Since the outbreak of the coronavirus, there haven’t been many reasons to smile. People have been panic buying supplies, leaving shopping aisles empty; some businesses don’t know whether they’ll be able to survive; and parents have been worried about their kids going to school amid a pandemic. However, the true Aussie spirit has been emerging […]
With the world’s governments urging people to stay in their homes and drastically reduce their contact with other people, it can be difficult to carry out some of the tasks most of us have taken for granted. But Vakis Demetriou, from Cyprus, has found a ingenious way around the problem of trying to walk his […]
Australian small businesses have been given a lifeline amid the coronavirus pandemic. With thousands of people ordered to self-isolate, many Aussie operators have all but shut down during the outbreak of Covid-19 and are growing increasingly worried about how they’ll stay afloat. But the Australian Banking Association CEO Anna Bligh has announced a new measure […]
Most of us get vertigo climbing up a sodding ladder, but there are people out of there made of much braver stuff – so much so, in fact, that they’re willing to take on the world’s tallest freestanding climbing wall, which stands at 121 feet. NO THANK YOU. ABSOLUTELY NOT. The Excalibur climbing wall is […]
Countries around the world have witnessed unprecedented panic buying at supermarkets and pharmacies due to the coronavirus pandemic. Aisles have been stripped bare every day as many try to get enough food to last them through a two week self-isolation. However, there have been some people who have been greedier than others. Credit: PA As […]
WARNING: CONTAINS GRAPHIC AND UPSETTING FOOTAGE A scared buffalo bull was filmed running into a courtyard after managing to escape a slaughterhouse – before charging at its owner and ramming into him three times. The surveillance video was captured on 18 March in the town of Huangbei in the city of Meizhou, which is situated […]
An Australian woman has shared a video of well-stocked supermarket in Switzerland during the coronavirus pandemic, in a bid to get others to stay calm. The country went into a state of emergency this week, with the government putting citizens in lockdown, with bars, restaurants, and shops – except grocery stores and pharmacies – all […]
The internationally-beloved kids (and adults) TV show has just kicked off its second season on ABC. But the creators of the show thought it would be handy to not only be entertaining, but also informative for their young audience during the coronavirus pandemic. While they didn’t get a cartoon Blue Heeler to explain Covid-19 to […]
The flags of countries with confirmed cases of coronavirus have been projected onto Brazil’s Christ the Redeemer statue, as a mark of solidarity with the nations that have been affected by the virus. The iconic 38-metre statue, which sits at the top of the Corcovado Mountain in Rio de Janeiro, was illuminated by a patchwork […]
Millions of people around the world are now working from home amid the coronavirus pandemic. Some have to stay indoors because they have Covid-19 symptoms, others because they’ve returned from overseas and some just because their workplace wants to practice social distancing. Whatever the case, loads of you are now finding yourselves at home, typing […]
