Picture: stock THE WA Government is spending $10m to add two more helicopters to its aerial firefighting fleet for what it says will be a busy fire season. The two ex-military Black Hawk helicopters that will join the state firefighting fleet can hold up to 4500 litres of water each. They will be available for…
Picture: stock Australia’s netball squad found some cause to celebrate after a 63-50 victory on Wednesday (October 30) over their New Zealand rivals. In the final test of the 2024 Constellation Cup series in Melbourne, the home crowd fired up the Diamonds for their first win of the four-Test series. Netball Australia (NA) said that…
Picture: stock AS the backlash against former US President Donald Trump’s Madison Square Garden rally continues, his campaign is trying to distance itself from comments about Puerto Rico made at the rally. Comedian Tony Hinchcliffe, who spoke before Trump took to the stage, labelled the US territory as a “floating island of garbage”. The comments, alongside other racist and sexist…
Army gunners fire a M777A 155mm howitzer during training at Puckapunyal, Victoria. Picture: Department of Defence. Australia is to bolster its domestic capability with new rocket and munitions manufacturing facilities that will create hundreds of jobs. The Federal Government made two announcements about new production facilities for artillery ammunition and rockets that could also be…
The streets of Valencia after the flooding. Picture: Christina Jeurling Birro/Twitter (X) At least 95 deaths have been reported in the deadliest flooding to hit Spain for 30 years after torrential rain smashed the eastern region of Valencia on Tuesday (local time). Rescuers in dinghies worked through the night to scour the floodwaters, taking several…
Picture: AFP There has been a noticeable rise in drug mules trying to smuggle drugs through Australian airports, authorities say. The warning was made after Australian Federal Police (AFP) and Australian Border Force (ABF) officials. It comes after four people appeared in court over three separate cases, charged with smuggling 103kg of methamphetamine and cocaine…
Picture: stock The NSW Government has agreed to a pay deal for more than 50,000 workers with the Health Services Union (HSU). The agreement covers professions like allied health roles, hospital cleaners, scientists, security officers and patient transport officers. The new deal means a one-year pay increase of 3.5 per cent (plus 0.5 per cent…
Picture: stock It’s that time of year when fashion, food and wine head to the racetrack as the four-day Melbourne Cup Carnival returns. Racing Minister Anthony Carbines is predicting a massive boost for the city. “Nobody does spring racing like Victoria,” he says. “This year’s carnival will provide a massive boost to our hotels, retailers,…
Picture: stock UKRANIAN leader Volodymyr Zelenskyy has reached out to South Korea amid fears over the growing presence of North Korean troops in his country. In a social media post, Zelenskyy says he talked to South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol and thanked him for aid provided and pledged. “We discussed the involvement of North…
Picture: stock AS Americans, and everyone else, gears up for the US presidential election on the first Tuesday in November this year, there is one notable feature about the electoral process. The Electoral College was established by the founding leaders of revolutionary America, according to the US National Archives (click here for original article). The…