Oceania

Challenger Deep

Created: June 13, 2020

The Astronaut and Oceanographer Kathy Sullivan recently reached the deepest point in the ocean, Challenger Deep. With this she has become the first woman to reach the deepest point in the earth. Highlights In 1984, Kathy made her space walk ..

Tags: achievements of women • Kathy sullivan • Mariana Trench • Marshall Islands • Oceania

Month: Current Affairs - June, 2020

Behrouz Boochani wins Australia’s richest literary prize

Created: February 4, 2019

The Kurdish Iranian journalist, filmmaker and detained refugee, Behrouz Boochani has won the Victorian Prize for Literature for a book he reportedly wrote using the online messaging service WhatsApp. He was awarded the Aus$100,000 (US$72,600) prize for his book “No ..

Tags: Asylum seeker • Behrouz • Behrouz Boochani • Continents • Manus Island