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Video: Iranian Missile Hits Jerusalem, Lands Metres From Al-Aqsa Mosque On Eid al-Fitr

Israel said that an Iranian missile had struck Jerusalem during Eid celebrations, just metres away from some of the holiest sites in the world.

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US Says Iran Threat To Strait of Hormuz "Degraded" After Strikes

US Says Iran Threat To Strait of Hormuz "Degraded" After Strikes

Specially-Abled Polish Man Sets World Record For Longest Underwater Breath-Hold

To prepare for this challenge, he engaged in endurance training, boxing, swimming, and apnea exercises to enhance his breath-holding capacity.

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Superannuation should be used for aged care, not inherited by next generation, aged care CEO says

Labor should urge Australians to rethink purpose of super, Tracey Burton says, so country’s $4tn in superannuation could help plug funding shortfallsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastLabor should more actively encourage wealthier Australians to spend more of their superannuation on their own care, an industry leader says, to help free up capacity in the struggling system to protect elderly people without means.Tracey Burton, the chief executive of Uniting NSW and ACT, will tell an industry event next week that some wealthier people believe they are entitled to fully publicly funded aged care – even while they maintain large superannuation balances with the intention of leaving the money to their next generation. Continue reading...

Petrol theft expected to rise in Australia as police call for more CCTV and prepaid pumps

Amid a surge in fuel prices and fear of shortages, SA police chief signals officers might stop investigating ‘drive-offs’ unless service stations install prepaid pumpsGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe rusty green fuel trailer hardly looks like it is worth stealing. But some time before 1 March it was hooked up to the back of a vehicle and taken from a property at Huntley, south of Orange, in the New South Wales central tablelands.It was just another in a series of thefts that police across Australia are keeping a watchful eye on. Continue reading...