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Mexican tuna fishermen found the catamaran Aloha Toa.

An Australian sailor and his dog who were stranded in the Pacific Ocean for two months after a storm damaged their boat were rescued this week by a Mexican fishing trawler, according to Australian media reports. https://youtu.be/KCCwcoNPYB0 Australian Sailor and Dog Rescued After Two Months at Sea(Video:YouTube) Tim Shaddock, 51, and his dog Bella left…

Five people including an 11-year-old girl and her father have been rescued after their yacht sunk off the c...

A shepherd in northwest China has been credited with saving six trail runners from dangerously extreme weat...

On May 4, Victoria reported just 247 jabs, the lowest number in the reviewed period. Victorias Chief Health Officer Brett Sutton today urged "hundreds of thousands" of Victorians who were eligible but unvaccinated to hurry up and get their jabs. The growing cluster in the northern suburbs of Melbourne today climbed to 15, with Greater Melbourne now facing a potential lockdown and tighter restrictions. READ MORE: With three Victorians aged over 50 known to be in the cluster, the states vaccinati...

"I think the likelihood of anything like that occurring is pretty much zero," he told Today yesterday. He said jail time and mass fines for travellers breaching the ban were "highly unlikely". "So, I think people need to look at this in perspective." Mr McCormack stood by the governments decision, telling Today they would be "constantly reviewing the pause". "To keep Australia as COVID-Safe and as COVID-free as we need it to be, this has been a difficult decision to make but a necessary one," h...

Pressure is mounting on the Australian government to reverse its India travel ban as the United Nations joins a growing list of organisations questioning its legitimacy. The UN Human Rights Committee on Wednesday raised "serious concerns" about the Morrison governments move to ban its own citizens from returning from India and criminalise breaches. Committee spokesman Rupert Colville said the committee generally saw "few, if any" circumstances to justify depriving citizens of their right to ret...

Ali Coulton 26 Apr 2021 Stranded Aussie expats have begun using the trans-Tasman bubble as a means to return home, risking huge fines and possible jail time. Savvy Australians with families or jobs overseas are taking advantage of a loophole in the trans-Tasman bubble to travel to a third country via New Zealand, thwarting the government’s strict travel restrictions. The bubble opened up last Monday and allows Aussies and Kiwis to travel b...