NASA’s Space Launch System rocket launches as part of the Artemis I flight test in Florida. Photo: NASA/Joel Kowsky NASA says it has identified nine potential landing regions on the lunar South Pole as it prepares to send a manned crew back to the Moon. The US space agency says the specific regions are for…
Photographer: WHO / Acer Apis An Australian Centre for Disease Control is to be established to better guide future responses to pandemics, Prime Minister Anthony Albanese says. He made the comment in response to the release of the report of an independent inquiry into the country’s COVID-19 response. Mr Albanese says the centre is a…
Picture: stock MANY US voters are worried about political violence and attempts to overturn next week’s US presidential elections, a new poll found. The election will be held on the first Tuesday in November (November 6 Australian time). The poll was conducted by The Associated Press-NORC Centre for Public Affairs Research and found that about…
Picture: GrainCorp Grain handlers began rolling one-hour stoppages at sites across north-western NSW today (Tuesday, October 29) for a better wage deal. The Australian Workers’ Union, which represents the workers, says protected industrial action follows a breakdown in talks with GrainCorp, and supervised by the Fair Work Commission, on Friday. The union says GrainCorp executives…
Spirit of Tasmania IV undergoing sea trials in Finland. Photo: courtesy Spirit of Tasmania The Tasmanian Government is to focus efforts on building a berth for their new Spirit ferries at Devonport after plans to upgrade existing berths were ruled out. The government concedes that the port’s new Terminal 3 may not be completed until…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte briefs journalists in Brussels on North Korean involvement in the Ukraine war. Photo: NATO NATO have confirmed that North Korean troops have joined in Russia’s war against Ukraine. Australia, New Zealand and Japan were briefed alongside NATO ambassadors at their headquarters in Brussels by South Korean intelligence and defence officials.…
Picture: stock Moves to rejuvenate Sydney’s night economy could see the burden for sound management shift from live venues to residential developers. The City of Sydney Council, at its first meeting of its new term, unanimously endorsed a draft live sound management plan and a discussion paper for entertainment precincts for public comment. Sydney Lord…
Rip currents remain the top threat to beach goers, the SLSA says. Picture: supplied SURF lifesavers and lifeguards are having to work even harder as more people head to unpatrolled beaches, says a national drowning report. And rip currents are the top coastal hazard for beach users, says Surf Life Saving Australia (SLSA) CEO Adam…
The Dr Isobel Bennett Southern Ocean Research Aquarium is due to be completed in 2028. Image: Preston Lane Architects A NEW aquarium and research facility going up in Hobart is to be named after marine biologist pioneer Dr Isobel Bennett. Dr Bennett AO (1909-2008) was a researcher who conducted early studies of Australian plankton and…
Picture: stock An Israeli missile blitz on 20 Iranian military sites on the weekend caused limited damage but will be avenged, Tehran says. In a statement posted online, President Masoud Pezeshkian gave his condolences to the families of four people killed in the attacks and says Iran will continue to defend itself. “Enemies of Iran…