Picture: stock A slightly weaker Hurricane Milton slammed into Florida’s west coast on Wednesday (US time) threatening huge swaths of Tampa Bay, Sarasota and regions still reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Storm-force winds, flooding rains and tornadoes spreading inland as the hurricane made landfall near Siesta Key in Sarasota County. Milton’s sustained winds…
A Pilatus PC-24; the type that will be leased to the WA Police Air Wing. Picture: Flickr THE WA Government is to spend nearly $16m to lease a twin-engine jet for the police and upgrade its air wing fleet. The government says $15.8m will be spent over four years to lease a Pilatus PC-24 jet…
Coral bleaching on the Southern Great Barrer Reef earlier this year. Photo: theundertow.ocean & @diversforclimate The planet is losing its global wildlife with a 73% decline recorded in monitored populations in just 50 years. This is the finding of the World Wildlife Fund’s latest Living Planet Report which has just been released. The WWF notes…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) has again cut its official cash rate, to 4.75 per cent, its second easing of policy in as many meetings. “Economic activity in New Zealand is subdued, in part due to restrictive monetary policy,” the RBNZ said in a statement released on Wednesday (October 9).…
The stadium in Port Moresby which will host the PM’s games this Sunday. Picture: DFAT The Australian PM’s XIII men’s and women’s rugby league squads to take on their PNG counterparts this weekend have been named. The games will be held at the Santos National Football Stadium in Port Moresby, this Sunday (October 13). The…
A French Air Force Mirage 2000. French is to equip Ukraine with this type. Picture: French air force Russia suffered its bloodiest month in its war with Ukraine, in September, as its front-line casualties reportedly grew to 1271 per day. Media reports talk of Russia continuing to ramp up ‘meat grinder’ tactics, used to describe the…
Computer rendering supplied FIJI Airways is turning to unmanned electric aircraft to run an air cargo service for all of the South Pacific country’s 330 islands. California-based Odys Aviation and Fiji Airways announced that they had signed an expression of interest letter for its “runway-independent” hybrid VTOL (Vertical Take-Off and Landing) cargo aircraft, the Laila.…
The new HARA ambulances have extra safety features to protect the occupants. Picture: NSW Ambulance NSW Ambulance has unveiled eight new off-road ambulances that can operate during natural disasters and in difficult terrain. The NSW Government says their Hazardous Area Rescue Ambulances (HARA) are the first of their kind in the world. Health Minister Ryan…
A US Coast Guard cutter heads south to Miami Beach, relocating in preparation for Milton’s landfall. Photo: US Coast Guard/Mike Winiarski Florida has battened down as Hurricane Milton re-intensified to Category 5, for a second time, on Tuesday (all references US time). Milton now has maximum wind speeds of 265km/h as it heads for landfall,…
The vessels were located in Trepang Bay, Cobourg Marine Park, Northern Territory. Picture: supplied by ABF Nine Indonesian fishermen, who pleaded guilty to illegally fishing in Australian waters, have been released on good behaviour bonds and returned to their country. The nine all pleaded guilty when they appeared in Darwin Local Court on Tuesday, October…