Gorbachev: the leader who presided over the end of his own empire

It is a truism that Mikhail Sergeyevich Gorbachev, the man who will go down in history as the last leader of the USSR, spent many years more celebrated abroad than he was at home. When I arrived in Moscow in early January 1992 as the ABC TV correspondent, he was already a greatly diminished figure […]

Central Coast beaches closed after surfer bitten by shark at Avoca

Avoca and North Avoca beaches are closed following a shark attack on a surfer who was bitten on the arm on Wednesday morning. The young surfer was bitten on his right lower forearm about 10.30am. A drone operator has been deployed to North Avoca beach to search for the shark, Central Coast Council posted on […]

Hi-de-Hi! slapped with trigger warning over 'language and attitudes'

‘It couldn’t be more gentle!’: Anger as 1980s classic sitcom Hi-de-Hi! is slapped with trigger warning over ‘language and attitudes of era that may offend’ 1980s sitcom Hi-de-Hi! has been slapped with a new trigger warning on Britbox  The Sunday night staple followed the ups and downs of holiday camp workers Now, viewers are warned […]

Victims mother tells sons killer to 'live a better life'

‘My son doesn’t have a life… YOU use it’: Mother of man killed when 15-year-old joyrider smashed into a taxi addresses the killer in court and urges him to ‘get your life back on track’ as he is jailed for six years Jack Simpson, 16, crashed a stolen van head-on into a taxi In Bradford […]

NASA's Artemis 1 moon launch will not happen before SATURDAY

Artemis1 moon launch is delayed AGAIN: NASA now aims for Saturday departure – but claims that temperature and pressure problems in one of rocket’s four engines have been fixed  NASA now plans to launch Artemis 1 on Saturday, September 3 The launch was forced to be scrubbed on Monday due to an issue with engine […]

Boris Johnson salutes Mikhail Gorbachev's 'courage and integrity'

‘He changed the course of history’: UN leader hails Mikhail Gorbachev – while Boris Johnson salutes the ‘courage and integrity’ that helped end the Cold War and says he ‘remains an example to us all’ during Putin’s reign of tyranny UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres led tributes to Mikhail Gorbachev, 91 He said Gorbachev was ‘a […]