Topical 6/2/25 World leaders joined with Holocaust survivors to commemorate the 80th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz. Fifty-six survivors gathered at the site of the former camp in Poland and were joined by foreign dignitaries... Feb 6, 2025
Topical 6/2/25 To mark the 80th anniversary, the ABC shared the incredible survival story of Yvonne Engelman, 97, of Sydney who was 14-years-old in 1944 when she arrived at the concentration camp with her mother and father. An SS officer... Feb 6, 2025
Topical 23/1/25 Interesting point raised by an ABC radio commentator last week on the subject of the Tamworth Country Music Festival … how do the street buskers in Peel Street make any money? Not because they aren’t talented performers,... Jan 23, 2025
Topical 23/1/25 Some fortunate stargazers might catch a glimpse of a bright sun-skirting comet in the next few days when it is visible from the southern hemisphere. The Conversation reports: “Comet C/2024 G3 (ATLAS) has just experienced a very... Jan 23, 2025
Topical 23/1/25 Donald Trump has become the 47th president of the United States following his inauguration on Monday (early morning Tuesday, Australia time). For the first time in almost 40 years, the inauguration was held indoors due to... Jan 23, 2025
Topical 16/1/25 Australia’s favourite lamb ad is back and it’s ‘roasting the comments section’ as part of this year’s Summer Lamb Campaign brought to you by Meat & Livestock Australia (MLA). From how to make the perfect cuppa, to some of... Jan 16, 2025
Topical 10/1/25 Australia’s population is expected to reach 31.3 million in the next 10 years according to the Treasury’s annual population statement released just before Christmas. Australia’s biggest source of immigrants nowadays is India,... Jan 10, 2025
Topical 10/1/25 With one lot of new year festivities behind us, the next is less than a month away with the Lunar New Year starting on the January 29, 2025. The Lunar New Year will mark the start of the Year of the Snake. According to Chinese... Jan 10, 2025
Topical 9/1/25 On this day (Thursday, January 9) in 1962, NASA announced plans to build the C-5 rocket launch vehicle, then known as the “Advanced Saturn”, to carry human beings to the Moon. On July 16, 1969, the Saturn launched Apollo 11,... Jan 10, 2025