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The Elsewhere Pod sits on the couple’s Sunshine Coast hinterland property and measures about 6 metres by 2.4 metres, states the online report. Its compact footprint is offset by floor-to-ceiling glass, contemporary interiors and a design aimed at making the most of its rural surroundings. When mortgage repayments suddenly become the biggest expense on a…

PC: Novgorod State University Archaeologists have found an 11th-century pendant in Staraya Russa that combines an image of a Christian saint with a woman’s head featuring snake-like hair. The copper-alloy pendant was uncovered during excavations at the Pyatnitsky site, in an ancient urban household in an area that was being developed in the 11th century….

Representative Image of a lush South African landscape being restored, showcasing diverse grassland, savanna, and thicket ecosystems (AI Generated Image) South Africa has launched ReLISA, or Restoring Landscapes in South Africa, a 5-year, €15-million programme aimed at restoring degraded grassland, savanna and thicket ecosystems while expanding protected areas and strengthening climate and water resilience. The…

In the late 1980s, Polish explorer Piotr Chmielinski and American writer Joe Kane became the first people to paddle the full length of the Amazon from its source area to the Atlantic Ocean. Kane first walked 200 miles before joining the paddling journey. The expedition covered about 4,200 miles from the high-altitude headwaters to the…

PC: Australian Geographic In 1984, Australian explorer Denis Bartell walked 390km from west to east across the Simpson Desert in a three-week solo journey with no backup vehicles. Bartell had already crossed the desert more than 30 times in four-wheel-drive vehicles and studied the records of earlier explorers before making the journey on foot. His…

The High Commission clarified that the 30-day visa-free facility available to Indian passport holders is meant only for tourism. India has warned its nationals against using Malaysia’s 30-day visa-free entry facility to seek employment, cautioning them about agents making false job promises.The High Commission of India in Kuala Lumpur said there has been a “noticeable…

Pic credit: ABC Illawarra/ Brooke Chandler Peter Chauncy was supposed to become a lawyerHe enrolled in law school, but then his father got sick. Young Chauncy took his textbooks and came home to help on the family sheep and cattle farm in Canyonleigh, NSW. His father didn’t survive, so the farm became his responsibility. When…

PC: Queensland Government A former sugarcane property in Far North Queensland is being transformed through an 11-year project to restore endangered lowland rainforest in Babinda. The Babinda Swamp Forest Restoration project aims to restore wetland vegetation, create habitat for 53 threatened plant and animal species, and improve water quality that flows into the Great Barrier…

Representative Image of the southern Carpathian Mountains with European minks exploring their potential return habitat (AI Generated Image) Conservation organisations in Romania and across Europe are assessing whether the critically endangered European mink could eventually be returned to parts of the southern Carpathian Mountains, where the species has disappeared from much of its former range….

 Preeti announced that she had resigned from her job and was planning to return to India An Indian-origin woman has decided to leave her high-paying job at Deloitte in Canada and return to India after six years, saying her ageing parents and her own health are behind the decision.Preeti Bisnik, who worked as a senior…