NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte arrives in Germany on Monday, November 4. Picture: NATO NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte has visited Italy and Germany earlier this week to rally support for the alliance – and for Ukraine. His first official visit was to Berlin on Monday (November 4) to thank Chancellor Olaf Scholz for Germany’s…
Picture: stock Environmental group Rising Tide is vowing to go ahead with plans for a 50-hour land and sea protest at Newcastle Port despite police orders not to. The organisers describe their event as a ‘protestival’ with thousands expected to use kayaks and watercraft to deny ships entry to the port from November 22-25. On…
The Riverwood man is taken into custody. Picture: AFP Australian Federal Police have charged a second person in Sydney over an international plot to import 100kg of methamphetamine into Australia, worth $92 million. The man, 31, appeared in Downing Centre Local Court on Wednesday (November 6) and was formally refused bail. Australian Federal Police say…
Picture: supplied One of Australia’s longest rivers, the Murrumbidgee is drying up due largely to irrigation and dam-building, according to new research from UNSW Sydney. A study from the university’s Centre for Ecosystem Science has revealed the extent of falling flows in the river. A UNSW statement says that over 30 years, the river lost…
Picture: stock Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has congratulated US President-elect Donald Trump on his election victory. “The election of the President of the United States is always an important moment for the world, for our region and for Australia,” Mr Albanese says. “Our government will work closely with the new Trump Administration to realise…
Picture: stock The Republican Party has reportedly reclaimed control of the US Senate after picking up seats in Ohio and West Virginia, and fending off challenges to their candidates in Texas and Nebraska. The Guardian website reports that the Republicans (GOP) will control Congress’s upper chamber for the first time in four years as counting…
Picture: stock Google Maps images revealing the sites of Ukrainian weapons were over a year old and came from public sources, the US tech giant says. The comment followed accusations that Google Maps revealed the locations of Ukrainian weapons systems in recently updated images. The accusations were made by Andrii Kovalenko, the head of the counter-disinformation…
Picture: stock A possible expansion of Super Netball to include New Zealand teams has not been ruled out, says Netball Australia CEO Stacey West. A review into Super Netball and future opportunities is under way, led by former cricket executive Stephanie Beltrame. “There is huge value in the opportunity to have the world’s best players…
The cocaine haul recovered from the ocean is recorded. Picture: AFP Two men who tried to import almost 600kg of cocaine but were thwarted during an ocean chase involving a Navy ship have been sentenced to a total of 28 years jail. The Australian Federal Police said that on Monday (November 4) in the Supreme…
Photo: supplied More motorists are carrying weapons in their cars amid a rising belief that road rage in Queensland is increasing, says the RACQ. The RACQ’s annual road safety survey reveals that more than 10 per cent of respondents believe it is rising and that motorists are arming themselves. Road Safety and Technical Manager Joel…