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Friday morning kick-off confirmed for NFL game at MCG
AN NFL regular season game will be played mid-morning on a Friday at the MCG about two weeks before the AFL grand final. The Los Angeles Rams will take on ‘neighbours’ San Francisco 49ers at the Melbourne Cricket Game on […]
Australia ‘must stand’ on its own feet amid global chaos fed by US President Donald Trump
Australia is being tested, and exposed, by global conflicts sparked in no small part by Donald Trump’s second US presidency. That was the sentiment expressed at a sovereignty and security forum in Canberra today, hosted by UNSW Professor of War Studies […]
New data centre proposals worth $52 billion have been given NSW Government’s tick of approval
New data centre proposals worth nearly $52 billion have been endorsed by the NSW Government. The 15 projects, worth $51.9 billion, have been conditionally approved by the Investment Delivery Authority (IDA) which has released a draft paper on managing the […]
Rockhampton man faces life in jail for trying to fight in Myanmar civil war if convicted
A Rockhampton man is facing life in jail if convicted for trying to join in Myanmar’s ongoing civil war. The defendant appeared in Brisbane Magistrates Court today (March 26), charged by the Queensland Joint Counter Terrorism Team (JCTT) with one […]
Ageing and isolated in wealthy inner Sydney attracts more support services
An ageing, isolated population in affluent inner Sydney is emerging as a central hub for crisis relief. Non-profit clothing charity Thread Together diverts new clothing from landfill to those in hardship. It is expanding its Mobile Wardrobe van service to […]
Truckies find some relief from fuel costs after fair contract wait times removed
Truckies will now find it easier to manage fuel and other costs after contract wait times were removed amid price shocks caused by the Middle East war. Canberra is changing the Fair Work Act to allow trucking operators to file emergency […]
Farming confidence ‘was already falling’ before war in Middle East
Farming confidence across the country had fallen this year even before the Iranian war pushed fuel prices up, a new national survey reveals. The quarterly survey by global agribusiness banker Rabobank found farming confidence was down 9% (down by 3% […]
Singapore Airlines names date for first overseas flight out of new Sydney airport
Singapore Airlines has become the first overseas carrier to confirm a starting date for services at the new Western Sydney International Airport (WSI). Daily non-stop flights will start on November 23 amid a current jet fuel price scare sparked by […]
Obesity to cost Australia $87 billion in 10 years without action, says new bipartisan report
Australia’s obesity epidemic will cost nearly $90 billion a year in 10 years and crash productivity without government help, says a new bipartisan report. Released on Monday, the report from the progressive McKell Institute and conservative Menzies Research Centre predicts that the […]
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