 'Hostages must be released. Aid must flow. This humanitarian catastrophe must end.' She adds: 'Hezbollah are terrorists that have not complied with security council resolution 1701 but Lebanese civilians should not pay the price'
#pennywong #un #unitednations #gaza #palestine #israel #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianSydney Harbour water still bright green day after dye leakGuardian Australia2024-09-26 | The water in Careening Cove at Milson Park, Kirribilli, is still bright green a day after a substance was discovered leaking from a stormwater drain. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Authorities said there was no indication the substance is toxic, and it is most likely a fluorescein dye that could have entered the drain 'from thousands of areas'. Locals were left shocked by the appearance of the substance, with one telling a news outlet the water resembled 'green cordial'. Water expert and professor of environmental engineering at the University of Sydney, Stuart Khan, said fluorescein is used as a flow tracer, to determine whether pipes might leak or where they might flow to. 'Even if somebody was doing a legitimate task … they’ve used way too much of it,' Prof Khan said. 'It’s a massive amount. It’s probably a whole bucket full of fluorescein dye'
#sydneyharbour #kirribilli #green #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianHockey on Trumps economic policies: like handing a box of chocolates to a four-year-oldGuardian Australia2024-09-26 | Former Australian treasurer and ambassador to the US Joe Hockey has criticised the 'expansionary' economic policies of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
'I think Donald Trump's policy platform is absurd in its largess, and I've said it to President Trump, he can't keep spending,' Hockey said. 'He knows that his policies are not only inflationary but they're hugely expansionary'
#joehockey #donaldtrump #usa #uselection #kamalaharris #economy #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianActivists board coal train as Albanese government approves three coalmine expansionsGuardian Australia2024-09-25 | Nine climate protesters have stopped a coal train headed to the Port of Newcastle in opposition to the federal government’s approval of three new mining projects. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Rising Tide, the group behind the move, said in a statement that the three projects – Whitehaven Coal’s Narrabri thermal coal project to 2066, Mach Energy’s Mount Pleasant thermal coal project to 2058 and Yancoal’s Ashton coal project to 2064 – would create 1.4bn tonnes of emissions
#risingtide #climatecrisis #coal #politics #protest #australia #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianNumber of Australians in Lebanon ‘beyond capacity of government’ to provide assistanceGuardian Australia2024-09-24 | Asked about Israel's bombardment of Lebanon and her concerns for Australians, the foreign affair minister, Penny Wong, said the numbers of Australians in Lebanon are 'beyond the capacity of the government to provide assistance to all'. Wong also reiterated calls for a ceasefire Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#israel #lebanon #hezbollah #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianPesto the penguin: 22.5kg chick in Melbourne aquariumGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | A nine-month-old king penguin chick, which weighs 22.5kg, is the largest the Sea Life aquarium in Melbourne has ever seen – in comparison, his foster parents weigh 11kg each. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Pesto eats 25 to 32 fish a day, says Jacinta Early, the aquarium’s education coordinator, about double the amount adult king penguins typically eat, though she says he's 'not at all considered to be an unhealthy weight'.
Pesto is expected to lose weight in the coming weeks as he fledges, or develops his adult feathers.
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianPesto the penguin: 22.5kg chick in Melbourne aquarium set to shed weight after going viralGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | A nine-month-old king penguin chick, which weighs 22.5kg, is the largest the Sea Life aquarium in Melbourne has ever seen – in comparison, his foster parents weigh 11kg each. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Pesto eats 25 to 32 fish a day, says Jacinta Early, the aquarium’s education coordinator, about double the amount adult king penguins typically eat, though she says he's 'not at all considered to be an unhealthy weight'. Pesto is expected to lose weight in the coming weeks as he fledges, or develops his adult feathers
#pestothepenguin #pesto #penguin #melbourneaquarium #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianDutton says Coalition will release nuclear power plan costings at a time of our choosingGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | Opposition leader Peter Dutton detailed the Coalition’s nuclear power plan in a speech in Sydney, but did not announce its cost, saying it is coming 'in due course'. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
'Our nuclear plan requires a significant upfront cost, and you can look at the international examples to see as much. But a whole new and vast transmission network and infrastructure won’t be needed under the plan that we’re putting forward,' Dutton said
#peterdutton #nuclearpower #politics #power #energy #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianWipeout! Surfer survives massive Shippies hit in TasmaniaGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | Footage shows surfer Mikey Brennan riding a huge wave at Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania before he is thrown off his board. Brennan has been riding waves at Shippies since he was 16 and says he is 'amazed' he is still alive. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianCustomers don’t deserve to be treated as fools: PM on ACCC supermarket allegationsGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | The Australian prime minister, Anthony Albanese, announces the launch of its draft legislation on the new mandatory food and grocery code before commenting on the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission’s court action against Woolworths and Coles. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
These are serious allegations that the ACCC is bringing before the courts. If this is found to be true, it’s completely unacceptable. This is not the Australian spirit,' Albanese says. 'Customers don’t deserve to be treated as fools by the supermarkets. They deserve much, much better than that.' The ACCC is suing Coles and Woolworths over allegations of ‘illusory’ discounts on common products, alleging the supermarkets briefly increased prices on hundreds of products before placing them in discount promotions. Coles told shareholders on Monday it intends to defend the proceedings, while Woolworths says it will review the claims
#accc #woolworths #coles #anthonyalbanese #albanese #politics #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianWipeout: surfer Mikey Brennan survives massive Shippies hit in TasmaniaGuardian Australia2024-09-23 | Footage shows surfer Mikey Brennan riding a huge wave at Shipstern Bluff in Tasmania before he is thrown off his board. Brennan has been riding waves at Shippies since he was 16 and says he is 'amazed' he is still alive Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#surfing #wipeout #mikeybrennan tasmania #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianNSW nurses union confirms strike, says members furious and desperate for a pay riseGuardian Australia2024-09-20 | General secretary of NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association Shaye Candish says, 'This is not the type of industrial action that our members jump into lightly. It demonstrates how frustrated and upset they are' Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#nsw #nursestrike #midwifestrike #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianLidia Thorpe wins vote for regular reports on deaths in custodyGuardian Australia2024-09-19 | The independent senator Lidia Thorpe has had a small win in the Senate, with her motion demanding regular reports to be tabled detailing the number of deaths in custody, including breakdown by age groups and cause of death. Labor senators voted against the motion, but it was passed by the non-government senators Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#custody #prison #lidithorpe #deathsincustody #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianUN ambassador explains why Australia abstained from vote on IsraelGuardian Australia2024-09-19 | Australia has abstained from voting on a UN resolution that called on Israel to end the occupation of the Palestinian territories within 12 months. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Australia’s UN ambassador, James Larsen, told the UN general assembly that Australia 'supports many of the principles of this resolution' and was 'already doing much of what it calls for'. He said Australia wanted to vote for a resolution that 'directly reflected' the advisory opinion of the international court of justice. 'We are concerned that, by making demands of the entire UN membership that go beyond the scope of the advisory opinion, the resolution distracts from what the world needs Israel to do.'
#unitednations #israel #palestine #gaza #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianStunning microscopic worlds captured in video competitionGuardian Australia2024-09-18 | The winners of the Nikon Small World in Motion video competition have been announced, with zoologist Dr Bruno Vellutini's video showing the processes of fly embryogenesis taking first prize. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
'Fruit fly embryos are in our homes, developing in our kitchens and our trash bins, are undergoing the same processes as shown in the video,' Vellutini said. 'I believe the video is particularly impactful because it shows us how these fascinating cellular and tissue dynamics are happening every day, all around us, even in the most mundane living beings'
#micro #microscopic #microscope #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianDozens arrested as police target secret app allegedly used for criminal communicationsGuardian Australia2024-09-18 | Police say they arrested 38 people, prevented the 'death and serious injury' of fifty others and took down a global encrypted communications network. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The AFP and the US FBI previously ran a platform to gather evidence on murder plots, drug importations and weapon purchases which were openly discussed on the network because criminals thought it was secure. It was exposed as being part of a law enforcement operation in 2021
#ghost #ghostapp #police #crime #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianTeenage koala lost in supermarketGuardian Australia2024-09-17 | A koala has surprised customers and staff in a regional IGA supermarket after he wandered through the store’s front doors and made his way up and down the aisles. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Kaelene Shervell, owner of the Meeniyan IGA about two hours south of Melbourne, said the koala was determined to come inside and resisted staff attempts to encourage him back out the front door.
The furry marsupial, which staff said was a teenage male, then spent 20 minutes wandering the store. Images from the IGA showed him climbing the newspaper stand, exploring the herb selection and reaching for soft toys on display.
“It was … a pretty awesome experience,” Shervell said. “But we were very, very concerned for his welfare and trying not to get too excited and [maintain] a calm situation.”
Koalas are frequent visitors to the town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket.
Dr Bill Ellis, a koala ecologist from the University of Queensland, said that deforestation was likely to play a role in driving koalas to irregular locations, due to the “squeeze on [them] for space”.
“Koalas are having to make do in smaller patches … [with] the habitats becoming more and more fragmented, and so they are turning up in quite unusual places because they really don’t have anywhere else to go,” he said.
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianLadies Lounge supporters strut their stuff as Mona case heads to supreme courtGuardian Australia2024-09-17 | Kirsha Kaechele led a line of Ladies Lounge supporters outside Tasmania's supreme court which heard her appeal against the Tasmanian Civil and Administrative Tribunal (TASCAT) decision that the lounge at Mona museum had engaged in gender discrimination by refusing entry to men. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Mona’s legal team is arguing the tribunal failed to recognise the point of the ladies lounge was to present a 'flipped universe', where men’s experience of discrimination could contribute to ongoing debate about equal opportunity in contemporary society
#mona #ladieslounge #gender #discrimination #court #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianTeenage male koala escorted from supermarket in AustraliaGuardian Australia2024-09-17 | A koala has been spotted browsing the aisles of an IGA grocery store in regional Australia. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Koalas are frequent visitors to the Victorian town of Meeniyan, population 840, but it's the first time one has entered the local supermarket. After 20 minutes exploring, the marsupial was carefully removed from the store with the help of a wildlife carer
#koala #koalas #koalabear #australia #breakingnews #news #guardianaustralia #theguardianRobert and Anne Geeves found not guilty of murdering missing teenager Amber HaighGuardian Australia2024-09-16 | Robert and Anne Geeves were found not guilty in the NSW supreme court of the murder of Amber Haigh, who disappeared more than two decades ago. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The couple were charged in 2022 with her murder, with police alleging they killed Haigh so they could take custody of her baby. The couple had denied harming Haigh or having anything to do with her disappearance
#amberhaigh #robertgeeves #annegeeves #australia #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianWhy is selling a house online so expensive in Australia?Guardian Australia2024-09-16 | Australian consumers are paying the most expensive advertising fees in the world to sell their homes online as a result of the market dominance of realestate.com.au and its smaller competitor, Domain. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
If you are using an agency, the cost of advertising a property in metropolitan Sydney and Melbourne is now up to $4,000 for a single premiere listing on realestate.com.au, with a similar advertising fee for Domain. Given its market-leading reach, realestate.com.au has become almost obligatory for consumers advertising their homes for sale online, delivering massive profits to its listed parent company REA Group, which is majority owned by News Corp
#housing #australia #housingcrisis #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianMoo-Deng: the two-month-old baby pygmy hippo becoming an online giantGuardian Australia2024-09-13 | A two-month-old pygmy hippo has become an internet sensation across Thailand and beyond, after footage of her wobbling around her enclosure, nibbling her zookeeper and being sprayed with water went viral online. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Coffee has been made in her image, while online fans have made artwork showing off her cartoonish rosy cheeks and bright eyes. One cosmetics store has even jumped on the trend, telling social media users 'wear your blush like a baby hippo', alongside a selection of products in pink and peach tones
#pygmyhippo #hippo #moodeng #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianPublic service commissioner says sorry to robodebt victimsGuardian Australia2024-09-13 | Australian Public Service commissioner Gordon de Brouwer says the scheme was 'a failure of government' and has apologised for the public service’s role. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The apology comes as a report into the unlawful robodebt program found 12 public servants breached their code of conduct 97 times. 'I apologise for the damage that robodebt caused people and their families and the suffering they endured as a result,' de Brouwer says
#robodebt #centrelink #australia #politics #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianTrust needs to be rebuilt says former SAS troop commander and MP Andrew HastieGuardian Australia2024-09-12 | Liberal MP Andrew Hastie spoke in parliament on the need to rebuild 'trust' between the ADF, commanders and leaders in Canberra after defence minister Richard Marles described the stripping of awards of Australian military officers as the ‘final step’ in response to the Brereton report. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
The report revealed that 39 Afghans were allegedly murdered by Australian special forces in 23 incidents, while two more were cruelly treated
#adf #sas #afghanistan #australia #breakingnews #news #guardianaustralia #theguardianKamala Harris reacts to Donald TrumpGuardian Australia2024-09-12 | The US presidential debate repeatedly went off the rails, as former president Donald Trump pursued bizarre and often falsehood-ridden tangents about crowd sizes, immigration policy and abortion access. But audience eyes couldn’t help but drift to vice president Kamala Harris’s animated reactions. Here are some of her eyebrows’ high points. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
#guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianAustralian military officers to be stripped of honours after alleged war crimesGuardian Australia2024-09-12 | Acting on longstanding recommendations from the Brereton inquiry into ADF conduct in Afghanistan, the government will cancel the awards and honours of a small group of former military officers who held command positions at the time that others under their command were accused of war crimes. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
‘The allegations which are the subject of the Brereton report are arguably the most serious allegations of Australian war crimes in our history,’ Richard Marles says. ‘This will always be a matter of national shame.’
#adf #warcrimes #afghanistan #guardianaustralia #news #breakingnews #theguardianThe second 2024 US presidential debate for Trump, the first for Harris — and factchecksGuardian Australia2024-09-11 | The second 2024 US presidential debate took place Tuesday night in Philadelphia. Many of the debate rules — microphones only switched on for the speaker, no studio audience — were the same, but there were two key differences this time around. Subscribe to Guardian Australia on YouTube and hit the bell to see new videos ► http://bit.ly/gdnaustraliasubs
Vice President Kamala Harris was on stage and ABC hosts David Muir and Linsey Davis factchecked claims made during the debate. Michael Kalenderian takes a look at what happened in the 90-minute debate, which may be the last one between the two candidates before election day on 5 November.