Years of high rainfall have help preserve Victoria’s drinking water supplies. Photo: stock Victoria’s water storage supplies have been able to weather a very dry winter and demand thanks to years of high rainfall. Victoria’s Water Minister Harriet Shing released the annual water outlook earlier this week outlining the latest conditions of every supply system…
Whyalla Airport’s runway will be upgraded to handle larger aircraft. Photo: stock Canberra is to spend $16.2 million on upgrading Whyalla Airport in South Australia as Qantas phases out its smaller aircraft from its regional fleet. The airport provides critical access to health services for the town and helps bring in tourists to the Eyre…
Picture: stock Israeli air strikes on Yemen’s rebel-held capital and a port city on Thursday (local time) reportedly killed at least nine people after a Houthi missile was fired at central Israel. The strikes risk further escalating Israel’s conflict with the Iranian-backed Houthis, whose attacks on the Red Sea corridor drastically affected global shipping. UN…
Solomon Islands PM Jeremiah Manele (front, centre) during a visit to Brisbane in June. Photo: Reginald Ramos/DFAT. Australia has agreed to a $190m four-year deal to boost Solomon Islands Police to reduce the Pacific Island nation’s dependency on China. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said the deal includes a new police training centre in Honiara as…
Brisbane port’s container notification fees were the second highest at the start of this year, the ACCC says. Photo: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The federal government needs to consider policy action to help reduce stevedoring and container costs in the overseas and domestic freight supply chain. That was the major finding of the Australian Competition and Consumer…
Jana McKinnon (who plays Zoe Jacobs) and the Glass House mountains in the new season two of Black Snow. Photos: Stan The Glass House Mountains will serve as the backdrop to the second season of Black Snow after filming wrapped up on the Sunshine Coast. The second six-part season of the Stan detective drama premieres on…
NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte (right) with Lithuanian President Gitanas Nausėda in Brussels. Lithuania is to spend up to 3.5 percent of its GDP on defence and also agreed to build an artillery shell manufacturing factory. Photo: NATO EUROPE needs to spend a lot more than 2 per cent of its GDP on defence, NATO…
The new airline will operate four times a week with a seasonal bump to daily flights during the Lunar New Year period. Photo: Sydney Airport. A new Shanghai-Sydney service that first touched down on Tuesday may have turned the airport into Australia’s major gateway to China. Juneyao Air’s inaugural service lifted the airport’s seat capacity…
The US Congress building in Washington DC. Photo: stock The White House has criticised Republican politicians and president-elect Donald Trump as they push to shut down the US government this weekend. White House spokeswoman Karine Jean-Pierre says the Republican party needs “to stop playing politics” with a bipartisan bill to fund government to March 2025.…
NT Chief Minister Lia Finocchiaro (centre) with (L to R) Senator Jacinta Nampijinpa Price, MP for Braitling Joshua Burgoyne, MP for Namatjira Bill Yan, Acting Police Commissioner Martin Dole and Assistant Commissioner Peter Kennon during her recent visit to Alice Springs. Photo: NT Government. Alice Springs police have been given the go-ahead to use drones…