Keyword "worst case scenario" - List of latest news (56 results)

20/04 ‘All hold our breath’: Horror AFL moment

The footy world was holding its breath after Bulldogs star Sam Darcy appeared to suffer a serious knee injury against St Kilda on Sunday night.

28/03 Soldier’s widow responds to murder claim

The widow of an Australian soldier has asked the coroner to reopen her husband’s coronial inquest after the revelation that another serviceman allegedly confessed to killing him.

28/03 ‘KILLED HIM’: Bombshell new claim about Aussie soldier’s death

A former Australian soldier allegedly claimed that he killed his own comrade while on tour – but authorities have refused to investigate.

10/03 Vladimir Putin will repeat worst of Ukraine horrors on next target: Ex-NATO boss

The year is 2027. Vladimir Putin’s missiles rip through homes across the Baltics, civilians are massacred in the streets and women are raped in bombed-out rooms by Russian soldiers.

04/03 ‘Critical’: Where cyclone is expected to hit land

Tropical Cyclone Alfred is expected to hit Brisbane’s northern suburbs as it begins moving “directly” towards Queensland’s coast tonight.

18/02 Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna releases rare statement

Michael Schumacher’s wife has broken her silence on a “far too lenient” sentence handed down following a $24 million blackmail plot against the Formula 1 legend.

13/02 Blackmail plotter jailed as Michael Schumacher’s wife Corinna intends to appeal

A nightclub bouncer who was the architect behind a plot to blackmail Michael Schumacher for $24 million has been sentenced to three years in prison.

27/01 Tourist who had leg amputated returns home

A tourist who had his leg amputated following a 20-hour rescue mission in Tasmania is returning home to Lithuania after spending months in hospital recovering.

24/01 ‘Worst scenario’: $800 reason Novak Djokovic was booed

Novak Djokovic has pulled the pin at the Australian Open.

21/01 Plea to psychs ahead of walkout threat

NSW Mental Health Minister Rose Jackson has urged the state’s public hospital psychiatrists to not quit the system en mass, with the NSW government expediting a hearing with independent workplace umpire set to take place in eight weeks.

02/12 Sign more commuter chaos on the way

Sydneysiders could see industrial action once again if if a deal between the NSW government and the Rail, Tram and Bus Union isn’t reached this week.

02/12 Work party no-no’s that could get you sacked

The humble work Christmas party – it might be the one of the key events on the social calendar for some, but for others, it might actually feel closer to the worst time of the year.

24/09 ‘Dodgy’: Huge row over $665 nuclear claim

New claims that Australian families could face a $665-a-year increase in power bills if Peter Dutton pursues nuclear power have been slammed as “dodgy” and designed to shut down the debate.

12/04 King Charles’ touching act for Prince William and Prince Harry

King Charles is reportedly hoping to act as a middleman between his sons Prince Harry and Prince William.

06/04 Shocking King Charles emergency plan revealed: Royal commentator

Thanks to Jane Austen, the BBC’s vast bonnet storage facility, and Bridgerton, the Regency period is everywhere.

30/03 Baltimore bridge collapse exposes ticking time bomb

The ship that destroyed the Baltimore Bridge was big. Really big. But it is nowhere near the biggest. And that’s becoming a titanic problem.

18/03 Aussie cities face ‘disaster waiting to happen’

Record immigration has been blamed as a key driver of Australia’s housing crisis by a growing number of experts, but population growth will soon put increasing pressure on another, less-talked-about scarce resource — water.

17/03 Porsche brings electric future to Australia

Car companies are preparing for a switch to electric racing as road cars go green.

31/01 Abbie Chatfield reveals the truth about a famous celebrity hot spot

Byron Bay is known as the celebrity hot spot of Australia, but Abbie Chatfield has claimed it isn’t the oasis you think it is.

09/01 Man filmed surfing roof of Sydney public bus

Chilling footage has captured the dangerous moment a man climbed onto the roof of a public bus before it pulled away from a stop.

08/01 Cops target dangerous behaviour on public transport

Offenders are risking their lives and causing massive delays across the Sydney public transport network in the hopes of gaining social media attention.

22/12 After Surviving a Wildfire, Who Wants to Live in a Future-Proof Town?

The leaders of a Canadian town wanted it to become a model of climate-friendly building. Residents just wanted to come home.

11/12 Please Stop Paying George Santos for Clout

Politicians should not be influencers.

04/12 Terrifying AI prediction of what WFH employees will look like in 25 years

Overweight, hunched back, objectively terrible hair and ill-fitting clothing are apparently your future if you’re a remote worker.

03/11 The Theory of Hamas’s Catastrophic Success

Both Hamas and Israel are making up strategies as they go.

20/10 Hamas attack could lead to World War Three

With thousands dead and major global powers flying into Israel, analysts are now predicting the Israel-Hamas war could develop into World War Three.

19/10 New luxury SUV surprises

Buyers of the new Audi Q8 e-tron will feel like Christmas has come early.

18/10 The Insurance Industry’s Brutal Climate Math

Sometimes, a town doesn’t have to be underwater to become uninhabitable. All it has to do is be uninsurable.

17/10 What Is Israel Trying to Accomplish?

Gazans know that if they leave, they will have to rely on the goodwill of Israel to let them back in and not use this moment to remake the region’s demography.

16/10 What Hamas Wants

The straightforward explanation that the experts missed

13/10 'Anatomy of a Fall' Is a Gloriously Disorienting Thrill Ride

Justine Triet’s Palme d’Or–winning film is an emotional puzzle that will keep you guessing.

10/10 Jacinta Allan won’t front Commonwealth Games inquiry

Victorian premier Jacinta Allan has doubled down on her refusal to front he parliamentary inquiry into the state’s defunct hosting of the Commonwealth Games.

25/09 The Next Supercontinent Could Be a Terrible, Terrible Place

A new study predicts that Earth’s future is hot, dry, and all smushed together.

20/09 The Economic Stakes of the UAW Strike

The strike isn’t likely to reshape the national economy, but its effects will still be acutely felt.

15/09 Olympic swimming gold medalist Ariarne Titmus’ ‘scary’ health update

Olympic and World swimming superstar Ariarne Titmus has revealed she went under the knife after a “scary” issue came up on a scan.

07/09 Our First ‘Nonemergency’ COVID Season

A new wave. A new variant. A new vaccine. Do we know COVID’s annual pattern yet?

31/08 When the State Has a Problem With Your Identity

Inside one family's decision to move from Texas to California to protect their transgender teenager

11/08 We’re in an Age of Fire

Wildfires in Maui prove once again that the world must face the dawn of the “pyrocene.”

09/08 How to Make a Four-Day Workweek Sustainable

Reducing worker hours can go very well or very badly. Execution matters.

28/07 Xi’s ‘deadly game’ exposed by major ‘failures’

The ousting of a “captain’s choice” minister. A tanking economy. Increasing international isolation. A chain of climate catastrophes. All have shifted the spotlight to Chairman Xi Jinping’s leadership.

21/07 Voice questions Aussies want answered

There’s been a lot of talk about the Indigenous Voice to parliament from politicians as the campaigns for and against the referendum gather momentum.

17/07 Warning over ‘Bare Minimum Monday’ trend

An Aussie executive coach has blasted the “Bare Minimum Monday” trend sweeping workplaces around the country, labelling it “dangerous” and a “matter of life or death”.

22/06 Worst news confirmed for Titanic sub

Oxygen reserves on board the missing Titanic submersible have run out with hopes of a rescue mission in tatters.

22/06 ‘Clowns’: ‘Dangerous’ activists on notice

NSW Premier Chris Minns says he will engage with social media sites in a bid to prevent activists from broadcasting dangerous and disruptive demonstrations online.

21/06 Three grim scenarios facing missing sub

Are they bobbing on the surface of the Atlantic, bolted into a tiny titanium coffin?

15/06 ‘Means the world’: Power couple Jeremy and Kellie Finlayson melt AFL

Port Adelaide’s Jeremy Finlayson put in another stirring performance, booting four goals in his side’s 16.14 (110) to 11.6 (72) win over the Cats.

07/06 Horror as boy swept in air in inflatable ball

Terrifying footage has captured the moment a nine-year-old boy in an inflatable zorb ball was swept into the air before crashing to the ground.

03/06 Souths duo Jai Arrow and Cam Murray send scares through Origin

South Sydney bounced back from an early onslaught from the Gold Coast Titans to claim a 46-28 win but there are injury questions over of the club’s two Origin stars.

01/06 Surprising new threat has China terrified

Social credit scores aren’t enough. All-pervading censorship doesn’t touch the sides. So now Chairman Xi Jinping wants his country to push ahead with constructing a “national security risk monitoring and early warning system” to find dissenters before they dissent.

25/05 Sunrise host Nat Barr stunned by MAFS star’s claim

One of the most controversial stars of this year’s season of Nine’s Married At First Sight has appeared on a rival network to drop bold claims about the series.

20/04 Macabre game is deranged Animal Crossing

The opening scene of Massive Monster’s Cult of the Lamb goes something like this.

15/04 Men can’t believe this woman is 49

While it’s impossible to avoid ageing, some women have managed to do it gracefully.

05/04 UGA senior is diagnosed with stage 4 brain tumor

Liza Burke, 21, suffered a brain bleed while she was on vacation in Mexico on March 10 - and air lifted to the Mayo Clinic in Jacksonville, Florida where she has been receiving treatment.

29/03 Bird flu could kill one in TWENTY humans it infects, models reveal

UK scientists tasked with developing 'scenarios of early human transmission' of bird flu have warned that five per cent of infected people could die if the virus took off in humans.

21/02 Terrifying map reveals Australia's future

The clock is ticking closer to midnight for Antarctica’s “doomsday glacier”. Once it lets go, it will trigger an irrevocable chain reaction adding 3 metres to a global rise in sea levels. And that’s just the start.

08/02 Tourists cop insane $1200 bill for two drinks

A couple has claimed they were hit with a staggering €800 ($A1200) bill for two drinks, four crab legs and a salad at a notorious Greek restaurant.