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Rental market in NSW worsens as Qld starts to loosen a little
Rental housing in NSW is worsening even as Queensland’s market is loosening, says the Real Estate Institute (REI). The NSW branch of the institute (REINSW) says the number of residential tenancy agreements fell by more than 25,000 over the 12 […]
More train services to run across, and out of, Melbourne by month’s end
More trains will be running across Melbourne by the end of the month, a new-look state government says. And an order is in for 25 more locally built trains to compliment ones that are starting to be delivered. The government […]

Qld police seize 249 e-ride devices, charge 24 with drunken riding
Qld police have seized more than 240 electric ride devices and issued almost 1000 fines in just one month. Since Operation Yankee Surety started on July 1, police say they targeted dangerous behaviour and illegal devices. So far, officers issued […]

New parents almost entirely tired behind the wheel, says accident research centre
New parents say they are almost always tired when behind the wheel, a new Monash University study’s survey shows. And the researchers want a better fatigue warning system in place for them. The university’s accident research centre surveyed 1660 drivers […]

Flying doctors carrying more patients further across Qld as demand increases
Flying doctors in Queensland carried more patients and flew more with an average of 223 cases a day in the last 12 months. The Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) Queensland says it recorded more than 81,000 cases statewide in the […]

Jetstar to charge for overhead baggage, scrap gate weigh-ins in 2027
Jetstar is to start charging for overhead baggage and is doing away with gate check-ins from early next year. The airline to scrapping its current carry-on weight limit (7kg) as it shifts from a weight to size limit model. Prices […]

More overseas deployments for NSW, New Zealand fire crews
More overseas deployments are not expected to affect domestic preparations as NSW and New Zealand send more firefighters to North America. An RAAF Globemaster carrying two NSW Rural Fire Service helicopters and a 24-strong support crew has just flown out […]

New fossil energy projects ‘adding fuel to a burning world’
New fossil fuel projects are making a catastrophic situation worse as climate pollution drives fires across Europe, Canada and US with Australia next in the firing line. The warning was made as Australian (and Kiwi) crews and aircraft flew off […]

Spider-Man swings his way into the black in a big way across Australia, globally
Spider-Man has swung his way into Australian cinema record books by claiming the biggest opening weekend in 2026. Spider-Man: Brand New Day brought in $30.4 million on its debut weekend and attracted over 1.8 million fans into cinemas from Thursday, […]
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