Picture: stock Australian cricket captain Pat Cummins says he can’t see many changes to his side despite a crushing first Test loss to India in Perth on Monday. “I think after the Test you look at what you think your best match-up is (but) this is a sample size of one,” he said. In comments…
WA is now eyeing tradies in NZ and offering a bonus for them to relocate. Picture: stock The WA Government has expanded efforts to recruit tradies from eastern Australia to New Zealand by offering them $10,000 bonuses to relocate. The government’s Build a Life in WA scheme is designed to lure construction professionals and workers…
Authorities burnt one of two illegal fishing boats in NT waters on Friday, November 22. Picture: ABF Australian border and maritime authorities have intercepted 139 fishing poachers in five months and says the role of remote communities is proving vital. The praise follows the interception of two more boats on Friday, November 22, and the…
Protestors at Newcastle Port on Sunday. Photo: Rising Tide Australia NSW Police have arrested and charged 170 people over the weekend after a flotilla of kayaks targeted coal ships in Newcastle Port. Police says the protestors were charged with disruption of a major facility and failure to comply with marine safety directions. Police said that…
Picture: stock The Wallabies hopes of an unbeaten (Grand Slam) tour of the UK were ended by Scotland’s 27-13 win at Edinburgh overnight. “It was intense. I felt we were in the contest, particularly in the first half and we probably should’ve converted a few more points with the pressure we had,” coach Joe Schmidt…
Different types of sea ice and icebergs off East Antarctica. Photo: NASA Earth Observatory Antarctica is in meltdown and the world needs to do more or global sea levels may rise by 50m or more, says polar scientists. The call was made at the end of an emergency summit (the Australian Antarctic Research Conference) which…
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,…