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A mother is at her wits’ end and sick of having to explain to visitors what that stinky smell in her garden is. Skye McIver from t Sydney’s Northern Beaches has been living in Davidson for the past five years. But it wasn’t until six months ago that she first noticed the “terrible smell” on her property and then the “stinky phallic mushrooms” growing among her plants. “We’ve had numerous mushrooms shoot up since then and it’s always the smell that we noticed first before the… Source link

Day-trippers flocked to a popular Aussie beach as the mercury soared to 30 degrees earlier this month. As they splashed in waters that felt like a warm tropical bath, an extremely rare Antarctic seal joined them. But all was not well. Acclimatised to an icy wilderness rather than stifling Port Phillip Bay, the crabeater seal kept its eyes closed and barely moved. “Some people were really curious, but most were ignoring it and just trying to keep cool. They probably didn’t realise how rare… Source link

Frustrated residents have urged the local council to “pull their finger out” and do something about a well-known problem that’s “destroying” cars and causing chaos at a busy intersection. Locals in Coogee in Sydney’s east say two “ridiculous” concrete blocks in the middle of the road are to blame for countless damaged cars and “hours” long congestion at the corner of Arden Street and Coogee Bay Road — but the council has confirmed they won’t be removed and explained why. Raising the issue… Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]‘Amazing’ sight on Aussie doorstep leaves woman stunned  Yahoo News Australia Source link

[unable to retrieve full-text content]Subtle change in Aldi stores praised by Aussie shoppers: ‘About time’  Yahoo News Source link

The first time wasn’t quite the charm for Danielle Collins.  Against all odds (Collins was 50-1 entering the tournament), the 27th-seeded American battled world No. 1 Ashleigh Barty on Saturday at the Australian Open in her first Grand Slam finals appearance, losing 6-3, 7-6 (7-2).  After dropping the first set, Collins had her chance to force a third set, building a 5-1 lead, but Barty rallied and eventually won the set — and the match — in a tiebreaker. Barty became the first Australian… Source link

Despite a high-profile visit to China by a team of international experts in January, the world is no closer to knowing the origins of Covid-19, according to one of the authors of an open letter calling for a new investigation. Vaccines expert Nikolai Petrovsky of Flinders University, one of 26 global experts who signed the open letter, published Friday, said “at this point we are no further advanced” than a year ago. “Based on our analysis, and as confirmed by the global study convened by… Source link

Jessica Pegula has never advanced this far in a Grand Slam. (AP Photo/Andy Brownbill) Jessica Pegula has done it again. The unseeded 26-year-old American who opened the Australian Open by ousting No. 12 seed and two-time champion Victoria Azarenka, won her fourth straight match in Melbourne on Monday. This time she upset No. 5 seed Elina Svitolina to advance to the quarterfinal round. The daughter of Buffalo Bills and Sabres owners Kim and Terry Pegula has never advanced this far in a Grand… Source link

A couple from NSW’s Southern Highlands have created one of the two disinfectant products available in Australia that are approved by the Therapeutic Goods Administration (TGA) and can kill Covid-19 on surfaces. Virosol was created by Sophie and Steve Westlake. The commercial-grade disinfectant can be used on all surfaces and is proven to kill Covid-19 along with 99 per cent of germs. Speaking to Yahoo News Australia, the Westlakes explained they assumed a big manufacturer would come up with… Source link