Australia offers $17m Payout To Children Jailed As Adults
The Australian government has agreed to pay $17 to victims who were jailed as children. The victims, who were as young as 12 when jailed, will be paid by the government as compensation.
The Australian government has agreed to pay $17 to victims who were jailed as children. The victims, who were as young as 12 when jailed, will be paid by the government as compensation.
An Australian woman was shocked to discover a mysterious skeleton that resembles a mermaid, washed up on the beach of Queensland. Bobbie-Lee Oates, a 34-year-old-woman, discovered the skeleton while she was on a camping trip along with her husband and friends.
Queenslanders were excited to witness a meteor that hovered over their skies, causing a huge sound which vanished behind mountains. The moment caught on smartphones, dash cams and security cameras showed a fireball exploding and lightening the skies with green and orange lights.
The police department has initiated an inquiry into a police officer who fired a Taser at a 95-year-old woman in New South Wales, Australia. The police officers were called off and an investigation was set into motion to inquire about what had really happened.
An Australian woman was found after being lost in the forest for five days. The authorities discovered a single wine bottle which helped her survive for five days in Australian bushes. The 48-year-old Lillian Ip was traveling alone in the dense forest in Victoria state.
Australian authorities have arrested a US woman carrying a gold-plated pistol in her luggage. Woman travelled from Sydney from Los Angeles and the scanning machine identified an unauthorized firearm in her luggage. Photos of the 24-carat gold-plated pistol were released by the Australian Border Force showed the photo of the firearm.
Wreckage of the Japanese ship that sank during World War 2 has been discovered. The ship named SS Montevideo Maru was hit by torpedoes launched by the US submarine near the coast of Philippines on first of July, 1942. The US submarine was unaware of the fact the ship was carrying Australian prisoners of war.
Scientists have discovered an enzyme that can convert air into electrical energy. This breakthrough in the field of energy generation is crucial as our planet is in dire need of transition. Australian researchers have uncovered an interesting enzyme that captures hydrogen from the air to generate an electrical current.
A little four-year-old girl was mauled to death by two rottweilers in the Australian state of New South Wales. The pet dogs attacked the little girl named Mia Riley, without any reason at a family barbecue. Two rottweilers suddenly attacked the little four-year-old without anyone provoking them. Her parents woke up to the horror and went straight to Moruya Hospital.
Nuclear disasters can evaporate humanity any time and scientists have been warning about it for the past several decades. A recent study found that Australia and New Zealand are the best places to survive a nuclear winter. A study published in the journal Risk Analysis mentioned that the two countries could provide enough food amid nuclear disaster.
In an effort to honor the history of the first Australians, the reserve bank has removed the portrait picture of King Charles from the $5 note. The reserve bank of Australia said that the note will be redesigned after consultations with the Federal government.
Construction for the world’s largest radio-astronomy observatory is underway. The largest telescope will be constructed over vast areas in Australia and Africa. It will gather radio signals generated by celestial objects to provide answers to some of astronomy’s most puzzling questions.
