Suncorp Stadium will host some of the Pacific Championship games. Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI The 21-player Kangaroos men and Jillaroos (women) squads for the 2024 Pacific rugby league championship have been confirmed. The Kangaroos selectors have named eight debutants in the squad, who will play Tonga in Brisbane on October 18 and against New Zealand in…
One of the chartered flights at Beirut Airport. Picture: DFAT TWO Australian Government charted flights evacuated up to 500 passengers out of Beirut as the Defence Force sent personnel and aircraft to the region. The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade (DFAT) confirmed that two Qantas flights were used to ferry the citizens to Larnaca,…
A FEMA team canvasses neighborhoods in Suwannee, Florida, looking for survivors to register for disaster assistance. Picture: Patrick Moore/FEMA A storm-battered Florida is gearing up for another hurricane even stronger than the last one that destroyed communities and killed more than 230 people Hurricane Milton quickly strengthened to Category 5 on Monday (all US time)…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI Storm players Cameron Munster and Alec MacDonald have been cleared by the NRL match review committee on Monday (October 7). In Sunday’s 2024 NRL grand final, the two were placed on report as Penrith fought their way to a 14-6 win but neither has been charged. Munster went on report in the…
The Manawanui was the New Zealand navy’s specialist dive and hydrographic vessel. Picture: NZDF THE New Zealand Defence Force has set up a court of inquiry into the sinking of one of its vessels off a reef in Samoa. All of the crew and passengers from the RNZAF hydrological ship HMNZS Manawanui were flown home…
Kangaroo Point Peninsula in the heart of Brisbane. Picture: supplied Plans for a 128-apartment mixed-use complex in the heart of Brisbane are attracting strong interest, the developers say. Mosaic Property Group, bought the 3195 square metre (sq m) vacant site at 25 Ferry Street (Dockside), Kangaroo Point, from Woolworths but did not disclose the sum.…
Picture: stock The bushfire and storm alert system for the Australian Capital Territory has changed and the ACT Emergency Services Agency (ESA) wants residents to be ready. The ACT’s biggest threats this season are unpredictable grassfires and storms and so the Australian Warnings System (AWS) in place is being extended to cover flood and extreme…
Picture: stock The Victorian Government is continuing to improve the resilience of mobile phone towers statewide as the new bushfire season gets under way. The state government says it finished 170 resilience upgrade projects to date. The target is more than 1200 mobile towers and 150 broadband projects completed by 2026. Government Services Minister Gabrielle…
Picture: stock A $16 million state-federal funding deal to improve mobile road coverage in Western Australia (WA) should also improve communication during disasters. The funding is part of a federal $50m Regional Roads Australia Mobile Program (RRAMP) to help improve safety, economic growth, communication and regional development in key road corridors. Federal Communications Minister Michelle…
Picture: ANDREW KACIMAIWAI New Zealand’s champion rugby union side, the Crusaders have signed former Wallaby James O’Connor for next season. His signing was announced by the Crusaders on Friday, October 4 The 34-year-old played 64 tests for Australia and earned more than 120 Super Rugby caps for the Western Force, Melbourne Rebels and Queensland Reds.…