Photo: stock NZ Police have suspended a search for three missing climbers on Aoraki/Mount Cook and believe they have fallen to their deaths. The police force’s Aoraki Area Commander, Inspector Vicki Walker, said a helicopter was deployed today after the weather had cleared. “The helicopter crew discovered further climbing-related items on the mountain,” she confirmed.…
A Polish Air Force Sokol helicopter lands in a field in southern Poland during 2023 military exercises. Photo: NATO THE US is giving Poland an extra $4 billion in military loans to modernise its military as the European country eyes greater ties with the Indon-Pacific region. The deal raises the total of American loans and…
A railway crossing at Manangatang, northern Victoria. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Victorian Government is to spend $104m on the state’s rail freight network to get more trucks off regional roads. The decision comes at a time when spare passenger trains are being used to haul freight to port to cater for an increase in grain…
Picture: stock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese and Victorian Premier Jacinta Allan have condemned an arson attack on the Adass Israel synagogue in Melbourne early this morning. And police are searching for two suspects who were seen spreading accelerant with a broom inside the building, which was occupied at the time. Fire Rescue Victoria (FRV) said…
Image: stock The federal government has set up a cryptocurrency taskforce to identify and act against non-compliant crypto ATM providers. The Australian Transaction Reports and Analysis Centre (AUSTRAC) says cryptocurrency is increasingly being used for money laundering, scams and money mule activities. It says its taskforce will ensure digital currency exchanges (DCEs) with crypto ATM…
Global growth of CO2 emissions from fossil fuels reached a record high in 2024. Photo: CSIRO Global carbon dioxide (CO₂) emissions from fossil fuels hit a record high in 2024 even as total emissions from fossil fuel and land use changes over the last decade stabilised. This was the finding of the recently released Global…