A mountain resort in Vietnam has opened the Bach Long suspension bridge, a bridge with a bottom made of glass over a gorge 492 feet below.
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Aurukun man Eric Yunkaporta was about to step onto the ceremonial dance grounds at a festival in remote far north Queensland, when photographer Wayne Quilliam asked if he could take a quick photo.The picture of Mr Yunkaporta in his ceremonial headgear and body paint, titled Silent Strength 2021, has now won the $50,000 national photographic portrait prize.
Brisbane Lions forward Eric Hipwood has been referred directly to the AFL tribunal for a bizarre incident involving an opponent and an umpire.Match review officer Michael Christian has sent Hipwood straight to the tribunal after a perplexing chain of events in the Lions' important 41-point victory over the Western Bulldogs at the Gabba on Thursday night.
Victorian Liberal Party President Robert Clark has announced he will resign in August.In a letter to party members on Friday, Mr Clark - who has served as state president since December 2018, and was formerly the state's attorney-general - said he would not seek re-election.
The US must meet its climate change obligations and do more than "shout slogans", China's foreign ministry spokesman Zhao Lijian says following a US Supreme Court ruling limiting Washington's ability to cut power sector emissions.The Supreme Court voted to constrain the authority of the US's Environmental Protection Agency to regulate greenhouse gas emissions from existing coal- and gas-fired power plants under the Clean Air Act, sparking dismay among environmentalists.
An independent investigation has been launched into the operations of the Adelaide Casino, after similar inquiries interstate revealing "significant failings".South Australia's Liquor and Gambling regulator has asked former Supreme Court judge Brian Martin to look into the operations of the SkyCity Casino.
Rugby League Players' Association boss Clint Newton has warned the NRL's broadcasters to respect the sanctity of the dressing rooms after Victor Radley was filmed simulating a lewd act in post-match State of Origin coverage.Earlier this week, NRL chief executive Andrew Abdo revealed plans to speak with Radley about the incident, which attracted scrutiny when it was put to air during the Nine Network's broadcast coverage of NSW's Origin II win.
Palestinian authorities in the West Bank and the Gaza Strip systematically torture critics in detention, a practice that could amount to crimes against humanity, an international rights group says.In its report, Human Rights Watch (HRW) called for donor countries to cut off funding to Palestinian security forces that commit such crimes and urged the International Criminal Court to investigate.
Hawthorn veteran Liam Shiels has been dropped again as the Hawks look to arrest a four-game losing streak against GWS.Shiels, who brought up his 250th AFL game last month, has been left out of Hawthorn's team to face the Giants on Sunday.
Voting in Papua New Guinea's national election begins on Monday, with police mounting a major security operation to stop a repeat of violence that saw more than 200 people killed during the island nation's last election five years ago.Voting will take place from July 4 to 22, with ballots airlifted to remote constituencies with assistance from the Australian Defence Force.
Forecasters are warning of an "extreme weather event" with a torrent of rain set to hit Sydney over the next three days. Find out what is happening.
The man behind the Stock Swami Twitter account has apologised to the Federal Court for deliberately withholding documents and misleading the mining investor who is suing him for defamation.Alan Francis Davison appeared in court on Friday after Justice Michael Lee ordered that he travel from New Zealand to answer why he did not comply with discovery orders to produce documents.
Captain Courtney Lawes is expecting the Wallabies to "throw the kitchen sink" at his side in a desperation to end an eight-Test losing streak against England in Perth.Australia's last victory over their old foe came at the 2015 World Cup while England embarrassed the Wallabies on home turf in 2016 with a three-Test whitewash.
Health authorities have issued a fresh alert after a fifth man tested positive for monkeypox in Victoria.The man in his 40s is in isolation after travelling interstate and the Department of Health has begun contact tracing a small number of people.
Years after handing himself in to police with a loaded shotgun down his pants Clayton David Backman was handcuffed, shackled and flanked by security while being sentenced for the shooting death of a father.Backman - who admitted the manslaughter of Les Brooks, shooting another man during a home invasion and seriously assaulting corrective services officers - has been behind bars since his surrender in 2016.
Hockeyroos co-captain Brooke Peris will miss the upcoming World Cup and Commonwealth Games after being one of three players struck down by untimely injuries.Peris (thigh) and defender Meg Pearce (foot) have both been ruled out of Australia's World Cup campaign, which begins against Japan in Spain on Saturday night (Sunday morning AEST).
One of five young men initially accused of murdering a teenager at a Sydney house party has pleaded guilty to manslaughter.His four co-accused pleaded guilty to affray on Friday as the group was due to face trial in the NSW Supreme Court.
Brimming with confidence after his maiden State of Origin call-up, Matt Burton will carry high expectations he can continue his NSW form when he returns to the NRL in Canterbury colours.Burton was one of the Blues' most impressive performers as they tied the series in Perth, scoring a try, setting up another and troubling the Queensland back three with his towering bombs.
An obsessively jealous man who bludgeoned and stabbed his former partner to death must have put her in unimaginable fear, a judge has been told."There was a looming threat if the deceased ever left him she would or might be killed," crown prosector David Scully said on Friday.
The federal government is to provide almost $3 million to help restore and enhance 12,400 hectares of mangroves and saltmarsh habitats north of Adelaide.The project aims to restore natural tidal flows thereby improving the ecological health of local ecosystems.
The Warriors will be without star fullback Reece Walsh for Sunday's homecoming to Auckland after he contracted COVID-19.The club said in a statement that the 19-year-old tested positive on Friday and would miss the Warriors' first game in New Zealand since the 2019 season.
