Picture: stock British health insurer Bupa says their patients remain fully covered after Healthscope cancelled contracts with them and 22 other Australian Health Service Alliance-allied insurers. Bupa says the full coverage at Healthscope hospitals will remain until at least February 20, 2025, and possibly beyond for some treatments. Healthscope said their contract with Bupa will terminate…
A USAF B-52H Stratofortress is prepared for take-off at Guam early this year. Photo: US Air Force Master Sgt. Amy Picard China continues to improve and expand its military power at a rate that has impressed at least one senior US military commander. US Navy Admiral Samuel Paparo leads the US Military’s Indo-Pacific Command and…
Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI AUSTRALIA and Japan have begun to expand defence ties amid ongoing Chinese intimidation on the high seas and of Taiwan as North Korean troops fight for Russia in the Ukraine. The decision was announced by Australian Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Defence Richard Marles, Japanese Minister of Defence Nakatani Gen and…
The ICC headquarters in The Hague, Netherlands. Picture: stock The International Criminal Court (ICC) has issued arrest warrants for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, his former Defence Minister Yoav Gallant and senior Hamas military chief Mohammed Diab Ibrahim Al-Masri (or Deif). The court’s pre-trial chamber rejected a challenge by Israel that it had no jurisdiction,…
Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora rocket aircraft. Picture: Dawn Aerospace A New Zealand company has just the ranks of supersonic aircraft makers after the successful test flight of one of its rocket aircraft. On November 12, Dawn Aerospace’s Mk-II Aurora rocket aircraft passed the speed of sound for the first time when it reached Mach 1.1…
Picture: stock A Las Vegas round will again kick off the new NRL season after the 2025 men’s and women’s fixtures were announced. In the men’s competition, a split opening round begins on March 1 (US time) with premiers Penrith facing Cronulla-Sutherland, and Canberra taking on the NZ Warriors at Allegiant Stadium. The round continues…
Singapore troops wait for senior leaders to land at Shoalwater Bay. Picture: Department of Defence New, larger facilities at the Shoalwater Bay defence training area will allow Singaporean soldiers to use it for longer on their own or with Australian personnel. An Australian Defence Force statement says the opening coincided with the start of Exercise…
A computer rendering of what the new T2 domestic terminal will look like. Image: Sydney Airport Sydney Airport is to spend $200m on modernising its T2 Domestic terminal, the first major upgrade in more than 30 years. The airport says the upgrade will feature streamlined check-in, faster security, and updated facilities with a new layout,…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Townsville Mayor Troy Thompson has been suspended with full pay for 12 months by the Queensland Government. Local Government Minister Ann Leahy confirmed on Thursday that Thompson had agreed to stand aside. “Thompson has agreed to be suspended from his position for 12 months on full pay. “This afternoon, I signed off…
Photo: AFP A Victorian woman has been jailed for three years for defrauding the Australian Tax Office of $452,000. The woman, who was not identified by Australian Federal Police (AFP), was sentenced on Wednesday (November 20) to three years and six months’ imprisonment, with a non-parole period of 20 months. The AFP said she had…