Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Thursday, July 3, 2014 Ian Narev, the CEO of the Commonwealth Bank of Australia, this morning “unreservedly” apologised to clients who lost money in a scandal involving the bank’s financial planning services arm. Last week, a Senate enquiry found financial advisers from the Commonwealth Bank had made high-risk investments of clients’ money without the clients’…Continue reading

Commonwealth Bank of Australia CEO apologies for financial planning scandal

Police social media frenzy threatens to prejudice alleged child killer trial

Wednesday, August 17, 2011 Police in Queensland, Australia received an unexpected response from the public on Saturday when they announced on their Facebook page that a 41-year-old man had been arrested and charged with the disappearance and murder of 13-year-old Daniel Morcombe. Morcombe’s disappearance in late 2003 triggered one of the largest manhunts in Queensland…Continue reading

Police social media frenzy threatens to prejudice alleged child killer trial

ElBaradei says no ‘concrete evidence’ of Iranian nuclear weapons program

Monday, October 29, 2007 Mohamed ElBaradei, the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency, said on Sunday that he had seen no “concrete evidence” that Iran is developing nuclear weapons. Flag of the International Atomic Energy Agency ElBaradei discussed Iran’s nuclear program in an interview with CNN’s Wolf Blitzer on Sunday. When asked “Do you…Continue reading

ElBaradei says no ‘concrete evidence’ of Iranian nuclear weapons program

Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison

Friday, March 23, 2007 In a press release earlier today, New York State Agriculture Commissioner Patrick Hooker, along with Dean of Cornell University’s College of Veterinary Medicine Donald F. Smith, confirmed that scientists at the New York State Food Laboratory identified Aminopterin as a toxin present in cat food samples from Menu Foods. Menu Foods…Continue reading

Recalled pet food found to contain rat poison

Australian treasurer declares that he is “a lot of fun”

Thursday, October 4, 2007 Australian Treasurer Peter Costello said today that he was “a lot of fun” while he was outlining his plans for Australia as a possible future Prime Minister. During an interview with ABC Radio, Mr Costello was asked to say something about himself that the public didn’t know. Mr Costello’s replied “That…Continue reading

Australian treasurer declares that he is “a lot of fun”

Neanderthals ‘knew what they were doing’: Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals’ behaviour with Wikinews

Sunday, June 28, 2020 Portrait of Dr Naomi Martisius. (Image: acagastya) Last month, a study conducted by archæologist Dr. Naomi Martisius and other researchers concluded Neanderthals living in Europe tens of thousands of years ago were more sophisticated than previously thought. The now-extinct species used to carefully select bones from a particular animal species to…Continue reading

Neanderthals ‘knew what they were doing’: Archæologist Dr Naomi Martisius discusses her findings about Neanderthals’ behaviour with Wikinews