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The Clipper Endeavour is a Douglas DC4, almost the size of a Boeing 737. Photo courtesy Pan Am Historical Foundation

Pan Am airliner’s tragic legacy lives on as wreckage of flight 526A is found after 74 years

A Pan Am aircraft that crashed at sea 74 years ago and lead to safety evacuation briefs on airliners has been found. The wreckage of flight 526A has now been found 600 metres down on the Atlantic Ocean floor, off […]
Increasingly severe weather events will require new alert systems like AusAlert. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

AusAlert system ‘will be needed’ with Monday’s national trial targeting all mobile devices

A new AusAlert system to be tested nationally across all mobile devices will be needed as the impact of climate change hits harder. Former state and territory emergency leaders say a new alert system will be vital for saving lives […]
Wild birds like pelicans can carry the bird flu, says Birdlife Australia. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI

Bird flu arrives in Queensland after dead petrel washes up on Moreton Island

The bird flu has found its way to Queensland with the first suspected case reported on Moreton Island, Brisbane. A dead petrel found washed up on the island had returned a suspected positive result for the H5 bird flu, Primary Industries Minister Tony Perrett says. The […]
Mayor Peter Flannery in front one of the new CCTV camera poles going into new housing estates. Photo: Moreton Bay City Council

CCTV cameras going into new Moreton Bay housing projects as part of council-developer deal

CCTV cameras are going into new housing projects across Moreton Bay as part of a new council-private partnership. Moreton Bay council and developers are sharing the installation costs for CCTV cameras going into areas that are being rapidly developed. Council […]
Mad Max ... The 25 vehicles will be faithful to the film versions with no digital features, the Factory says. Photo: supplied

Mad Max vehicles come to ‘life’ with 25 cars up for grabs

Mad Max will ‘hit the roads’ with 25 official replica cars now up for grabs. Built in Australia, the licensed cars will be the product of Mad Max Factory, developed under the supervision of the original film director, George Miller […]
The methanol-to-jet-fuel plant will be based in Gillman, South Australia, the federal government says. Photo: supplied

Jet biofuel industry given $32m leg up for green methanol conversion

A jet biofuel industry based on forestry ‘waste’ is taking a step closer to reality after Canberra gave $32 million to the Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA). The funding will allow the agency to help HAMR Energy convert the ‘biowaste’ […]
Melbourne fintech Airwallex says Aussie SMEs can access US tariff refunds faster through them. Photo: pvproductions on Magnific

Melbourne fintech firm Airwallex helps Aussie SMEs recover US tariff refunds faster

Melbourne fintech firm Airwallex says it is helping Aussie SMEs recover their US tariff refunds faster by streamlining administrative compliance. A US Supreme Court ruling in February ruled that tariffs imposed by the Trump Administrations using an emergency powers Act […]
Beetaloo .... A technician carries out an annual check on data centre electronics. Photo: DC Studio on Magnific.

Beetaloo Energy’s new $40bn data centre plan for NT renews call for immediate moratorium

Beetaloo Energy’s new $40 million data centre plans for the Northern Territory is renewing calls for an immediate moratorium on all such projects. Today (July 22), the Northern Territory government is in a ‘not to deal’ arrangement for  180 hectares […]
A conceptual render of what the new platform at Shorncliffe Station might look like. Graphic: Qld Rail

Shorncliffe station ready to reopen after temporary relocation of Victorian-era building

Shorncliffe station in Brisbane will reopen to the public on Monday (July 27) after its Victoria-era building was temporarily relocated for major work. Queensland Rail says major restoration and upgrade work have restored the operational station to its late Victorian-era […]
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