Andrew Forrest, chairman of Fortescue Metals Group Ltd., during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) CEO Summit in San Francisco, California, US, on Thursday, Nov. 16, 2023. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Australian mining tycoon Andrew Forrest, founder and executive chairman of Fortescue, says it is time for the world to walk away from the … Read more
This article first appeared in The Conversation. It’s been 20 years since a paper in the journal Science showed the environmental accumulation of tiny plastic fragments and fibres. It named the particles “microplastics”. The paper opened an entire research field. Since then, more than 7,000 published studies have shown the prevalence of microplastics in the … Read more
Ride-share provider Didi has been fined a total of $97,000 for safety breaches in NSW. NSW Transport Commissioner Anthony Wing prosecuted the company after an audit of its operations, the regulator said on Thursday. Wing handed DiDi penalty notices totalling more than $82,000 for “incidences of failing to report notifiable occurrences” which Magistrate Megan Greenwood … Read more
An investigation into 7-Eleven’s use of facial recognition technology (FRT) has now been closed by the Office of the Australian Information Commissioner (OAIC). The global convenience store chain — with over 700 stores in Australia — promised it would not repeat its 2021 breaches of the Privacy Act, which captured 1.6 million faces on tablets … Read more
Australian workers have opened up about their happiness levels at work in a SEEK survey mapping what it is that keeps them smiling in the workplace. Nearly half of all workers said they were not happy at work, and for the 55 per cent that are, purpose was ranked as the highest contributing factor. Purpose … Read more
The ABC is commissioning an independent review into its own journalism after a 7NEWS Spotlight investigation unearthed audio that was allegedly doctored to accuse Australian Commando Heston Russell of war crimes. Outgoing ABC Managing Director David Anderson on Friday afternoon said the 2022 story would fall under the scope of a review to “fully understand … Read more
Australian police said Wednesday they have infiltrated Ghost, an encrypted global communications app developed for criminals, leading to dozens of arrests. The app’s alleged administrator, Jay Je Yoon Jung, 32, appeared in a Sydney court Wednesday on charges including supporting a criminal organization and benefitting from proceeds of crime. Jung did not enter pleas or … Read more
As the federal government announces initial funding rounds for two key housing policies, two more face fierce resistance in the Senate. The first tranche of funds for the Housing Australia Future Fund and National Housing Accord programs are expected to deliver more than 13,700 new social and affordable homes nationwide. Construction on almost 40 per … Read more
A young motorbike rider killed in a crash with a freight train just minutes from his home has left his grieving family without the “father of the house”. Ethan Griffiths, 21, died at the scene of the collision at a railway crossing on Twigg Rd, Yenda, in the Riverina region of NSW, just before 5.30pm … Read more
King Charles III and Queen Camilla will spend their five-day royal visit to Australia in Sydney and Canberra. Details of their October trip were released on Wednesday morning after the visit was announced in July. WATCH THE VIDEO ABOVE: Camilla’s three words to King Charles at Trooping the Colour Know the news with the 7NEWS … Read more
