The new truant officers in Darwin. Picture: supplied Truant officers are back on patrol in the Northern Territory with new powers to fine parents $370 for not sending their children to school. The NT government says the new school attendance officers began patrols earlier this month. Parents could be fined or even prosecuted. Education Minister…
A US Navy F-35C; the same type used in the airstrikes. Picture: US Department of Defence US military aircraft have attacked Iranian-backed Houthi targets in Yemen and in Syria over the weekend. On Saturday and Sunday (US time), airstrikes were launched against weapons storage facilities in Houthi-controlled areas of Yemen, Pentagon spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder…
Picture: stock Experienced Canadian officers are the target of South Australian Police’s (SAPOL) latest overseas recruitment campaign. The SA government says experienced Royal Canadian Mounted Police officers will be targeted based on campaigns used in the UK, Ireland and New Zealand. Any RCMP recruits will be fast-tracked to get them into service as soon as…
Picture: supplied This year has been a masterclass in climate destruction and this planet is in the final countdown to limit a global warming rise of 1.5 degrees Celsius. UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres made the comment at the opening of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) to a UN convention on climate change in…
Picture: stock The 2025 AFL season will feature a record number of Thursday night games while the Kangaroos will play two extra ‘home’ games in WA. The scheduling fixture was confirmed by AFL chief executive Andrew Dillon, according to the code’s website www.afl.com.au, ahead of tomorrow’s release of the full season fixture. The scheduling change…
Picture: supplied PILOTS, drone operators, aircraft owners and operators are reminded to check for bushfires before they hit the skies this summer. The Civil Aviation Safety Authority (CASA) says it wants pilots and drone operators to check for fires before planning flights, keep well away from active fires and become aware of local aerial firefighting…
WFP Country Director for Palestine Antoine Renard in Khan Younis, south Gaza. Photo: © WFP/Ali Jadallah The risk of famine in Gaza is expected to worsen this winter unless the fighting stops and aid can reach families, according to a recent food security assessment by experts from 16 UN agencies and NGOs. The report says…
Victoria’s urban areas need to keep their tree canopies, says botanist Dr Greg Moore. Photo: supplied The Victorian Government’s decision to persist with pruning trees around urban power lines has come in for criticism. Prominent botanist and academic Dr Greg Moore wants Energy Minister Lily D’Ambrosio to protect tree canopies, not trim them. “The state…
Lloyd Austin with Foreign Affairs Minister Penny Wong during her visit to Annapolis, Maryland, in August. Photo: Samuel Phelps/DFAT OUTGOING US Secretary of Defence Lloyd Austin is to visit Australia this week as part of a regional tour to shore up regional alliances. Pentagon spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder says Austin will visit Australia, the Philippines,…
Picture: supplied Severe thunderstorms, hail and even flash flooding could hit south-east Queensland and north-east NSW today and tomorrow. Bureau of Meteorology’s Dean Narramore says storms are possible in every state and territory today (Tuesday) except for Tasmania. “Those storms brought destructive winds to a few locations through central and northern Australia,” he says. Woomera…