Mark Saunokonoko
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Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Saudi Arabia's brand new airline, Riyadh Air, gets $50b war chest to take on rivals
<p>The Saudis have launched Riyadh Air, an airline that will take on regional rivals Emirates, Qatar and Etihad, and put pressure on carriers like Qantas.</p> → Read More
'Definitely hooked me': The $23 million 'evil' that forced tradie to rock bottom after first walking into a pub
If you have a problem with gambling there is help available. Contact Lifeline – 13 11 14 or Gamblers Anonymous - www.gaaustralia.org.au or Gambleaware - 1800 858 858 → Read More
Dangerous TikTok 'borg' drinking trend hospitalises US students
<p>A new drinking trend sweeping TikTok sent dozens of university students to hospital over the weekend, leaving campus officials concerned.</p> → Read More
The food we eat is ramping up global warming, study warns
<p>Unless humans rapidly change mass food production systems, including eating less beef and dairy, emissions from the sector could add nearly 1 degree to global temperatures by 2100</p> → Read More
Labor ridicules Liberals' cash incentive to NSW public school teachers
The government is dangling a $4000 carrot in front of public school teachers who want to upskill. → Read More
Roald Dahl's publishers 'should be ashamed' for changing language
Some passages relating to weight, mental health, gender and race have been altered in the much-loved books. → Read More
Commonwealth Bank books $5.15 billion half-yearly profit
Half-year profits jumped on the back of rising interest rates and lending growth. → Read More
PM hopes inflation has peaked, but questions linger over recession
Prime Minister Anthony Albanese is hopeful the worst of Australia's rising inflation has passed. → Read More
The jobs under threat from AI, robots and big data
<p>Hundreds of millions of jobs could be lost to robots, artificial intelligence and automation by 2030. Here are the ones most at risk.</p> → Read More
Next year might spell the end for COVID-19 pandemic. But that doesn't mean a new pandemic isn't possible
He doled out good grades for disease surveillance, sequencing the genes of viruses, international cooperation and understanding how to control a pandemic through isolation, masks, ventilation, social distancing, vaccinations and antivirals. → Read More
Cop killer Gareth Train's links to conspiracy theories
After the gunshots and killings, the inevitable search for answers. Why? And how? → Read More
'Summer is going to be big': Return of the billion-dollar backpackers
<p>Many businesses will welcome back a group of workers who were locked out for almost three years, but there will be a downside too.</p> → Read More
Kiwi climber who lost leg recounts horror fall and inspirational road to recovery
There's no self-pity in her voice, only an infectious, optimistic energy as the keen climber, hiker and surfer talks about coming to terms with the loss of her leg, and her goals and plans for 2023, of which there are many. → Read More
NSW mum livid after Optus brings back the pain of son's death
It was a gut-wrenching one-two punch for New South Wales mum Kim Anesbury. → Read More
Qatar Airways in public spat with Qantas over flights and ticket prices
<p>Qatar Airways has taken the unusual step of publicly criticising Qantas for slashing its international flights by half, which it claims has &quot;more than doubled the price&quot; of fares.</p> → Read More
Rental properties gone in just 19 days as crisis worsens, report warns
<p>Millions of Australians are struggling to pay the rent as rising interest rates and skyrocketing inflation prompt landlords to cash in.</p> → Read More
Bali bombings: A plot to inflict as much pain and catastrophe as possible
The plan to bomb and murder tourists in Bali may have been hatched in a hotel room in southern Thailand. → Read More
How to stop your baby crying, according to science
Measuring the heart rates of 21 babies, researchers compared the effects of the transport response, where a baby is held by a walking mother, to three other conditions: held by a sitting mother, lying in a still crib, or lying in a rocking cot. → Read More
Australian pelvic mesh implant victims win record $300m payout from Johnson & Johnson
<p>Australian women have won a huge $300 million settlement from pharma giant Johnson &amp; Johnson.</p> → Read More
International cocaine smuggler Cassie Sainsbury returns to Adelaide
<p>Cassie Sainsbury, who became known as &#x27;Cocaine Cassie&#x27;, has returned to Adelaide after spending years locked up in a Colombian prison.</p> → Read More