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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, […]
Brisbane is well off-track to meet hotel demand for the 2032 Olympics, the Property Council says. Photo: supplied

Hotel rooms for 2032 Brisbane Olympics remains well off-track, says property industry

Hotel capacity for the 2032 Brisbane Olympic Games remains stalled even as demand for rooms continues to grow. And more hotel rooms will place the state’s visitor economy in a bigger position post-Games, says a new report for the Property […]
cooling ... Lucky the loggerhead turtle returned to Bribie Island to nest last season. She was tagged 20 years ago when she was freed from fishing wire. Photo: Moreton Bay council

Cooling Bribie’s beaches to protect Moreton Bay’s loggerhead turtles’ breeding nests

Cooling beaches is helping Moreton Bay’s loggerhead turtles to produce more males and possibly avoid breeding themselves into extinction. Ahead of World Turtle Day on Sunday, May 23, council announced another successful turtle nesting season. With six of the world’s […]
Rural and regionals council now qualify for NSW worker support from government. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI.

NSW metro council workers getting govt support to go bush

NSW metro council workers can now get state help to move to the bush or coast to fill essential jobs such as road maintenance, town planning, engineering and childcare. Their Welcome Experience program is expanding to include local government jobs […]
Bowel cancer rates are rising faster in younger people, especially women, the BCA says. Photo: DC Studio on Magnific

Bowel cancer cases rising in younger Aussies despite healthier lifestyles

Bowel cancer cases are rising in younger Australians according to new data and oncologists are not sure why. Bowel Cancer Australia (BCA) says new research published in the Journal of the National Cancer Institute predicts a doubling of early-onset (diagnosed […]
The Mamre Road Data Centre proposed for this Western Sydney site would be the biggest in Australia if approved. Photo: Toby Davidson/Greenpeace.

New data centres will derail switch to renewable energy, Greenpeace warns

New data centres rolling out across the country will derail the country’s switch to renewable energy, a new report says. And Greenpeace wants a national moratorium on centre approvals until safeguards can be put in place. The report from Greenpeace […]
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