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Drumming up defence business now the target of new Qld defence team
Drumming up defence business is firmly on Queensland’s radar with a new government team tasked with attracting more spending, projects and jobs. And the government wants to make the state home to the country’s largest land defence industry expo, Land […]
Battery-powered bulk carrier begins SA operations carrying limestone
A battery-powered self-loading bulk carrier has begun carrying limestone cargo for cement production in South Australia. The CSL Group built the 125-metre-long MV Yampu to carry limestone from a quarry owned by Adbri on South Australia’s Yorke Peninsula to the […]
Costco ‘flying into’ Brisbane Airport with new $145m warehouse
Costco is ‘flying into’ Brisbane Airport with work under way on a new $145 million 6.7-hectare warehouse. Its new 15,600 square metre warehouse and fuel station is due to open in late 2029 and will be its first store in […]
First firefighters to start returning home after month spent fighting US bushfires
The first group of Australian and New Zealand firefighters are to return home tomorrow (AEST) after a month helping fight bushfires in the US. The Idaho-based National Interagency Fire Center says 74 specialists that arrived in July and early August […]
Lizards, snakes disappearing much faster than thought, says new Monash research
Lizards and snakes are disappearing twice as fast than previously thought, says new research from Monash University. A university review found that about 127 species (or just over 13%) of Australian lizards and snakes are likely to be facing extinction, […]
Waiting to train new builders not an option, says WA housing industry
Waiting to train new builders will take too long as WA faces a housing ‘traffic jam’ of rising unaffordability and infrastructure projects. And the Housing Industry Association (HIA) says bringing skilled builders from overseas needs to be treated separately to […]
Bathurst Supercars weekend gets new concert to delay fans’ departure from Mount Panorama
Bathurst’s Supercars mountain race in October will get a concert to delay fans’ departures and ease traffic congestion on the partly-closed Great Western Highway. One of Australia’s biggest regional sporting events, the Mount Panorama races attracted more than 198,000 fans […]
Lockboxes on Sydney city streets to disappear next April
Lockboxes are in Sydney City Council’s sights which will be removing them from all public property from April next year. Council says these boxes are not permitted on property like poles, signs, fences, trees, tree guards and bike racks. Lord […]
Teenage P-plater fined, to face court after seven found in ute on Gold Coast
A teenage P-plater has been fined and will face children’s court next month after Queensland highway police found seven passengers in his ute. At 1.45am on August 19, police say they pulled over the vehicle as it ‘drifted’ between lanes […]
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