An albino elephant calf frolics in the mud and gets milk from its adoptive mother at a South African elephant orphanage. Rescued calf Khanyisa is cared for by experts and its adoptive herd at the Kapama Private Game Reserve in Limpopo. “Our purpose is to care for and rehabilitate orphaned and displaced elephant calves and ultimately integrate them into a new herd of elephants,” said Tamlin Wightman, media manager at HERD (Hoedspruit Elephant Rehabilitation and Development) and Jabulani Safari. HERD is on the grounds of Jabulani in the Kapama Private Game Reserve, which is home to over 40 mammal species,…
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SYDNEY — Over the course of a generation, the portion of Australia’s workforce aged 55 and over has more than doubled to 19 percent, new research shows. It’s a trend attributed to women re-entering careers mid-life and delaying retirement. By 2050, it’s expected the same age group will make up about 40 percent of the adult population. The findings are part of an Australian Research Council brief issued ahead of the 2021 Intergenerational Report on policy sustainability due to be released this week by Treasurer Josh Frydenberg. Lead author Rafal Chomik from the University of New South Wales Business School says the…
BRISBANE, Australia — The Australian state of Queensland will demand a cut to overseas arrivals, saying the federal government is amplifying the coronavirus threat by letting in too many foreigners. Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk will tell the national cabinet that hotel quarantine poses the single greatest threat to Australia as the pandemic rolls on. Palaszczuk tweeted “BREAKING: New restrictions from 1am Tuesday 29 June for local government areas of Brisbane, Ipswich, Logan City, Moreton Bay, Redlands, Sunshine Coast, Noosa, Somerset, Lockyer Valley, Scenic Rim and Gold Coast. These measures are about keeping Queenslanders safe.” Her deputy Steven Miles has claimed half the people…
CANBERRA, Australia — Australian Treasurer Josh Frydenberg is set to hand down the 2021 Intergenerational Report, warning the most enduring economic effect from the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to be a smaller population. It means the economy will be smaller and Australia’s population will be older than it would have been, which will have a flow-on effect for future economic and fiscal outcomes. But the treasurer will tell the Committee for Economic Development of Australia on June 28 when he releases the five-yearly intergenerational report that the coalition remains committed to funding essential services while maintaining a sustainable tax burden. Frydenberg’s…
ADELAIDE, Australia — South Australia is set to beef up local Covid-19 restrictions after closing its borders to five jurisdictions to help prevent the virus from spreading further. The Government of South Australia also referred to as the South Australian Government, South Australian Government or Her Majesty’s Government is the Australian state democratic administrative authority of South Australia. Authorities are looking at both lowing capacity numbers at venues and home gatherings and also at mask-wearing rules after what Premier Steven Marshall described as a “significant deterioration” in Australia’s fight against the pandemic. On June 27, South Australia closed its border to Queensland,…
CANBERRA, Australia — Deputy Prime Minister Barnaby Joyce continues to claim he was blindsided by a National Party leadership spill, after rewarding his backers by promoting them to the cabinet. Joyce did the breakfast television rounds on Monday morning and was reminded that a week ago he claimed there would not be a party room ballot. He toppled Michael McCormack hours later after Queensland confidant Matt Canavan called a spill. Joyce said there were “obviously” discussions going on behind the scenes but he did not know something was going to happen until he was in the party room meeting. “It really…
MELBOURNE, Australia — Victorian Premier Daniel Andrews‘ wife says she thought he was going to die after fracturing his spine and breaking several ribs in a fall. The couple released a video on social media ahead of his return to work on June 28, describing how Andrews slipped on stairs while getting ready for work at a Mornington Peninsula holiday rental on March 9. “As I put my foot on to the first step. I knew I was in trouble. I didn’t really connect with the step it just slid straight off, I became airborne almost,” Andrews says in the four-and-a-half-minute video.…
DARWIN, Australia — Darwin and its surrounding areas are waking up to their first full day of lockdown after five Covid-19 cases linked to a central Australian mine. The cases are likely to involve the highly contagious Delta variant and more infections are expected. The snap 48-hour lockdown started at 1 pm on June 27 after 900 workers left Newmont‘s Granites Mine about 540km northwest of Alice Springs, where a Victorian man had earlier tested positive. About 400 fly-in, fly-out workers traveled in recent days to Brisbane and 250 flew to Perth, with 244 remaining in the Northern Territory. Northern Territory…
NEW DELHI — Bollywood star Kangana Ranaut, on June 27, shared a fan-made video and reflected on her journey in the Hindi film industry. The video featured a compilation of Kangana’s looks from her 15-year-long journey in films. Ranaut took to her Instagram handle and shared a video compilation of her from different years, leading up to her most recent appearance at the “Thalaivi” trailer launch. In the caption, Ranaut said that at the age when people are usually completing their education, she was struggling to make a career for herself. “My sister sent me this fan-made video that made me…
SYDNEY — The major banks have announced measures for workers and businesses impacted by Sydney’s two-week city-wide coronavirus lockdown. Australia and New Zealand Banking Group Limited on June 27 unveiled an extended support package for small business and home loan customers, offering short-term payment relief on asset finance or business loans, refunds on merchant terminal fees and the waiving of other fees. It released a statement on the support package, explaining the eligibility and other criteria. Commonwealth Bank has announced loan deferrals, fee refunds and fee waivers. National Australia Bank assured eligible retail customers they could access temporary reduced payment arrangements. Westpac also…