-
Sep 20, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
NEOM, a massive infrastructure project by the Saudi Arabian government, has been advertised on social media for years with the help of otherworldly concept images and animations. Vloggers showcasing their lives inside the urban development underway in the Saudi desert have been gaining traction on social media, but audiences have pointed out it doesn't look quite as glamorous as expected.
-
Sep 11, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Family dynamics can be complicated, and going 'no contact' is one approach gaining traction online. Cutting contact has become prominent on the popular Reddit thread, "Am I the asshole", where people ask whether they are at fault in a conflict. "In the past, duty and obligation might have kept people at least turning up to major festivals or birthdays, really obligatory events," says Elisabeth Shaw, Clinical Psychologist and CEO of Relationships Australia NSW.
-
Sep 3, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Britain has announced it will immediately suspend 30 of its 350 arms export licences with Israel because of a "clear risk" that such equipment might be used to commit serious violations of international humanitarian law. Foreign minister David Lammy said on Monday the decision only involved those items that could be used in the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas in the Gaza Strip, rather than a blanket ban or an arms embargo.
-
Aug 26, 2024 | 
rnz.co.nz | Nelli Saarinen
By Nelli Saarinen, ABC LifestyleWhen you need a lunch on the go or something quick for a dinner, few things are as convenient and versatile as wraps or tortillas. They're also a popular emergency pantry food, thanks to their incredibly long shelf-life, even at room temperature. But how do wraps last so long and are they actually healthy?
-
Aug 21, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Online platforms can make it easier and cheaper to organise travel on your own, but an increase in accommodation scams puts a damper on the shiny promise. With the news of booking.com scams leaving travellers out in the cold, here's how to check if your accommodation booking is legitimate, and how to avoid being scammed when booking in the first place.
-
Jul 30, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
The Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) forecasts significant geomagnetic activity over the next couple of days, which could result in displays of aurora australis in the night-time. The geomagnetic storm is expected to be at its strongest on Tuesday evening. BOM said an aurora alert would follow "if significant geomagnetic activity actually occurs".
-
Jul 22, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Lucy Sweeney |Brad Ryan |Jade Macmillan |Carrington Clarke |Barbara Miller |Nelli Saarinen | +2 more
Kamala Harris has stepped out in her first public appearance since Joe Biden announced he was standing down and endorsing her as presidential candidate at the election. Welcoming a group of student athletes to the White House on behalf of the president (who has been isolating with COVID at his home in Delaware), the vice-president again gave her thanks to Biden. "Joe Biden's legacy of accomplishment over the past three years is unmatched in modern history," she said.
-
Jul 18, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Jo Waite has moved back to Brunswick. The 59-year-old artist has spent large parts of her life living in Melbourne's inner north, but this time it's not the same. "I love being back in Brunswick," Jo says. "But it is a different Brunswick. They kicked the artists out after we had made it cool.
-
Jul 15, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Home Affairs Minister Clare O'Neil warns that democracy is under threat due to populism, misinformation, disinformation and foreign interference. The democratic system is declining in both established and recent democracies, threatening social cohesion, she said in a speech on Monday night. The democracy of today needed to adapt to these challenges, and Australia could be "integral" to its revitalisation, Ms O'Neil said.
-
Jul 10, 2024 | 
abc.net.au | Nelli Saarinen
Two US astronauts who should have returned to Earth weeks ago say they are confident that the problem-plagued Boeing Starliner spacecraft they rode up on can bring them back safely, despite significant uncertainties remaining. "I have a real good feeling in my heart that this spacecraft will bring us home, no problem," NASA astronaut Sunita "Suni" Williams said on Wednesday during the test crew's first news conference since docking to the International Space Station (ISS) more than a month ago.
