Covid-19 News

Australian death toll rises after elderly Tasmanian woman dies

Ihesiulo Grace 30 April 2020 0

An 86-year-old woman has become the 12th person to die from coronavirus in Tasmania. Premier Peter Gutwein confirmed the woman, who was from the state’s northwest, died on Wednesday, taking the national toll to 91. “I extend my deepest sympathies to her loved ones, family and

Health

Federal parliament passes virus packages

Ihesiulo Grace 23 March 2020 0

The Australian parliament has passed the coronavirus economic stimulus measures, designed to cushion the pandemic of the coronavirus. A series of bills was approved on Monday night, with two packages worth $17.6 billion and $66 billion at the heart of the Morrison government’s response. Finance Minister Mathias Cormann confirmed the coronavirus supplement would be

Foreign

Australian man receives $7m as compensation for false detention

Ihesiulo Grace 14 October 2019 0

David Eastman received a life term in 1995 for the killing six years earlier of Colin Winchester, an Australian Federal Police assistant commissioner. He was later freed after a court ruled he had had an unfair trial. He was acquitted in a second trial last year. READ ALSO Divide China and experience bodies smash- President […]

Cricket Sports

Cricket Legend Benaud Laid to Rest

Ihesiulo Grace 16 April 2015 0

A private funeral and commemoration service attended by family members and former players has been held for former Australian captain and legendary cricket commentator Richie Benaud. Former players Shane Warne and Ian Chappell attended, as did former team-mate and Anglican lay-preacher Brian Booth, who led the service. Benaud died on Friday, aged 84, after complications