The current Tantabiddi boat ramp. The new site is located 300m south. Picture: WA Government THE WA Government has unveiled a sneak peek at a proposed boat launch facility for visitors to Ningaloo Reef. The site of a new four-ramp facility at Tantabiddi is about 300 metres south of an existing facility and which the…
UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the General Assembly. Picture: United Nations AN all-out war in Lebanon has to be avoided, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. He delivered the bleak warning to a UN Security Council meeting on Lebanon held in New York today (AEST). “Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,” he says. An…
Computer rendering of a Qantas Airbus A321neo. Source: Qantas QANTAS passengers will face disruption in their travel plans after airline engineers went on strike from today (Thursday, September 26) for higher wages. Strike action started at Melbourne and further action is planned over the next two weeks nationwide at all major airports. A Qantas spokesman…
A rendering of the new bridge at Dubbo. Image: NSW Government A new $263.2m bridge at Dubbo in regional NSW remains on track for a late 2026 opening. The NSW Government says a third of the 660m-long bridge’s concrete deck, which will support traffic, is now in place. Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local…
The sisters upon their arrival at their new home. Picture: Auckland Zoo Two Tasmanian devils have left their island home for a new island home – across the ditch in New Zealand. And they will have company in the shape of a resident male named Nita. Tasmania’s Environment Minister Nick Duigan said two-year-old sisters Krill…
Sunshine Coast Council wants to turn Caloundra Aerodrome into an aviation manufacturing and tourism hub. Image: supplied The Sunshine Coast Council has set its sights on expanding the historic Caloundra Aerodrome into a commercial aviation hub. The council is hopeful the new Caloundra Aerospace Park can attract more commercial tenants and boost leasable income. Under…