Picture: stock Newcastle is to host the inaugural NRLW Magic Round next July as part of a three-deal deal between the NRL and NSW Government. The next two rounds are expected to be held in other regional towns, the NRL says. NSW Premier Chris Minns said the decision to award Newcastle the inaugural edition was…
Picture: stock A new administration team has been named to help Norfolk Island Regional Council make the transition to local government. And the island leadership is to revert to a four-year island assembly by the end of next year at the latest, says Federal Minister for Local Government and Territories, Kristy McBain. She named Scott…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI A new Chinese-built ‘megaport’ at Chancay, Peru, could create new trade routes between South America and China that could bypass North America entirely. The move comes amid rising expectations that US President-elect Donald Trump will deliver tariffs as high as 60 per cent on Chinese goods. The $3.5bn port is a co-operative…
The new heated chair lifts have begun operating at Banff. Picture: supplied An almost-new lift experience has come to the ski fields of Banff in Alberta, Canada – a high-speed, heated chair bubble. The Super Angel LX six-passenger bubble chair began operations at the Canadian Rocky Mountain ski resort of Banff Sunshine Village in Alberta…
USAF cadet Eric Hembling uses a type of wind tunnel during hypersonic research in Colorado, 2019. Picture: US Department of Defence Australia, the United States and United Kingdom are to accelerate the development of hypersonic weapons technology as part of their AUKUS alliance. A hypersonic weapon is defined as one able to travel between five…
Scientists researching in Antarctic to learn more about ice sheet retreat. Photo: Nick Morgan/ #AusAntarctic Nearly 500 polar experts from around the country are in Hobart for a national emergency summit on Antarctica. The Australian Antarctic Research Conference is being held at the University of Tasmania and runs from today to Friday. Conference steering committee chairman…