Sydney is facing a citywide rail shutdown from Friday. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Sydney residents will be without rail services for more than two days as of Friday due to industrial action by the Rail Tram and Bus Union. NSW Transport Minister Jo Heylan confirmed to media on Tuesday that there would be no train services.…
Tickets for 2025 Origin 2 at Optus Stadium in Perth go on sale this Friday. Picture: WA Government. State of Origin will be returning to Perth next year after the NRL announced the full men’s and women’s fixtures on Monday. In the men’s games, Brisbane’s Suncorp Stadium hosts Origin 1 on Wednesday, May 28, Origin…
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…
Picture: stock Darwin’s golden snapper population remains overfished and the Northern Territory Government is weighing up what to do about it. A Golden Snapper Stock Assessment report that was just released reveals that the golden snapper population around Darwin is about a fifth of what it was, with mortality rates estimated to be more than…
Homelessness support services are being overwhelmed, says a new report. Photo: stock Three million Australians are at risk of homelessness as desperately-needed services are forced to close their doors. The finding was contained in a new Homelessness Australia report launched today which revealed a 63 percent surge in numbers over a six-year period. The report…