Douglas Shire officials are pinning new hopes on the marine industry boosted by new funding from the Queensland Government. The state is giving $300,000 to Douglas Shire Council to carry out a scoping study into a proposed marine precinct at […]

WHO WAS LAWRENCE OF ARABIA? T.E. Lawrence (1888–1935) was a British archaeologist, military officer and writer who became famous for his role in the Arab Revolt against the Ottoman Empire during World War I when he helped unite the Arab tribes. […]

South Australia’s gas supply challenge will not be answered simply by lifting a fracking ban two years early, one Victorian academic warns. Professor Ranjith Gamage is Director of Monash University’s Deep Earth Energy Research Lab which studies sustainable resource extraction […]

RoBird is now flying around Moreton Bay skies to protect the city’s $100 million strawberry industry from the real deal. The drone is being tested by council in a deal with research and development corporation Hort Innovation and Canadian technology […]

Digital cryptocurrency exchange Bitget is turning to pizza to poke fun at, and reject, constant predictions of death for bitcoin. The universal exchange (UEX) platform launched its global Bitcoin Pizza Day 2026 brand campaign, Flip the Slice, centered around a music […]

A CSIRO decision to cut 92 climate science jobs is likely to keep Australians in the dark and be felt beyond these shores, critics say. The agency announced the cuts yesterday (May 21) despite a recent federal budget allocation of […]

A new surf park and Australia’s large zipline will benefit from $8 million in state funding to boost Gold Coast tourism. The money is coming from a public-private $80m Tourism Icon Investment Fund, the Queensland Government says. Government will spend […]

Plans for a mobile sauna in a southern Hobart suburb have taken a first step forward with planning approval. Hobart City Council’s planning committee has approved an application from Harnon Saunas for a partial change of zoning at the site […]