Latest Article

FILE … Australian teams have to win in NZ this weekend to advance further in the Super Rugby finals. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Australian 2026 Super Rugby finals hopes rest across the Ditch in NZ

Australian hopes of Super Rugby Pacific finals glory now rest on winning in New Zealand this weekend to stay alive. The table-topping Hurricanes will kick off the finals when they host the ACT Brumbies at Hnry Stadium this Friday. The action […]
The Spirit of Queensland arriving at Townsville. The regional service has been reduced from four to one return service a week as of today. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

Queensland regional rail services going off the tracks as union deadlock deepens

Queensland’s regional rail services are cutting back as of today (June 1) amid an ongoing dispute with unions that has already reduced South-East Qld metro services. Since mid-April, more than 50 long-distance services have been fully or partially cancelled affecting […]
The British 1933 Brough Superior SS 100 motorcycle that sold for $338,000 at auction on Sunday. Photo: supplied.

British vintage motorcycle sells for $338,000 at auction

A 93-year-old vintage British motorcycle has sold for $338,000 at an online auction out of Melbourne on Sunday in an Australian first. The sale price for the 1933 Brough Superior SS 100 motorcycle by Donington Auctions makes it the most […]
Australian ... The 175m-long Kokoda is the first ship in a reserve shipping fleet. Photo: ANL

Australian flagged, crewed cargo ship becomes first addition to reserve shipping fleet

In a slice of Australian maritime history, a locally-flagged and crewed cargo vessel has become the country’s first reserve strategic fleet ship. The ANL Kokoda will be part of a five-year pilot program to strengthen Australia’s shipping sovereignty and national […]
Wheat .... Fuel, and diesel, price rises will be a major factor in this new season, says Rabobank. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Wheat growers to bear brunt of shortfall in 2026-27 winter grain crop production

Wheat growers are expected to bear the brunt of a five-year record low in winter grain planting this season. Rising fuel costs and mixed weather have been identified as major causes, global agribanker Rabobank says in its latest winter crop […]
The Parkes telescope dish, part of the CSIRO and used by NASA for its space missions. Photo: NASA.

Parkes tapped for $65 million of new projects as industries set up shop

Parkes may be best known for Elvis fans and a giant telescope dish but the NSW town is in line for a $65 million economic boost. The NSW Government says three companies are to set up operations in a ‘special […]
camels ... outside the iconic Birdsville Hotel in the Queensland outback. Photo: Beaver Brophy/supplied.

Camels returning to heat up outback towns for three hectic weeks

The camels are returning to Queensland outback towns in July for a jam-packed three weeks of races. The Outback Camel Trail covers five events in five towns over 21 days with other activities like pig, yabby and mower races (Boulia), […]
Delegates at the police summit just held in Fiji. They came from Palau, Federated States of Micronesia, Cook Islands, Fiji, Tonga, Tuvalu, France, PNG, Australia, New Zealand, Marshall Islands and Samoa (Western and American). Photo: Australian Federal Police

Colombia police to join Pacific drugs squad targeting trafficking to Australia

Colombia police will join in Pacific-wide efforts to crack down on drug trafficking to Australia. A new joint investigations squad will be created and based in Bogota, Colombia, to target the trade at its source; it will involve officers from […]
The planned sale of the Dutch company poses too great a risk, the Hague says. Photo: Nikodi from Pixabay.

Dutch government blocks US tech company’s plans to buy Cloud provider

The Dutch government has shot down plans to sell homegrown Cloud services provider Solvinity to US software company Kyndryl. The sale was blocked due to security and privacy concerns under a Dutch law that curbs foreign control over telecom services, […]
Loading
Scroll to Top