Picture: stock NSW rugby league fans can watch the 2024 NRL Grand Final in pubs for longer this Sunday night after the state government chose to extend licence hours. Defending champions Penrith will take on Melbourne on Sunday at Sydney Olympic Park in the men’s grand final. The Sydney Roosters take on Cronulla in the…
Picture: stock Tasmania’s fire agencies have begun conducting fuel reduction burns as conditions dry out after recent rainfall. Fire and Emergency Management Minister Felix Ellis says Tasmanians can expect to see more fuel reduction burns over coming weeks. “Through our government’s 2030 Strong Plan for Tasmania’s Future, we are … reducing relative bushfire risk by…
The RACV is reminding Victorians to check their smoke alarms this daylight savings weekend. Picture: supplied As Victorians prepare to wind their clocks forward for daylight saving this weekend, they need to check their smoke alarms as well. The reminder was delivered by the RACV and Country Fire Authority (CFA) who say this simple act…
Picture: stock The growing sophistication of online scams is prompting the Australian Federal Police (AFP) to highlight ways people and businesses can protect themselves. With October designated Cyber Security Awareness Month, the AFP-led Joint Policing Cybercrime Co-ordination Centre (JPC3) is talking about Business Email Compromise (BEC) scams and how to protect against them through multi-factor…
A Beaufort of 100 Squadron (A9-626) and other aircraft on patrol in 1945. Picture: Department of Defence The identity of a WWII RAAF twin-engine bomber found sunken in PNG waters has now been positively confirmed. The Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) says the aircraft was first discovered late last year in the waters off Gasmata,…
At least six people were reported killed and 11 wounded in an Israeli airstrike on an apartment building in central Beirut, according to Lebanon’s Health Ministry. The airstrike started a fire in an apartment of a high-rise building in the residential Bashoura district, not far from the United Nations headquarters, the prime minister’s office and…
Picture: stock The Melbourne Rebels have officially been axed from the 2025 Super Rugby Women’s competition. Rugby Australia (RA) confirmed the decision months after the men’s team had gone into administration and was axed after their season ended. RA says the 2025 competition will feature four Australian teams – NSW Waratahs, Queensland Reds, ACT Brumbies,…
High fuel loads on the ground have NSW firefighters bracing for a hot bushfire season. Picture: stock NSW fire authorities are expecting a hot summer with high fuel loads on the ground – and residents are being reminded to plan accordingly. The NSW bushfire season began on Monday (October 1) and runs until March 31,…
Tiny accelerometers enabled researcher to study the hatchlings emerging from their nests. Picture: Davey Dor/supplied Green turtle hatchlings are swimming, not climbing, their way to the surface as they emerge from their nests, new research found. And in a UNSW statement, scientists say they used tiny ‘backpacks’ to learn more about this largely unknown stage…
A Qantas A380, which is now operating on the Sydney-Johannesburg route. Picture: supplied Qantas is boosting its South African service with an A380 Superjumbo service from Sydney to Johannesburg. Last Monday’s inaugural flight marks the start of a six-weekly A380 service with nearly double the passenger capacity that will add an extra 130,000 seats on…