Former Wallaby Pone Fa’amausili is off to Auckland for next year’s Super Rugby Pacific season. The former Melbourne Rebel prop will play one season for the Auckland-based Moana Pasifika side. The 27-year-old Melbourne-born Samoan says he is excited to be playing for the team, which largely fields players of Saman and Tongan descent. “I’m extremely…
The Australian business community has never faced greater headwinds, says BCA president Geoff Culbert. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The rise of populism is becoming a growing danger to business, says Business Council of Australia (BCA) president Geoff Culbert. He made the comment in a speech to the council’s annual dinner held in Sydney on Wednesday (September…
The firearm parts and ammunition at Gold Coast Airport. Pictures: Australian Border Force. The Australian Border Force (ABF) says the public should not carry ammunition and gun parts onboard a commercial flight without a permit. The warning follows the appearance of a 62-year-old man in Southport Magistrates Court today charged with illegal exportation of firearm…
The USCG cutter Stratton shadows a Russian submarine near Alaska. Picture: US Coast Guard The US Coast Guard says it located and tracked four Russian Navy vessels in US waters off Alaska on Sunday (US time). The four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels, including two submarines, were detected 57 miles northwest of Point Hope, Alaska.…
The United Nations says it is extremely concerned by the simultaneous explosions of hundreds of pagers in Lebanon and Syria. International media reports say at least nine were killed, including a 10-year-old girl, with the injury toll put at about 2750 wounded (mostly injuries to the face and hands), including Iran’s ambassador in Beirut, Mojtaba Amani. Hezbollah…
The NSW Government is banning imports of tomato, capsicum and chilli from South Australia to prevent the spread of tomato brown rugose virus. The control order issued today (Tuesday, September 18) bans produce from infested properties in South Australia and properties linked to the infected sites from NSW. The virus’s presence in Australia was confirmed…
Scientists have discovered that the Pacific Ocean is the warmest it has been in at least 650 years thanks to a Fiji coral. An international team of climate scientists studied a 653-year coral in Fiji to learn more about ocean temperatures and climate fluctuations across the Pacific Ocean since 1370. The findings were contained in…
Australian soldiers from the Regional Force Surveillance Group operate the Ground Uncrewed System (GUS). Picture: © Department of Defence Diggers are now testing a new ‘tool’ in protecting and monitoring Australia’s borders – of the robotic kind. The Australian Army’s Regional Force Surveillance Group (RFSG) Pilbara Regiment have been putting the Ground Uncrewed System (or…
The remains of a Russian tank in the Ukraine. Picture: Freepix Russian President Vladimir Putin reportedly ordered the country’s military to increase troop strength amid reports he wants to end the war in Ukraine by 2026. The British and Ukrainian governments estimate Russia suffered more than 600,000 casualties since the 2022 invasion. After a call-up…
RESIDENTS near Bankstown Airport in Sydney may soon notice more light aircraft flying overhead and at lower heights. The change is contained in a joint Civil Aviation Safety Authority-Airservices Australia proposal for a light aircraft corridor for the airport amid growing traffic over Sydney. Airservices Australia is seeking community feedback on the proposal which would…