Picture: stock Rugby Australia have named former All Black and NZ Sevens assistant coach Liam Barry to coach the national men’s seven squad. He is a third-generation All Black who spent almost six years in the NZ Sevens system under current Super Rugby (Wellington) Hurricanes boss Clark Laidlaw. “I’m very excited to take the team…
Picture: RFDS Planning and design is under way on a $21.3m Launceston home for the Royal Flying Doctor Service (RFDS) that will enable it to expand its services. The Tasmanian Government says the project is funded by $15 million from the Federal Government with $6 million from the state government and the balance from the…
Picture: Wikipedia The Northern Territory government has paused talks for a basketball team and related upgrades to the Darwin Convention Centre as well as cracking down on public service travel and consultancies. And the government is looking to the private sector to deliver “major” investment projects. The moves are among $200 million in savings the…
Picture: stock Knight’s Choice won the $8.5 million Melbourne Cup in thrilling style in a photo finish win over Warp Speed at Flemington Racecourse today. Irish expat jockey Robbie Dolan surged past his rivals to ride the $81 chance first past the winning post on the inside. Noboru Takagi’s Warp Speed was second by a nose…
US Vice President Kamala Harris with Quincy Jones. Picture: Twitter/X Legendary music producer Quincy Jones, who worked with the likes of Michael Jackson and Frank Sinatra, has died in Los Angeles aged 91. His publicist, Arnold Robinson, announced that he died on Sunday (local time) at his Bel Air home surrounded by family. A cause…
The NSW EPA says they found two banned pesticides in the bodies of nine dead magpies in the NSW town of Cootamundra. Picture: stock THE NSW EPA has ruled out avian influenza as the cause of death for nine magpies after 30 of the birds were found stricken in the southern NSW town of Cootamundra…
A rigid hull inflatable boat, of the type to be supplied to Ukraine: Photo: Department of Defence The Albanese Government will spend more than $600 million on continuation bonuses to retain Australian Defence Force (ADF) personnel and recruit another 1000 reservists. The move is part of the 2024 Defence Workforce Plan (to be released today)…
Some of the weapons that were seized during a search of the NSW property. Photo: ABF Illegal, home-made guns are posing a big safety risk to the public, police and border authorities say. Their warning comes after a man was refused bail over the discovery of 80 pistols, shotguns, rifles and revolvers at Murringo, NSW,…
Photo: stock Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has defended the federal government’s approach to the US election amid reports cabinet ministers have contacted Trump officials. In an ABC radio interview, Albanese was asked about reports that Foreign Minister Penny Wong and Deputy PM Richard Marles had contacted Trump’s camp, including Mike Pompeo. “We engage with people…
A sailor directs an F/A-18E Super Hornet on the flight deck of the aircraft carrier USS Abraham Lincoln. Photo: US Navy THE US is preparing to send a carrier strike group and aircraft to the Middle East to help protect Israel from Iranian retaliation. Pentagon press spokesman Major-General Pat Ryder confirmed that the USS Abraham…