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Blue Mountains gets $95 million to repair landslip damage to roads
Blue Mountains roads damaged by landslips will be restored under a $95 million state-federal disaster recovery funding deal. The money is going to the Blue Mountains City Council for remediation work at Mount Wilson, Mount Irvine, Hartley Vale, Megalong Valley, […]
Rising construction costs ‘will threaten’ Victorian housing plans
Rising construction costs will rein in Victoria housing plans if nothing is done about it, says a heavy construction materials industry body. The Cement Concrete & Aggregates Australia (CCAA) made the warning even as it welcomes news of plans for […]
Stray dogs a growing problem for Townsville amid calls for owners to take greater care
Five stray dogs a day are being collected across Townsville City and the problem is growing, says council. The city council says that in 12 months, they have housed almost 1800 stray dogs amid reports of them roaming streets, parks […]
Shortlist of three named to deliver NSW’s high speed trains
The shortlist of very fast train manufacturers for the Newcastle to Sydney High Speed Rail project have been named. And the federal government says the victorious bidder will have to build an automated manufacturing factory as part of the contract. […]
Frozen in rock … the moment a prehistoric predator became prey to a giant
Frozen in rock has been a scene that could have been rejected by Jurassic Park script writers as ‘too much’. The fossils of a prehistoric sea reptile eating a flying dinosaur that was itself eaten by a giant predator were […]
Almost half of adults ‘lack financial literacy’ as digital payments ‘make it harder to track spending’
ALMOST half of all Australian adults lack basic financial literacy with 8.5 million people struggling with saving, burrowing and risk management decisions. And the ease of digital payments may be making it harder to track spending, says Professor Isabella Dobrescu, […]
Ants, bees inspire AI swarm modelling to identify, track blockchain money laundering.
Ants, bees and birds may help create an AI model that can identify and track blockchain money laundering, according to new Australian research. The AI model is being researched by Charles Darwin University (CDU) as a way of better identifying […]
New wage deal for train controllers won’t end Brisbane’s commuter rail pain
A new 8.5% wage rise over three years for Queensland train controllers has fallen common ground. But the deal between Qld Rail and unions will not allow rail services to return to normal weekday services across its south-east network. The […]
Fiji’s new 5% tourism tax for its airline to hurt more than it protects, says ATIA.
Fiji’s new 5% tourism services tax will hurt tourism operators and ultimately visitors, the Australian Travel Industry Association (ATIA) says. And it is meeting with Fiji government representatives to discuss the temporary tax. The Fijian government announced that for 12 […]
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