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Orion astronaut Christina Koch peers out of a main cabin window back at Earth, as they head towards the moon. Photo: NASA.

Orion astronauts set distance record for humanity as they return from moon flypast

Four astronauts aboard NASA’s Orion spacecraft have set a distance record for humanity then set it again in ‘quick’ succession. As of Tuesday morning (AEST), they had travelled 406,771 kilometres from Earth at their most distant point to break the […]
astronomers .... Chris Stockdale and his observatory in Gippsland, Victoria. Photo: ASA

Amateur astronomers find the sky’s not the limit as they go planet hunting

Amateur astronomers in Victoria, NSW and Queensland have been busy – and they have been honoured by the Astronomical Society of Australia (ASA) for their efforts. The astronomers were all awarded the Page Medal, named after amateur astronomer Berenice Page […]
Townsville Port has now increased its cargo holding capacity. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Townsville Port adds 14-hectare cargo storage area to hold giant wind turbine blades

Townsville Port’s new 14-hectare cargo laydown facility will allow it to handle heavy equipment for the critical minerals, renewable energy and advanced manufacturing industries. The state government says the port’s new cargo area means it can handle large project cargo […]
A South Australian reservist is taken into custody by AFP officers. Footage: AFP.

South Australian Reservist faces court over flying drones for Ukraine

A South Australian Army reservist is to face court today (Tuesday) charged with fighting for Ukraine in its war with Russia. The Felixstow man, 25, is to have appeared in Adelaide Magistrates Court today (Tuesday) charged with working for another […]
Scammers are posing as saviours to get people to surrender their online account details, police say. Photo: freepik.

Impersonation scammers are robbing Australians blind, say police

Scammers are posing as would-be saviours to drain accounts with one victim losing $350,000 in cryptocurrency in 18 hours. A Joint Policing Cybercrime Centre (JPC) has drawn on banking data to reveal the tactics scammers are using; these range from […]
The daily traffic run on the Bruce Highway in Moreton Bay. Photo: Moreton Bay City council.

Council pushes state government to fast-track Bruce Highway project

Moreton Bay council is pushing the Queensland Government to fast-track planning and funding for the Bruce Highway Western Alternative project. Mayor Peter Flannery said on Wednesday (April 1) that he wanted a “solid commitment” from government to solve their traffic […]
Zac Lomax, and the Force, take on Queensland at Suncorp tomorrow. Photo: SUPER RUGBY PACIFIC

Perth’s Zac Lomax to make Super Rugby debut on familiar grounds

Former Parramatta player Zac Lomax will make his Super Rugby Union debut for the Western Force against Queensland in Brisbane tomorrow (Saturday). The 26-year-old will start on the bench after he joined the Force last month from the National Rugby […]
The WWII-era Avenger taking off from Wanaka Airport at the 2014 airshow. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Wanaka airshow goes ahead as modern warbirds pulled from lineup

The Wanaka airshow will still take off this Easter long weekend even as the war in Iran spreads its wings over the highlight of the 2026 airshow season Down Under. The biannual Warbirds Over Wanaka airshow in New Zealand is […]
There is now a shift to mobile, short-form personal videos and away from traditional television. Photo: freepik

Mobile videos ‘to help’ drive global media revenues by 2030 as TV money shrinks

Digital mobile videos are expected to drive global media advertising revenue to the almost $1.5 trillion mark by 2030, according to new data recently released in Europe. And the traditional free-to-air and pay TV industry will continue to bleed revenues […]
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