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The new Townsville airport bus service will offer a cheaper transport option to Magnetic Island via a stop at Breakwater Ferry Terminal. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Townsville airport to get daily bus service to city CBD for 50 cents

Townsville Airport is to get a new bus service to the city CBD city for 50 cents a trip starting from the end of this month. Route 222 will run every hour from 4am to 11pm, seven days a week […]
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Pubs, club and bars to stay open longer in NSW for FIFA World Cup

Pubs, clubs and bars across NSW will be able to stay open for longer for the 2026 FIFA World Cup which kicks off on Friday (local time). The biggest sporting event on the planet will be held in the United […]
Australian hopes ended when the Chiefs defeated Queensland on Saturday. Photo: Super Rugby Pacific

Australian hopes for 2026 Super Rugby glory crashes in NZ

Australian fan interest in the 2026 Super Rugby finals is over after big losses by the ACT Brumbies and Queensland on the weekend. And Queensland’s 46-24 loss marked the end of Reds coach Less Kiss’s tenure as he prepares to […]
FILE …the new rail hub could allow more than 300,000 tonnes of grain to be taken to Ballarat. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

New $55m rail freight hub for Ballarat to bolster container traffic to Melbourne port

New rail tracks, siding and signals are among work under way on a new $55 million intermodal freight hub taking shape at Ballarat, Victoria. The hub will give tenants of the Ballarat West Employment Zone (BWEZ), specifically George Weston Foods […]
Socceroos ... The 2026 World Cup soccer final will be held at MetLife Stadium, New Jersey, on July 19. Photo: freepik

Socceroos debutants named in World Cup squad as NZ runs into Iran-US war tensions

Two Socceroos are to make their international debut season on the biggest sports stage of all: the 2026 FIFA World Cup. The final 26-player Socceroos squad was named at the start of the week and features 17 potential Cup debutants. […]
Water bills in north-east Victorian towns will rise up to 27% in the next five years. Photo: Thomas/www.pixabay.com

NE Victorian households face water bill shock as Melbourne increase contained

North-east Victorian households will be hit with a nearly 10% increase in water and sewerage bills in the new financial year. And bills are expected to go up by 27% over five years after the Essential Services Commission (ESC) released […]
TV shipments to Asia/Oceania for Q1 2026 were the highest recorded by tech firm Omdia. Photo: gpointstudio on Magnific

Global TV retails stocks grew by 50 million units in three months for 2026 FIFA World Cup

More than 50 million TV units were shipped to retailers globally in the first three months of 2026 amid a build-up to the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North and Central America. Tech research firm Omdia says the 50.3 million […]
approval ... A 1.8km cableway is among the project’s attractions planned for Airlie Beach. Photo: wirestock on Magnific

State approval of new $100m Airlie Beach cable car project now on the fast-track

Approval of a planned $100 million cable car project for Airlie Beach is to be fast-tracked by the Queensland Government. The government has given the Whitsunday Skyway Project ‘prescribed’ status to streamline the approvals process and is separate to $5m […]
smuggle ... The yacht is intercepted by taskforce officers off the coast of Exmouth, WA, on Monday, June 1. Photo: AFP.

Failed bid to smuggle Qld man to Indonesia lands three in WA courts

A failed bid to smuggle a suspected Queensland fugitive to Indonesia has landed three people in WA courts. The Australian Federal Police (AFP) says officers from a WA joint crime taskforce arrested three people onboard a yacht at 8am on […]
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