Roderick Eime
Digital Journalist based in Sydney, Australia, Australia.
Joined on Jul 21, 2009
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Canberra -
The Australian Prime Minister, Ms Julia Gillard, was trapped inside a Canberra building for around 30 minutes as she was besieged by Aboriginal protesters.
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Canberra -
Acclaimed actor and arts supporter, Geoffrey Rush, was named Australian of the Year 2012 at a public event on the lawns of Parliament House in Canberra.
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Love them or hate them, everybody reads them. TripAdvisor.com, arguably the most influential source of hotel reviews, has released its much anticipated Travelers Choice Awards for 2012. But not all hotels agree.
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Hong Kong -
A movement of conservationists, high profile chefs, luxury hotels and celebrities are working to raise the awareness of the overfishing of sharks for fin soup and the danger to the world marine ecosystem
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One of the largest cruise ships operating in the Mediterranean has run aground causing panic aboard. At least eight passengers are reported dead. Video of the incident is now circulating online.
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Sydney -
A Malaysia Airlines (MAS) pilot has been arrested at Sydney airport and charged with the illegal importation of 5kg of methamphetamine in his suitcase
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Hunan -
An innovative Chinese construction company mass produces sustainable, earthquake-proof skyscrapers that cost up to ten times less than conventional structures. Watch the amazing time-lapse video.
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Phuket -
Renner avoids serious injury, while drinking buddy and resort manager, Vorasit “Pla-wan” Issara, ends up in hospital with serious wounds
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Philadelphia -
There’s no doubt the romance and mystique of the great ocean liners lives on long after their demise, whether it be by natural retirement or calamity. But the SS United States holds a special place in US history and her future is in doubt.
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Bathurst -
The annual Bathurst 12 Hour production car event was halted for nearly an hour as a massive gum tree fell across the track during a storm.
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Very soon the term ‘adventure travel’ will have a whole new meaning. Not content with sub-orbital space flight, Branson has revealed his next daring plan to thrill well-healed adventurers like himself, the Necker Nymph.
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On January 26, one of Papua New Guinea’s most famous WWII relics went home. “The Swamp Ghost” is a B-17 Flying Fortress bomber that crash landed in a New Guinea swamp. Not everybody is glad to see her go.
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Police have commandeered the mysteriously active Facebook page of a missing Australian millionaire in an attempt to solve his week-old disappearance
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Surf Lifesaving Australia (SLSA) has launched a new website and awareness campaign in an attempt to halt the rising number of drowning deaths from treacherous rip currents.
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Sea Shepherd's fast protest vessel, Ady Gil, has been badly damaged in a collision with the Japanese whaler, Shonan Maru 2. Conflicting accounts emerge.
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The restoration team working on Mawson’s huts have finally found parts of the Vickers aircraft taken to Antarctica by Sir Douglas Mawson in 1912.
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Jennifer Hawkins, the Australian former cheerleader and Miss Universe 2004, bares all in an unretouched photoshoot for fashion magazine, marie clare, and to raise awareness for the Butterfly Foundation.
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The curvy Aussie model who fronted the controversial 2006 “Where the Bloody Hell are You?” campaign for Tourism Australia, is in hot water again after the disappearance of her A$250,000 Aston Martin
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The Leahy family is an important name in the discovery and exploration of Papua New Guinea and this week, Richard Leahy, son of the noted explorer, Michael James (Mick) Leahy, was seriously injured in an aircraft crash.
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It looks like a scene from a science fiction or horror movie, but this medical emergency is a real life drama for this young parliamentarian.
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