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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, […]
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 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 […]
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 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 […]
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 […]
Kiribati police divers learn to find drugs underwater with AFP, French help
Australian and French divers are helping train police from the remote, central Pacific atoll nation of Kiribati to detect illegal drugs. Australian Federal Police (AFP) divers joined their French military counterparts in Tahiti to train 12 Kiribati officers to combat […]
Douglas Shire Council is eyeing the marine industry after 2024 sugar mill closure
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 […]
British two-wheel rarity draws six-figure bids at auction out of Melbourne
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. […]
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