Australia Day 2024 Honours List.
The 2024 Australia Day Honours list recognises and celebrates 1,042 Australians, including awards in the Order of Australia (General and Military Divisions), meritorious awards and recognition for distinguished and conspicuous service.
The full list can be seen at www.gg.gov.au/australia-day-2024-honours-list
From the 739 recipients of awards … Read the rest
Is a Pedestrian crossing with a Refuge considered to be a single crossing, or two separate crossings?
Pedestrians may cross the road in stages by stopping at a refuge island in the middle of the road.
www.qld.gov.au
A more detailed explanation is this one from … Read the rest
There are some rules that cyclists must follow in Australia.
The Queensland Road Rules encourage safe interactions between all road users. If you don’t follow the road rules, you may be fined.
These rules include:
Cyclists can ride across pedestrian crossings at traffic lights, … Read the rest
Yes, there are rules that pedestrians must follow in Australia.
The Queensland Road Rules encourage safe interactions between all road users. If you don’t follow the road rules, you may be fined.
These rules include:
Age of first-time mothers in Australia.
In 2020, the most common age group for a mother to have her first child was 30 to 39, with 486 in every 1,000 mothers being in that age group. This is up from just 117 in 1961.
In 1961, the most common age … Read the rest
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will be held on 14 October 2023.
The question asked will be:
To alter the Constitution to recognise the First Peoples of Australia by establishing an Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Voice.
Do you approve this proposed alteration?
The final model … Read the rest
A recent poll at miragenews.com shows a negative result for the Voice Referendum, based on current information available to the public.
The 2023 Australian Indigenous Voice referendum will ask voters to approve an alteration to the Australian … Read the rest
People are still losing money with scams impersonating Government departments.
If you receive a call or message claiming to be from the Australian government requesting personal information, offering a refund or asking you to make an urgent payment, visit their website (ending with .gov.au) or contact them on their publicly … Read the rest
The last known Tasmanian Tiger, or Thylacine, died in September 1936 at the Beaumaris Zoo in Hobart.
A year later, in November 1937, the Beaumaris Zoo closed down, due to falling attendances during the worsening economic times.
The zoo started in 1895 as a private collection … Read the rest
A Credit Suisse Global Wealth Report is showing that Australians are the richest people in the world – and three times richer than the average American.
Australians are shown as having a higher median wealth per adult than any other country in the world.
