POLICE and protestors have clashed heatedly with protestors outside a defence expo in Melbourne today (September 11). The three-day Land Forces expo brings defence experts from around the world and displays military equipment, heavy-duty trucks, semi-automatic guns and other weapons. The protests come at a time when heightened tensions sparked by global conflicts have deepened…
Whoever wins the White House in November is likely to preside over a diminished US, say some. Picture: Wikipedia Commons Regardless of who wins November’s US presidential elections, the world will have to deal with a reduced American influence. That was the assessment of two LaTrobe University academics sent to News Cop ahead of the…
THE Socceroo’s AFC World Cup qualifying campaign suffered another setback with a goal-less draw against hosts Indonesia on Tuesday, September 10. In the second match of round three in their FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifying campaign, Australia dominated their hosts in possession, shots, touches in the opposition box, and corners. That dominance, from a side…
A Van RV-10 home-build aircraft … the type that was involved in Friday’s drama. Picture: Wikipedia A door that fell off a small four-seat aircraft just missed hitting a fisherman at South Broulee Beach on the NSW Far South Coast last week. Surfer Murphy Shaw told ABC News that he was having a morning surf…
A computer rendering of what the new hanger will look like. Image: SA Government THE Australian Defence Force is building a new maintenance facility for RAAF surveillance aircraft to ensure work is done in country. Construction has begun on a $200m four-bay hangar in northern Adelaide adjacent to Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) Base Edinburgh…
A Beam e-scooter parked on a Mackay street, Queensland. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI THE ACT Government has joined other cities as it bans Beam e-scooters from Canberra streets over concerns staff had manipulated data. All Beam e-scooters in Canberra were to be deactivated by midnight on Sunday, September 8, and removed from public areas by 4pm…