UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres addresses the General Assembly. Picture: United Nations AN all-out war in Lebanon has to be avoided, United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres says. He delivered the bleak warning to a UN Security Council meeting on Lebanon held in New York today (AEST). “Hell is breaking loose in Lebanon,” he says. An…
Computer rendering of a Qantas Airbus A321neo. Source: Qantas QANTAS passengers will face disruption in their travel plans after airline engineers went on strike from today (Thursday, September 26) for higher wages. Strike action started at Melbourne and further action is planned over the next two weeks nationwide at all major airports. A Qantas spokesman…
A rendering of the new bridge at Dubbo. Image: NSW Government A new $263.2m bridge at Dubbo in regional NSW remains on track for a late 2026 opening. The NSW Government says a third of the 660m-long bridge’s concrete deck, which will support traffic, is now in place. Federal Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development and Local…
The sisters upon their arrival at their new home. Picture: Auckland Zoo Two Tasmanian devils have left their island home for a new island home – across the ditch in New Zealand. And they will have company in the shape of a resident male named Nita. Tasmania’s Environment Minister Nick Duigan said two-year-old sisters Krill…
Sunshine Coast Council wants to turn Caloundra Aerodrome into an aviation manufacturing and tourism hub. Image: supplied The Sunshine Coast Council has set its sights on expanding the historic Caloundra Aerodrome into a commercial aviation hub. The council is hopeful the new Caloundra Aerospace Park can attract more commercial tenants and boost leasable income. Under…
The Bureau of Meteorology (BoM) has apologised for causing confusion with a tsunami test warning on its app. “There is NO tsunami threat to Australia,” a BoM statement read. “The bureau today (Wednesday, September 25) … issued test posts on the BOM Weather app between 11am-12pm AEST,” it says. “This was planned as part of…
The waste tyres dumped in Macquarie Pass National Park. Picture: NSW EPA A Wollongong man has been fined more than $60,000 over more than 2000 waste tyres found dumped in NSW’s Macquarie Pass National Park. The NSW Environment Protection Authority (EPA) said they were alerted to a dumping hotspot by the NSW National Parks and…
Lebanese Foreign Affairs Minister Abdallah Bouhabib (left) addresses the UN Security Council in New York on September 20. In the centre is Amir Saeid Iravani (Iran’s UN representative) with Koussay Aldahhak (Syria). Photo: United Nations Israel and Hezbollah are exchanging cross-border strikes in the wake of the widespread detonation of pagers across Lebanon last week. Hezbollah also…
A montage of some of the illegal tobacco haul uncovered in Sydney and Melbourne. Pictures: ABF More than $75 million worth of illegal cigarettes and tobacco have been seized from 10 shipping containers in Sydney and Melbourne over five days. An Australian Border Force (ABF) statement said that the illegal shipments hauls were discovered from…
Voter enrolment for the next federal election is expected to be the highest ever, says the Australian Electoral Commission (AEC). The AEC says 97.9% of all eligible Australians are enrolled as of June 30, 2024, compared to 96.2% (June 30, 2021) for the previous election. An estimated 92.9% of Indigenous Australians are enrolled compared to 79.3 for…